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Precipitation Rankings, February 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
February 1956 1-Month	1.11" (28.19mm)	1.09" (27.69mm)	0.02" (0.50mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1954	1970
	1.11" (28.19mm)	1.09" (27.69mm)	0.02" (0.50mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1903
	Ties: 2021
Jan–Feb 1956 2-Month	2.98" (75.69mm)	2.15" (54.61mm)	0.83" (21.08mm)	111th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1981
Jan–Feb 1956 2-Month	2.98" (75.69mm)	2.15" (54.61mm)	0.83" (21.08mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	1980
Dec 1955–Feb 1956 3-Month	3.85" (97.79mm)	3.22" (81.79mm)	0.63" (16.00mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1981
Dec 1955–Feb 1956 3-Month	3.85" (97.79mm)	3.22" (81.79mm)	0.63" (16.00mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2008
Nov 1955–Feb 1956 4-Month	5.13" (130.30mm)	4.29" (108.97mm)	0.84" (21.33mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1904
Nov 1955–Feb 1956 4-Month	5.13" (130.30mm)	4.29" (108.97mm)	0.84" (21.33mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1979
Oct 1955–Feb 1956 5-Month	5.59" (141.99mm)	5.63" (143.00mm)	-0.04" (-1.01mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1977
Oct 1955–Feb 1956 5-Month	5.59" (141.99mm)	5.63" (143.00mm)	-0.04" (-1.01mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1909
Sep 1955–Feb 1956 6-Month	6.41" (162.81mm)	7.05" (179.07mm)	-0.64" (-16.26mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1981
Sep 1955–Feb 1956 6-Month	6.41" (162.81mm)	7.05" (179.07mm)	-0.64" (-16.26mm)	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1942
Aug 1955–Feb 1956 7-Month	9.08" (230.63mm)	9.07" (230.38mm)	0.01" (0.25mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1901
Aug 1955–Feb 1956 7-Month	9.08" (230.63mm)	9.07" (230.38mm)	0.01" (0.25mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1942
Jul 1955–Feb 1956 8-Month	10.47" (265.94mm)	11.16" (283.46mm)	-0.69" (-17.52mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1954	1901
Jul 1955–Feb 1956 8-Month	10.47" (265.94mm)	11.16" (283.46mm)	-0.69" (-17.52mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1942
Jun 1955–Feb 1956 9-Month	11.58" (294.13mm)	12.71" (322.83mm)	-1.13" (-28.70mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1981
Jun 1955–Feb 1956 9-Month	11.58" (294.13mm)	12.71" (322.83mm)	-1.13" (-28.70mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1942
May 1955–Feb 1956 10-Month	14.39" (365.51mm)	14.73" (374.14mm)	-0.34" (-8.63mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1901
May 1955–Feb 1956 10-Month	14.39" (365.51mm)	14.73" (374.14mm)	-0.34" (-8.63mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1942
Apr 1955–Feb 1956 11-Month	15.45" (392.43mm)	16.61" (421.89mm)	-1.16" (-29.46mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1955	2021
Apr 1955–Feb 1956 11-Month	15.45" (392.43mm)	16.61" (421.89mm)	-1.16" (-29.46mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1942
Mar 1955–Feb 1956 12-Month	16.20" (411.48mm)	18.11" (459.99mm)	-1.91" (-48.51mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1935
Mar 1955–Feb 1956 12-Month	16.20" (411.48mm)	18.11" (459.99mm)	-1.91" (-48.51mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1942
Sep 1954–Feb 1956 18-Month	22.88" (581.15mm)	25.17" (639.32mm)	-2.29" (-58.17mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1955	2003
Sep 1954–Feb 1956 18-Month	22.88" (581.15mm)	25.17" (639.32mm)	-2.29" (-58.17mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1942
Mar 1954–Feb 1956 24-Month	31.21" (792.73mm)	36.16" (918.46mm)	-4.95" (-125.73mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1955	2003
Mar 1954–Feb 1956 24-Month	31.21" (792.73mm)	36.16" (918.46mm)	-4.95" (-125.73mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1943
Mar 1953–Feb 1956 36-Month	47.13" (1,197.10mm)	54.20" (1,376.68mm)	-7.07" (-179.58mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1977
Mar 1953–Feb 1956 36-Month	47.13" (1,197.10mm)	54.20" (1,376.68mm)	-7.07" (-179.58mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1998
Mar 1952–Feb 1956 48-Month	62.18" (1,579.37mm)	72.23" (1,834.64mm)	-10.05" (-255.27mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1935
Mar 1952–Feb 1956 48-Month	62.18" (1,579.37mm)	72.23" (1,834.64mm)	-10.05" (-255.27mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1987
Mar 1951–Feb 1956 60-Month	81.18" (2,061.97mm)	90.24" (2,292.10mm)	-9.06" (-230.13mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1957
Mar 1951–Feb 1956 60-Month	81.18" (2,061.97mm)	90.24" (2,292.10mm)	-9.06" (-230.13mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1987

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings