Minnesota, Climate Division 5. Central, Precipitation Rankings, March 1974 1901-2000 Inches 1 0.62 1.34 -0.72 18 112 1910 1965 1967 1973 bottom-third 2 1.64 2.04 -0.40 45 85 1912 1965 1970 1973 normal 2014 3 1.71 2.81 -1.10 21 109 1959 1979 1970 1973 bottom-third 4 2.72 3.54 -0.82 30 99 1959 2023 1964 1973 bottom-third 5 4.67 4.80 -0.13 57 72 2003 2023 1970 1973 normal 1988 6 7.57 6.72 0.85 84 45 1911 1972 1973 1972 normal 7 10.39 9.58 0.81 78 51 1911 1969 1973 1972 normal 8 15.33 13.19 2.14 93 36 1924 2011 1973 1972 top-third 9 18.96 16.72 2.24 88 41 1911 2011 1970 1973 top-third 10 21.47 21.01 0.46 66 63 1911 2011 1970 1973 normal 11 25.36 24.29 1.07 75 54 1911 2011 1970 1973 normal 1944,1957,1980 12 26.85 26.43 0.42 71 58 1911 2011 1970 1973 normal 1947 18 34.19 33.19 1.00 70 58 1911 2011 1970 1973 normal 24 57.27 52.84 4.43 85 43 1924 1987 1971 1973 normal 36 88.44 79.20 9.24 99 28 1935 1987 1972 1973 top-third 48 118.25 105.55 12.70 107 19 1935 1987 1973 1945 top-third 60 139.30 131.98 7.32 69 56 1934 1987 1972 1973 normal