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Minnesota, Climate Division 5. Central

Precipitation Rankings, March 1970

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1970 1-Month	1.12" (28.45mm)	1.34" (34.04mm)	-0.22" (-5.59mm)	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1969	1910
March 1970 1-Month	1.12" (28.45mm)	1.34" (34.04mm)	-0.22" (-5.59mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1965
Feb–Mar 1970 2-Month	1.28" (32.51mm)	2.04" (51.82mm)	-0.76" (-19.31mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1968	1912
	1.28" (32.51mm)	2.04" (51.82mm)	-0.76" (-19.31mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1965
	Ties: 1968, 1996
Jan–Mar 1970 3-Month	1.63" (41.40mm)	2.81" (71.37mm)	-1.18" (-29.97mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1964	1959
Jan–Mar 1970 3-Month	1.63" (41.40mm)	2.81" (71.37mm)	-1.18" (-29.97mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1979
Dec 1969–Mar 1970 4-Month	3.64" (92.46mm)	3.54" (89.92mm)	0.10" (2.54mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1959
Dec 1969–Mar 1970 4-Month	3.64" (92.46mm)	3.54" (89.92mm)	0.10" (2.54mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2023
Nov 1969–Mar 1970 5-Month	4.36" (110.74mm)	4.80" (121.92mm)	-0.44" (-11.18mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2003
	4.36" (110.74mm)	4.80" (121.92mm)	-0.44" (-11.18mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2023
	Ties: 2021
Oct 1969–Mar 1970 6-Month	6.49" (164.85mm)	6.72" (170.69mm)	-0.23" (-5.84mm)	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1911
Oct 1969–Mar 1970 6-Month	6.49" (164.85mm)	6.72" (170.69mm)	-0.23" (-5.84mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1972
Sep 1969–Mar 1970 7-Month	8.29" (210.57mm)	9.58" (243.33mm)	-1.29" (-32.76mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1911
Sep 1969–Mar 1970 7-Month	8.29" (210.57mm)	9.58" (243.33mm)	-1.29" (-32.76mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1969
Aug 1969–Mar 1970 8-Month	9.28" (235.71mm)	13.19" (335.03mm)	-3.91" (-99.32mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1924
Aug 1969–Mar 1970 8-Month	9.28" (235.71mm)	13.19" (335.03mm)	-3.91" (-99.32mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2011
Jul 1969–Mar 1970 9-Month	13.16" (334.26mm)	16.72" (424.69mm)	-3.56" (-90.43mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1911
Jul 1969–Mar 1970 9-Month	13.16" (334.26mm)	16.72" (424.69mm)	-3.56" (-90.43mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2011
Jun 1969–Mar 1970 10-Month	16.10" (408.94mm)	21.01" (533.65mm)	-4.91" (-124.71mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1911
Jun 1969–Mar 1970 10-Month	16.10" (408.94mm)	21.01" (533.65mm)	-4.91" (-124.71mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2011
May 1969–Mar 1970 11-Month	18.35" (466.09mm)	24.29" (616.97mm)	-5.94" (-150.88mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1911
May 1969–Mar 1970 11-Month	18.35" (466.09mm)	24.29" (616.97mm)	-5.94" (-150.88mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2011
Apr 1969–Mar 1970 12-Month	21.05" (534.67mm)	26.43" (671.32mm)	-5.38" (-136.65mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1911
Apr 1969–Mar 1970 12-Month	21.05" (534.67mm)	26.43" (671.32mm)	-5.38" (-136.65mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2011
Oct 1968–Mar 1970 18-Month	33.45" (849.63mm)	33.19" (843.03mm)	0.26" (6.60mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1968	1911
Oct 1968–Mar 1970 18-Month	33.45" (849.63mm)	33.19" (843.03mm)	0.26" (6.60mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2011
Apr 1968–Mar 1970 24-Month	57.20" (1,452.88mm)	52.84" (1,342.14mm)	4.36" (110.74mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1924
Apr 1968–Mar 1970 24-Month	57.20" (1,452.88mm)	52.84" (1,342.14mm)	4.36" (110.74mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1987
Apr 1967–Mar 1970 36-Month	77.28" (1,962.91mm)	79.20" (2,011.68mm)	-1.92" (-48.77mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1963	1935
Apr 1967–Mar 1970 36-Month	77.28" (1,962.91mm)	79.20" (2,011.68mm)	-1.92" (-48.77mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1987
Apr 1966–Mar 1970 48-Month	101.17" (2,569.72mm)	105.55" (2,680.97mm)	-4.38" (-111.25mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1962	1935
Apr 1966–Mar 1970 48-Month	101.17" (2,569.72mm)	105.55" (2,680.97mm)	-4.38" (-111.25mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1987
Apr 1965–Mar 1970 60-Month	136.44" (3,465.58mm)	131.98" (3,352.29mm)	4.46" (113.29mm)	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1934
Apr 1965–Mar 1970 60-Month	136.44" (3,465.58mm)	131.98" (3,352.29mm)	4.46" (113.29mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1987

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings