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Minnesota, Climate Division 5. Central

Precipitation Rankings, March 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1940 1-Month	2.19" (55.63mm)	1.34" (34.04mm)	0.85" (21.59mm)	114th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1910
March 1940 1-Month	2.19" (55.63mm)	1.34" (34.04mm)	0.85" (21.59mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	1965
Feb–Mar 1940 2-Month	3.07" (77.98mm)	2.04" (51.82mm)	1.03" (26.16mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1912
Feb–Mar 1940 2-Month	3.07" (77.98mm)	2.04" (51.82mm)	1.03" (26.16mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1922	1965
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month	3.41" (86.61mm)	2.81" (71.37mm)	0.60" (15.24mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1959
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month	3.41" (86.61mm)	2.81" (71.37mm)	0.60" (15.24mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1979
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month	3.70" (93.98mm)	3.54" (89.92mm)	0.16" (4.06mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1959
	3.70" (93.98mm)	3.54" (89.92mm)	0.16" (4.06mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	1979
	Ties: 1953
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month	3.72" (94.49mm)	4.80" (121.92mm)	-1.08" (-27.43mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1934	2003
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month	3.72" (94.49mm)	4.80" (121.92mm)	-1.08" (-27.43mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1997
Oct 1939–Mar 1940 6-Month	5.29" (134.37mm)	6.72" (170.69mm)	-1.43" (-36.32mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1911
Oct 1939–Mar 1940 6-Month	5.29" (134.37mm)	6.72" (170.69mm)	-1.43" (-36.32mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1972
Sep 1939–Mar 1940 7-Month	6.66" (169.16mm)	9.58" (243.33mm)	-2.92" (-74.17mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1911
Sep 1939–Mar 1940 7-Month	6.66" (169.16mm)	9.58" (243.33mm)	-2.92" (-74.17mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1969
Aug 1939–Mar 1940 8-Month	10.41" (264.41mm)	13.19" (335.03mm)	-2.78" (-70.62mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1924
Aug 1939–Mar 1940 8-Month	10.41" (264.41mm)	13.19" (335.03mm)	-2.78" (-70.62mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2011
Jul 1939–Mar 1940 9-Month	13.13" (333.50mm)	16.72" (424.69mm)	-3.59" (-91.19mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1911
Jul 1939–Mar 1940 9-Month	13.13" (333.50mm)	16.72" (424.69mm)	-3.59" (-91.19mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2011
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month	18.98" (482.09mm)	21.01" (533.65mm)	-2.03" (-51.56mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1939	1911
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month	18.98" (482.09mm)	21.01" (533.65mm)	-2.03" (-51.56mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	2011
May 1939–Mar 1940 11-Month	21.57" (547.88mm)	24.29" (616.97mm)	-2.72" (-69.09mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1911
	21.57" (547.88mm)	24.29" (616.97mm)	-2.72" (-69.09mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2011
	Ties: 1922
Apr 1939–Mar 1940 12-Month	23.41" (594.61mm)	26.43" (671.32mm)	-3.02" (-76.71mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1911
Apr 1939–Mar 1940 12-Month	23.41" (594.61mm)	26.43" (671.32mm)	-3.02" (-76.71mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2011
Oct 1938–Mar 1940 18-Month	29.27" (743.46mm)	33.19" (843.03mm)	-3.92" (-99.57mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1937	1911
Oct 1938–Mar 1940 18-Month	29.27" (743.46mm)	33.19" (843.03mm)	-3.92" (-99.57mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2011
Apr 1938–Mar 1940 24-Month	52.66" (1,337.56mm)	52.84" (1,342.14mm)	-0.18" (-4.58mm)	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1938	1924
Apr 1938–Mar 1940 24-Month	52.66" (1,337.56mm)	52.84" (1,342.14mm)	-0.18" (-4.58mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1987
Apr 1937–Mar 1940 36-Month	78.92" (2,004.57mm)	79.20" (2,011.68mm)	-0.28" (-7.11mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1935
Apr 1937–Mar 1940 36-Month	78.92" (2,004.57mm)	79.20" (2,011.68mm)	-0.28" (-7.11mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	1987
Apr 1936–Mar 1940 48-Month	96.96" (2,462.78mm)	105.55" (2,680.97mm)	-8.59" (-218.19mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1938	1935
Apr 1936–Mar 1940 48-Month	96.96" (2,462.78mm)	105.55" (2,680.97mm)	-8.59" (-218.19mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1987
Apr 1935–Mar 1940 60-Month	123.54" (3,137.92mm)	131.98" (3,352.29mm)	-8.44" (-214.37mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1934
Apr 1935–Mar 1940 60-Month	123.54" (3,137.92mm)	131.98" (3,352.29mm)	-8.44" (-214.37mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1987

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings