Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Michigan
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 |
1.99" (50.55mm) | 2.04" (51.82mm) |
-0.05" (-1.27mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1910 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1976 | ||||
Feb–Mar 1956 2-Month |
3.40" (86.36mm) | 3.54" (89.92mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1958 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1976 | ||||
Ties: 1920, 1930 | ||||||
Jan–Mar 1956 3-Month |
4.12" (104.65mm) | 5.36" (136.14mm) |
-1.24" (-31.49mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1958 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1976 | ||||
Dec 1955–Mar 1956 4-Month |
5.64" (143.26mm) | 7.35" (186.69mm) |
-1.71" (-43.43mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1987 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1950 | ||||
Nov 1955–Mar 1956 5-Month |
8.45" (214.63mm) | 9.92" (251.97mm) |
-1.47" (-37.34mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1987 |
97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1976 | ||||
Oct 1955–Mar 1956 6-Month |
12.19" (309.63mm) | 12.63" (320.80mm) |
-0.44" (-11.17mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1931 |
80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
Sep 1955–Mar 1956 7-Month |
13.60" (345.44mm) | 16.00" (406.40mm) |
-2.40" (-60.96mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1957 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1936 | ||||||
Aug 1955–Mar 1956 8-Month |
17.22" (437.39mm) | 19.14" (486.16mm) |
-1.92" (-48.77mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1931 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
Jul 1955–Mar 1956 9-Month |
19.92" (505.97mm) | 22.19" (563.63mm) |
-2.27" (-57.66mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1931 |
97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
Jun 1955–Mar 1956 10-Month |
22.32" (566.93mm) | 25.46" (646.68mm) |
-3.14" (-79.75mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1931 |
109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
May 1955–Mar 1956 11-Month |
25.12" (638.05mm) | 28.52" (724.41mm) |
-3.40" (-86.36mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1931 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1955–Mar 1956 12-Month |
27.38" (695.45mm) | 31.12" (790.45mm) |
-3.74" (-95.00mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1931 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
Oct 1954–Mar 1956 18-Month |
41.51" (1,054.35mm) | 43.76" (1,111.50mm) |
-2.25" (-57.15mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1964 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1954–Mar 1956 24-Month |
61.22" (1,554.99mm) | 62.22" (1,580.39mm) |
-1.00" (-25.40mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1964 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1953–Mar 1956 36-Month |
91.61" (2,326.89mm) | 93.36" (2,371.34mm) |
-1.75" (-44.45mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1964 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1952–Mar 1956 48-Month |
122.01" (3,099.05mm) | 124.51" (3,162.55mm) |
-2.50" (-63.50mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1937 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1951–Mar 1956 60-Month |
158.29" (4,020.57mm) | 155.66" (3,953.76mm) |
2.63" (66.81mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1935 |
60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 2, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/