Minnesota, Climate Division 5. Central, Precipitation Rankings, March 1944 1901-2000 Inches 1 1.26 1.34 -0.08 65 64 1910 1965 1941 1943 normal 2 2.48 2.04 0.44 87 42 1912 1965 1943 1942 top-third 3 3.03 2.81 0.22 80 49 1959 1979 1942 1943 normal 2005 4 3.05 3.54 -0.49 42 86 1959 1979 1934 1943 bottom-third 5 4.61 4.80 -0.19 54 74 2003 1997 1942 1943 normal 6 6.59 6.72 -0.13 56 72 1911 1972 1943 1942 normal 7 7.99 9.58 -1.59 32 96 1911 1969 1940 1943 bottom-third 8 10.93 13.19 -2.26 27 101 1924 2011 1940 1943 bottom-third 1961 9 14.45 16.72 -2.27 28 100 1911 2011 1940 1943 bottom-third 10 19.89 21.01 -1.12 46 82 1911 2011 1940 1943 normal 11 25.36 24.29 1.07 74 54 1911 2011 1941 1943 normal 1957,1974,1980 12 26.25 26.43 -0.18 58 70 1911 2011 1941 1943 normal 18 31.95 33.19 -1.24 46 81 1911 2011 1941 1943 normal 24 56.78 52.84 3.94 81 46 1924 1987 1942 1943 normal 36 87.80 79.20 8.60 95 31 1935 1987 1943 1907 top-third 48 113.49 105.55 7.94 86 39 1935 1987 1943 1917 top-third 60 136.90 131.98 4.92 64 60 1934 1987 1942 1943 normal