Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Northwest 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 |
3.47" (88.14mm) | 3.26" (82.80mm) |
0.21" (5.34mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1965 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 1904 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1956 2-Month |
7.10" (180.34mm) | 6.87" (174.50mm) |
0.23" (5.84mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1965 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1904 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1956 3-Month |
14.02" (356.11mm) | 11.40" (289.56mm) |
2.62" (66.55mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2001 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1904 | ||||
|
Dec 1955–Mar 1956 4-Month |
22.45" (570.23mm) | 16.04" (407.42mm) |
6.41" (162.81mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1997 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–Mar 1956 5-Month |
28.34" (719.84mm) | 20.40" (518.16mm) |
7.94" (201.68mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1904 | 1974 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–Mar 1956 6-Month |
32.42" (823.47mm) | 22.95" (582.93mm) |
9.47" (240.54mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1974 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–Mar 1956 7-Month |
33.89" (860.81mm) | 24.37" (619.00mm) |
9.52" (241.81mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1974 | ||||
|
Aug 1955–Mar 1956 8-Month |
34.07" (865.38mm) | 25.18" (639.57mm) |
8.89" (225.81mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1974 | ||||
|
Jul 1955–Mar 1956 9-Month |
35.50" (901.70mm) | 25.91" (658.11mm) |
9.59" (243.59mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–Mar 1956 10-Month |
36.88" (936.75mm) | 27.63" (701.80mm) |
9.25" (234.95mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1974 | ||||
|
May 1955–Mar 1956 11-Month |
38.50" (977.90mm) | 29.78" (756.41mm) |
8.72" (221.49mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1974 | ||||
|
Apr 1955–Mar 1956 12-Month |
42.24" (1,072.90mm) | 32.14" (816.36mm) |
10.10" (256.54mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1997 | ||||
|
Oct 1954–Mar 1956 18-Month |
59.41" (1,509.01mm) | 55.09" (1,399.29mm) |
4.32" (109.72mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1930 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1997 | ||||
|
Apr 1954–Mar 1956 24-Month |
68.99" (1,752.35mm) | 64.30" (1,633.22mm) |
4.69" (119.13mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1930 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1997 | ||||
| Ties: 1974 | ||||||
|
Apr 1953–Mar 1956 36-Month |
103.94" (2,640.08mm) | 96.35" (2,447.29mm) |
7.59" (192.79mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1931 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1999 | ||||
|
Apr 1952–Mar 1956 48-Month |
133.60" (3,393.44mm) | 128.37" (3,260.60mm) |
5.23" (132.84mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1932 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1999 | ||||
|
Apr 1951–Mar 1956 60-Month |
165.14" (4,194.56mm) | 160.34" (4,072.64mm) |
4.80" (121.92mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1933 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published October 2020, retrieved on October 25, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/