Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
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 |
0.03" (0.76mm) | 0.24" (6.10mm) |
-0.21" (-5.34mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1937, 2002 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1944 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1956 2-Month |
0.33" (8.38mm) | 0.42" (10.67mm) |
-0.09" (-2.29mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1940 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1989, 1998, 2000, 2001 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1956 3-Month |
0.53" (13.46mm) | 0.77" (19.56mm) |
-0.24" (-6.10mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 2002 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1913 | ||||
| Ties: 1935, 2021 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1956 4-Month |
1.95" (49.53mm) | 1.65" (41.91mm) |
0.30" (7.62mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1924 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1956 5-Month |
3.78" (96.01mm) | 3.28" (83.31mm) |
0.50" (12.70mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 2021 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 2011 | ||||||
|
Mar–Aug 1956 6-Month |
4.19" (106.43mm) | 6.50" (165.10mm) |
-2.31" (-58.67mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 2008 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1956 7-Month |
7.36" (186.94mm) | 10.35" (262.89mm) |
-2.99" (-75.95mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1997, 2021 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1956 8-Month |
14.32" (363.73mm) | 14.60" (370.84mm) |
-0.28" (-7.11mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2013 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1995 | ||||
|
Dec 1955–Aug 1956 9-Month |
25.00" (635.00mm) | 18.22" (462.79mm) |
6.78" (172.21mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1924 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–Aug 1956 10-Month |
27.69" (703.33mm) | 20.80" (528.32mm) |
6.89" (175.01mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1924 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1906 | ||||||
|
Oct 1955–Aug 1956 11-Month |
28.07" (712.98mm) | 22.00" (558.80mm) |
6.07" (154.18mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1924 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–Aug 1956 12-Month |
28.42" (721.87mm) | 22.44" (569.98mm) |
5.98" (151.89mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2021 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar 1955–Aug 1956 18-Month |
32.92" (836.17mm) | 28.96" (735.58mm) |
3.96" (100.59mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1974 | ||||||
|
Sep 1954–Aug 1956 24-Month |
44.96" (1,141.98mm) | 44.90" (1,140.46mm) |
0.06" (1.52mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1977 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1953–Aug 1956 36-Month |
65.95" (1,675.13mm) | 67.31" (1,709.67mm) |
-1.36" (-34.54mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2014 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1952–Aug 1956 48-Month |
88.30" (2,242.82mm) | 89.50" (2,273.30mm) |
-1.20" (-30.48mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 2015 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 1951–Aug 1956 60-Month |
118.79" (3,017.27mm) | 111.68" (2,836.67mm) |
7.11" (180.60mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1991 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 1999 | ||||
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/