Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Pennsylvania
Precipitation Rankings, August 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1956 1-Month |
5.43" (137.92mm) | 3.87" (98.30mm) |
1.56" (39.62mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1930 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1956 2-Month |
11.55" (293.37mm) | 8.05" (204.47mm) |
3.50" (88.90mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1930 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1956 3-Month |
15.99" (406.15mm) | 12.22" (310.39mm) |
3.77" (95.76mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 2018 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1956 4-Month |
20.30" (515.62mm) | 16.15" (410.21mm) |
4.15" (105.41mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1956 5-Month |
24.07" (611.38mm) | 19.79" (502.67mm) |
4.28" (108.71mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2018 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1956 6-Month |
28.58" (725.93mm) | 23.29" (591.57mm) |
5.29" (134.36mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1956 7-Month |
33.26" (844.80mm) | 25.89" (657.61mm) |
7.37" (187.19mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1995 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1956 8-Month |
34.96" (887.98mm) | 28.94" (735.08mm) |
6.02" (152.90mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1963 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 2018 | ||||
|
Dec 1955–Aug 1956 9-Month |
35.57" (903.48mm) | 32.03" (813.56mm) |
3.54" (89.92mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2018 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–Aug 1956 10-Month |
38.35" (974.09mm) | 35.24" (895.10mm) |
3.11" (78.99mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–Aug 1956 11-Month |
44.54" (1,131.32mm) | 38.42" (975.87mm) |
6.12" (155.45mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1925 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–Aug 1956 12-Month |
47.02" (1,194.31mm) | 41.98" (1,066.29mm) |
5.04" (128.02mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1965 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1955–Aug 1956 18-Month |
71.57" (1,817.88mm) | 65.21" (1,656.33mm) |
6.36" (161.55mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1954–Aug 1956 24-Month |
90.26" (2,292.60mm) | 83.89" (2,130.81mm) |
6.37" (161.79mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1953–Aug 1956 36-Month |
127.65" (3,242.31mm) | 125.89" (3,197.61mm) |
1.76" (44.70mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1952–Aug 1956 48-Month |
170.71" (4,336.03mm) | 167.87" (4,263.90mm) |
2.84" (72.13mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1966 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1951–Aug 1956 60-Month |
218.34" (5,545.84mm) | 209.80" (5,328.92mm) |
8.54" (216.92mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2021 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 19, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/