Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, March 1957
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1957 1-Month |
2.51" (63.75mm) | 2.51" (63.75mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1910 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1982, 1992 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 1957 2-Month |
4.59" (116.59mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) |
-0.05" (-1.27mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1910 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1995 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 1957 3-Month |
6.72" (170.69mm) | 6.96" (176.78mm) |
-0.24" (-6.09mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1910 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1895, 1923, 1926 | ||||||
|
Dec 1956–Mar 1957 4-Month |
8.72" (221.49mm) | 9.30" (236.22mm) |
-0.58" (-14.73mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1981 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1983, 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1956–Mar 1957 5-Month |
10.08" (256.03mm) | 11.53" (292.86mm) |
-1.45" (-36.83mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1956–Mar 1957 6-Month |
12.08" (306.83mm) | 13.70" (347.98mm) |
-1.62" (-41.15mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1918 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1956–Mar 1957 7-Month |
13.52" (343.41mm) | 16.19" (411.23mm) |
-2.67" (-67.82mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1918 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1956–Mar 1957 8-Month |
15.73" (399.54mm) | 18.82" (478.03mm) |
-3.09" (-78.49mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1918 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1956–Mar 1957 9-Month |
18.51" (470.15mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
-3.09" (-78.49mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1918 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1956–Mar 1957 10-Month |
20.72" (526.29mm) | 24.53" (623.06mm) |
-3.81" (-96.77mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1918 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1934 | ||||||
|
May 1956–Mar 1957 11-Month |
23.32" (592.33mm) | 27.43" (696.72mm) |
-4.11" (-104.39mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1918 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1956–Mar 1957 12-Month |
25.39" (644.91mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
-4.57" (-116.07mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1918 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–Mar 1957 18-Month |
38.30" (972.82mm) | 43.68" (1,109.47mm) |
-5.38" (-136.65mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1918 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1955–Mar 1957 24-Month |
53.95" (1,370.33mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-5.97" (-151.64mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1955 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1954–Mar 1957 36-Month |
79.80" (2,026.92mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) |
-10.07" (-255.78mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1955 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1953–Mar 1957 48-Month |
106.99" (2,717.55mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) |
-12.77" (-324.35mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1957 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1952–Mar 1957 60-Month |
133.27" (3,385.06mm) | 149.62" (3,800.35mm) |
-16.35" (-415.29mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1957 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 20, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/