Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Ohio Valley Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, January 1956
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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January 1956 1-Month |
2.11" (53.59mm) | 3.04" (77.22mm) |
-0.93" (-23.63mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1981 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1937 | ||||
Ties: 1912 | ||||||
Dec 1955–Jan 1956 2-Month |
3.04" (77.22mm) | 6.14" (155.96mm) |
-3.10" (-78.74mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1981 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1937 | ||||
Nov 1955–Jan 1956 3-Month |
5.55" (140.97mm) | 9.28" (235.71mm) |
-3.73" (-94.74mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1977 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1937 | ||||
Oct 1955–Jan 1956 4-Month |
9.13" (231.90mm) | 12.19" (309.63mm) |
-3.06" (-77.73mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1964 |
112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1937 | ||||
Sep 1955–Jan 1956 5-Month |
12.17" (309.12mm) | 15.66" (397.76mm) |
-3.49" (-88.64mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1964 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1937 | ||||
Aug 1955–Jan 1956 6-Month |
15.03" (381.76mm) | 19.33" (490.98mm) |
-4.30" (-109.22mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1964 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1927 | ||||
Jul 1955–Jan 1956 7-Month |
18.79" (477.27mm) | 23.32" (592.33mm) |
-4.53" (-115.06mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1931 |
115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1916 | ||||
Jun 1955–Jan 1956 8-Month |
22.63" (574.80mm) | 27.57" (700.28mm) |
-4.94" (-125.48mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1931 |
111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1916 | ||||
May 1955–Jan 1956 9-Month |
26.84" (681.74mm) | 31.83" (808.48mm) |
-4.99" (-126.74mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1931 |
112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1916 | ||||
Apr 1955–Jan 1956 10-Month |
30.42" (772.67mm) | 35.74" (907.80mm) |
-5.32" (-135.13mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1931 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
Mar 1955–Jan 1956 11-Month |
35.23" (894.84mm) | 39.54" (1,004.32mm) |
-4.31" (-109.48mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1931 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1974 | ||||
Feb 1955–Jan 1956 12-Month |
39.51" (1,003.55mm) | 42.22" (1,072.39mm) |
-2.71" (-68.84mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1931 |
90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2012 | ||||
Aug 1954–Jan 1956 18-Month |
58.26" (1,479.80mm) | 61.56" (1,563.62mm) |
-3.30" (-83.82mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1931 |
98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1966 | ||||||
Feb 1954–Jan 1956 24-Month |
76.57" (1,944.88mm) | 84.48" (2,145.79mm) |
-7.91" (-200.91mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1954 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2020 | ||||
Feb 1953–Jan 1956 36-Month |
108.93" (2,766.82mm) | 126.72" (3,218.69mm) |
-17.79" (-451.87mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1955 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2021 | ||||
Feb 1952–Jan 1956 48-Month |
145.69" (3,700.53mm) | 168.96" (4,291.58mm) |
-23.27" (-591.05mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1956 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2022 | ||||
Feb 1951–Jan 1956 60-Month |
193.92" (4,925.57mm) | 211.17" (5,363.72mm) |
-17.25" (-438.15mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1957 |
118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 16, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/