Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Wyoming
Precipitation Rankings, August 1956
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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August 1956 1-Month |
0.89" (22.61mm) | 1.07" (27.18mm) |
-0.18" (-4.57mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1944 |
76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1930 | ||||
Ties: 1961, 1974 | ||||||
Jul–Aug 1956 2-Month |
2.09" (53.09mm) | 2.35" (59.69mm) |
-0.26" (-6.60mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2020 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1930 | ||||
Jun–Aug 1956 3-Month |
2.71" (68.83mm) | 4.19" (106.43mm) |
-1.48" (-37.60mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1924 |
112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1945 | ||||
May–Aug 1956 4-Month |
4.84" (122.94mm) | 6.40" (162.56mm) |
-1.56" (-39.62mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1919 |
102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1908 | ||||
Ties: 2000 | ||||||
Apr–Aug 1956 5-Month |
6.46" (164.08mm) | 8.18" (207.77mm) |
-1.72" (-43.69mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1924 |
103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1941 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1956 6-Month |
7.31" (185.67mm) | 9.43" (239.52mm) |
-2.12" (-53.85mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1919 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1941 | ||||
Feb–Aug 1956 7-Month |
7.95" (201.93mm) | 10.39" (263.91mm) |
-2.44" (-61.98mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1919 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1941 | ||||
Jan–Aug 1956 8-Month |
9.33" (236.98mm) | 11.46" (291.08mm) |
-2.13" (-54.10mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1919 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1899 | ||||
Dec 1955–Aug 1956 9-Month |
11.52" (292.61mm) | 12.47" (316.74mm) |
-0.95" (-24.13mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1919 |
90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1993 | ||||
Ties: 1914, 1992 | ||||||
Nov 1955–Aug 1956 10-Month |
12.99" (329.95mm) | 13.50" (342.90mm) |
-0.51" (-12.95mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1919 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1945 | ||||
Oct 1955–Aug 1956 11-Month |
13.69" (347.73mm) | 14.70" (373.38mm) |
-1.01" (-25.65mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1919 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1995 | ||||
Sep 1955–Aug 1956 12-Month |
14.81" (376.17mm) | 15.93" (404.62mm) |
-1.12" (-28.45mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1934 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1995 | ||||
Mar 1955–Aug 1956 18-Month |
23.38" (593.85mm) | 25.36" (644.14mm) |
-1.98" (-50.29mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2013 |
91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1945 | ||||
Sep 1954–Aug 1956 24-Month |
28.32" (719.33mm) | 31.86" (809.24mm) |
-3.54" (-89.91mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2002 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2015 | ||||
Sep 1953–Aug 1956 36-Month |
40.34" (1,024.64mm) | 47.78" (1,213.61mm) |
-7.44" (-188.97mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2002 |
118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1997 | ||||
Sep 1952–Aug 1956 48-Month |
53.37" (1,355.60mm) | 63.68" (1,617.47mm) |
-10.31" (-261.87mm) | 4th Driest | Driest to Date | 2003 |
120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1998 | ||||
Sep 1951–Aug 1956 60-Month |
69.57" (1,767.08mm) | 79.53" (2,020.06mm) |
-9.96" (-252.98mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 2004 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1999 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 19, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/