Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Ohio Valley Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, March 1956
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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March 1956 1-Month |
2.91" (73.91mm) | 3.81" (96.77mm) |
-0.90" (-22.86mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1910 |
97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1897 | ||||
Ties: 1914 | ||||||
Feb–Mar 1956 2-Month |
8.14" (206.76mm) | 6.48" (164.59mm) |
1.66" (42.17mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1941 |
28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2018 | ||||
Jan–Mar 1956 3-Month |
10.25" (260.35mm) | 9.53" (242.06mm) |
0.72" (18.29mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1941 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1950 | ||||
Dec 1955–Mar 1956 4-Month |
11.18" (283.97mm) | 12.62" (320.55mm) |
-1.44" (-36.58mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1941 |
91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1950 | ||||
Nov 1955–Mar 1956 5-Month |
13.69" (347.73mm) | 15.76" (400.30mm) |
-2.07" (-52.57mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1918 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1949 | ||||
Oct 1955–Mar 1956 6-Month |
17.27" (438.66mm) | 18.68" (474.47mm) |
-1.41" (-35.81mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1981 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1972 | ||||||
Sep 1955–Mar 1956 7-Month |
20.31" (515.87mm) | 22.14" (562.36mm) |
-1.83" (-46.49mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1941 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1955–Mar 1956 8-Month |
23.17" (588.52mm) | 25.81" (655.57mm) |
-2.64" (-67.05mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1954 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1955–Mar 1956 9-Month |
26.93" (684.02mm) | 29.81" (757.17mm) |
-2.88" (-73.15mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1931 |
101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1955–Mar 1956 10-Month |
30.77" (781.56mm) | 34.06" (865.12mm) |
-3.29" (-83.56mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1931 |
102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
May 1955–Mar 1956 11-Month |
34.98" (888.49mm) | 38.32" (973.33mm) |
-3.34" (-84.84mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1931 |
102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
Apr 1955–Mar 1956 12-Month |
38.56" (979.42mm) | 42.22" (1,072.39mm) |
-3.66" (-92.97mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1931 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
Oct 1954–Mar 1956 18-Month |
59.32" (1,506.73mm) | 60.90" (1,546.86mm) |
-1.58" (-40.13mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1941 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1954–Mar 1956 24-Month |
79.64" (2,022.86mm) | 84.45" (2,145.03mm) |
-4.81" (-122.17mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1954 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1953–Mar 1956 36-Month |
110.29" (2,801.37mm) | 126.67" (3,217.42mm) |
-16.38" (-416.05mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1955 |
120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1952–Mar 1956 48-Month |
146.62" (3,724.15mm) | 168.91" (4,290.31mm) |
-22.29" (-566.16mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1956 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1951–Mar 1956 60-Month |
193.61" (4,917.69mm) | 211.10" (5,361.94mm) |
-17.49" (-444.25mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1957 |
117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 17, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/