Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, March 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1956 1-Month |
1.06" (26.92mm) | 0.74" (18.80mm) |
0.32" (8.12mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1930 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1902 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1931 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 1956 2-Month |
1.30" (33.02mm) | 1.20" (30.48mm) |
0.10" (2.54mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1902 | ||||
| Ties: 1953 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 1956 3-Month |
1.97" (50.04mm) | 1.69" (42.93mm) |
0.28" (7.11mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1902 | ||||
| Ties: 2018 | ||||||
|
Dec 1955–Mar 1956 4-Month |
2.33" (59.18mm) | 2.18" (55.37mm) |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2009 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–Mar 1956 5-Month |
3.24" (82.30mm) | 2.79" (70.87mm) |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2009 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–Mar 1956 6-Month |
3.74" (95.00mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
-0.12" (-3.04mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–Mar 1956 7-Month |
5.33" (135.38mm) | 5.52" (140.21mm) |
-0.19" (-4.83mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2021 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2009 | ||||
|
Aug 1955–Mar 1956 8-Month |
7.01" (178.05mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
-0.64" (-16.26mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2021 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2009, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1906 | ||||||
|
Jul 1955–Mar 1956 9-Month |
10.17" (258.32mm) | 10.23" (259.84mm) |
-0.06" (-1.52mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–Mar 1956 10-Month |
13.55" (344.17mm) | 13.64" (346.46mm) |
-0.09" (-2.29mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1937 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2009 | ||||
|
May 1955–Mar 1956 11-Month |
16.23" (412.24mm) | 15.94" (404.88mm) |
0.29" (7.36mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1937 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1994 | ||||
|
Apr 1955–Mar 1956 12-Month |
17.73" (450.34mm) | 17.31" (439.67mm) |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1937 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1942 | ||||
|
Oct 1954–Mar 1956 18-Month |
20.08" (510.03mm) | 21.18" (537.97mm) |
-1.10" (-27.94mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1937 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2011 | ||||
|
Apr 1954–Mar 1956 24-Month |
35.98" (913.89mm) | 34.59" (878.59mm) |
1.39" (35.30mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1935 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1995 | ||||
|
Apr 1953–Mar 1956 36-Month |
55.98" (1,421.89mm) | 51.82" (1,316.23mm) |
4.16" (105.66mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1937 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1996 | ||||
|
Apr 1952–Mar 1956 48-Month |
68.03" (1,727.96mm) | 69.02" (1,753.11mm) |
-0.99" (-25.15mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1937 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2012 | ||||
|
Apr 1951–Mar 1956 60-Month |
84.57" (2,148.08mm) | 86.27" (2,191.26mm) |
-1.70" (-43.18mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1938 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2012 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 11, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/