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Precipitation Rankings, December 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1956 1-Month	3.45" (87.63mm)	4.07" (103.38mm)	-0.62" (-15.75mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1955
December 1956 1-Month	3.45" (87.63mm)	4.07" (103.38mm)	-0.62" (-15.75mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2018
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month	4.49" (114.05mm)	6.94" (176.28mm)	-2.45" (-62.23mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1917
	4.49" (114.05mm)	6.94" (176.28mm)	-2.45" (-62.23mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1965
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month	7.43" (188.72mm)	9.67" (245.62mm)	-2.24" (-56.90mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1917
	7.43" (188.72mm)	9.67" (245.62mm)	-2.24" (-56.90mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2018
	Ties: 1963
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month	13.49" (342.65mm)	13.59" (345.19mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	69th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1939, 1984
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month	13.49" (342.65mm)	13.59" (345.19mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2009
Aug–Dec 1956 5-Month	16.43" (417.32mm)	18.51" (470.15mm)	-2.08" (-52.83mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1955	2001
Aug–Dec 1956 5-Month	16.43" (417.32mm)	18.51" (470.15mm)	-2.08" (-52.83mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1898
Jul–Dec 1956 6-Month	22.26" (565.40mm)	24.11" (612.39mm)	-1.85" (-46.99mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1954
Jul–Dec 1956 6-Month	22.26" (565.40mm)	24.11" (612.39mm)	-1.85" (-46.99mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1898
Jun–Dec 1956 7-Month	26.10" (662.94mm)	28.60" (726.44mm)	-2.50" (-63.50mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1954
Jun–Dec 1956 7-Month	26.10" (662.94mm)	28.60" (726.44mm)	-2.50" (-63.50mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1898
May–Dec 1956 8-Month	29.22" (742.19mm)	32.31" (820.67mm)	-3.09" (-78.48mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1954
May–Dec 1956 8-Month	29.22" (742.19mm)	32.31" (820.67mm)	-3.09" (-78.48mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2018
Apr–Dec 1956 9-Month	33.02" (838.71mm)	36.12" (917.45mm)	-3.10" (-78.74mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1954
Apr–Dec 1956 9-Month	33.02" (838.71mm)	36.12" (917.45mm)	-3.10" (-78.74mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2018
Mar–Dec 1956 10-Month	37.58" (954.53mm)	41.18" (1,045.97mm)	-3.60" (-91.44mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1954
Mar–Dec 1956 10-Month	37.58" (954.53mm)	41.18" (1,045.97mm)	-3.60" (-91.44mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2009
Feb–Dec 1956 11-Month	44.01" (1,117.85mm)	45.68" (1,160.27mm)	-1.67" (-42.42mm)	58th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1954
Feb–Dec 1956 11-Month	44.01" (1,117.85mm)	45.68" (1,160.27mm)	-1.67" (-42.42mm)	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1929
Jan–Dec 1956 12-Month	46.33" (1,176.78mm)	50.07" (1,271.78mm)	-3.74" (-95.00mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1954
Jan–Dec 1956 12-Month	46.33" (1,176.78mm)	50.07" (1,271.78mm)	-3.74" (-95.00mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1964
Jul 1955–Dec 1956 18-Month	66.03" (1,677.16mm)	74.19" (1,884.43mm)	-8.16" (-207.27mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1955
Jul 1955–Dec 1956 18-Month	66.03" (1,677.16mm)	74.19" (1,884.43mm)	-8.16" (-207.27mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	1929
Jan 1955–Dec 1956 24-Month	87.96" (2,234.18mm)	100.28" (2,547.11mm)	-12.32" (-312.93mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1955
Jan 1955–Dec 1956 24-Month	87.96" (2,234.18mm)	100.28" (2,547.11mm)	-12.32" (-312.93mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1929
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month	119.02" (3,023.11mm)	150.53" (3,823.46mm)	-31.51" (-800.35mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month	119.02" (3,023.11mm)	150.53" (3,823.46mm)	-31.51" (-800.35mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1948
Jan 1953–Dec 1956 48-Month	177.12" (4,498.85mm)	200.81" (5,100.57mm)	-23.69" (-601.72mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1957
Jan 1953–Dec 1956 48-Month	177.12" (4,498.85mm)	200.81" (5,100.57mm)	-23.69" (-601.72mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1948
Jan 1952–Dec 1956 60-Month	222.17" (5,643.12mm)	250.99" (6,375.15mm)	-28.82" (-732.03mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1955	1958
Jan 1952–Dec 1956 60-Month	222.17" (5,643.12mm)	250.99" (6,375.15mm)	-28.82" (-732.03mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1948

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings