Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Minnesota, Climate Division 5. Central
Precipitation Rankings, March 2003
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 2003 1-Month |
0.81" (20.57mm) | 1.34" (34.04mm) |
-0.53" (-13.47mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1910 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1965 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 2003 2-Month |
1.48" (37.59mm) | 2.04" (51.82mm) |
-0.56" (-14.23mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1999 | 1912 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1965 | ||||
| Ties: 1997, 1999 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 2003 3-Month |
1.73" (43.94mm) | 2.81" (71.37mm) |
-1.08" (-27.43mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1959 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 2002–Mar 2003 4-Month |
1.98" (50.29mm) | 3.54" (89.92mm) |
-1.56" (-39.63mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1959 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1979 | ||||
| Ties: 2015 | ||||||
|
Nov 2002–Mar 2003 5-Month |
2.13" (54.10mm) | 4.80" (121.92mm) |
-2.67" (-67.82mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 2003 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1997 | ||||
|
Oct 2002–Mar 2003 6-Month |
5.67" (144.02mm) | 6.72" (170.69mm) |
-1.05" (-26.67mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1911 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1972 | ||||
|
Sep 2002–Mar 2003 7-Month |
8.45" (214.63mm) | 9.58" (243.33mm) |
-1.13" (-28.70mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1911 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1969 | ||||
|
Aug 2002–Mar 2003 8-Month |
14.63" (371.60mm) | 13.19" (335.03mm) |
1.44" (36.57mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1924 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jul 2002–Mar 2003 9-Month |
21.40" (543.56mm) | 16.72" (424.69mm) |
4.68" (118.87mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1911 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jun 2002–Mar 2003 10-Month |
27.91" (708.91mm) | 21.01" (533.65mm) |
6.90" (175.26mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1911 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2011 | ||||
|
May 2002–Mar 2003 11-Month |
30.64" (778.26mm) | 24.29" (616.97mm) |
6.35" (161.29mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1911 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2011 | ||||
|
Apr 2002–Mar 2003 12-Month |
33.65" (854.71mm) | 26.43" (671.32mm) |
7.22" (183.39mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1911 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2011 | ||||
|
Oct 2001–Mar 2003 18-Month |
40.87" (1,038.10mm) | 33.19" (843.03mm) |
7.68" (195.07mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1911 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2011 | ||||
|
Apr 2001–Mar 2003 24-Month |
62.14" (1,578.36mm) | 52.84" (1,342.14mm) |
9.30" (236.22mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1924 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1987 | ||||
|
Apr 2000–Mar 2003 36-Month |
88.02" (2,235.71mm) | 79.20" (2,011.68mm) |
8.82" (224.03mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1935 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1987 | ||||
|
Apr 1999–Mar 2003 48-Month |
116.73" (2,964.94mm) | 105.55" (2,680.97mm) |
11.18" (283.97mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1935 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1987 | ||||
|
Apr 1998–Mar 2003 60-Month |
144.72" (3,675.89mm) | 131.98" (3,352.29mm) |
12.74" (323.60mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1934 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1987 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/