Climate at a Glance
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Minnesota, Climate Division 5. Central
Precipitation Rankings, March 1997
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1997 1-Month |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 1.34" (34.04mm) |
-0.01" (-0.26mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1910 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1965 | ||||
| Ties: 1924, 2018 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 1997 2-Month |
1.48" (37.59mm) | 2.04" (51.82mm) |
-0.56" (-14.23mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1912 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1965 | ||||
| Ties: 1999, 2003 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 1997 3-Month |
3.34" (84.84mm) | 2.81" (71.37mm) |
0.53" (13.47mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1959 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1996–Mar 1997 4-Month |
4.63" (117.60mm) | 3.54" (89.92mm) |
1.09" (27.68mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1959 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1996–Mar 1997 5-Month |
8.27" (210.06mm) | 4.80" (121.92mm) |
3.47" (88.14mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2003 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1997 | ||||
|
Oct 1996–Mar 1997 6-Month |
11.81" (299.97mm) | 6.72" (170.69mm) |
5.09" (129.28mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1911 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1972 | ||||
|
Sep 1996–Mar 1997 7-Month |
13.86" (352.04mm) | 9.58" (243.33mm) |
4.28" (108.71mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1911 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1969 | ||||
|
Aug 1996–Mar 1997 8-Month |
16.19" (411.23mm) | 13.19" (335.03mm) |
3.00" (76.20mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1924 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1979 | ||||||
|
Jul 1996–Mar 1997 9-Month |
19.07" (484.38mm) | 16.72" (424.69mm) |
2.35" (59.69mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1911 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 1996–Mar 1997 10-Month |
22.09" (561.09mm) | 21.01" (533.65mm) |
1.08" (27.44mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1911 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2011 | ||||
|
May 1996–Mar 1997 11-Month |
25.68" (652.27mm) | 24.29" (616.97mm) |
1.39" (35.30mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1911 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2011 | ||||
|
Apr 1996–Mar 1997 12-Month |
26.51" (673.35mm) | 26.43" (671.32mm) |
0.08" (2.03mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1911 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1998 | ||||||
|
Oct 1995–Mar 1997 18-Month |
35.11" (891.79mm) | 33.19" (843.03mm) |
1.92" (48.76mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1911 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2011 | ||||
|
Apr 1995–Mar 1997 24-Month |
56.48" (1,434.59mm) | 52.84" (1,342.14mm) |
3.64" (92.45mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1991 | 1924 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1987 | ||||
|
Apr 1994–Mar 1997 36-Month |
86.16" (2,188.46mm) | 79.20" (2,011.68mm) |
6.96" (176.78mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1991 | 1935 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1987 | ||||
|
Apr 1993–Mar 1997 48-Month |
120.50" (3,060.70mm) | 105.55" (2,680.97mm) |
14.95" (379.73mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1935 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1987 | ||||
|
Apr 1992–Mar 1997 60-Month |
145.34" (3,691.64mm) | 131.98" (3,352.29mm) |
13.36" (339.35mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1934 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/