Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Minnesota, Climate Division 5. Central
Precipitation Rankings, March 2020
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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March 2020 1-Month |
1.39" (35.31mm) | 1.34" (34.04mm) |
0.05" (1.27mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1910 |
50th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1965 | ||||
Feb–Mar 2020 2-Month |
1.70" (43.18mm) | 2.04" (51.82mm) |
-0.34" (-8.64mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1912 |
77th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1965 | ||||
Ties: 1939 | ||||||
Jan–Mar 2020 3-Month |
2.36" (59.94mm) | 2.81" (71.37mm) |
-0.45" (-11.43mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1959 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1979 | ||||
Ties: 1988 | ||||||
Dec 2019–Mar 2020 4-Month |
4.19" (106.43mm) | 3.54" (89.92mm) |
0.65" (16.51mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1959 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1979 | ||||
Nov 2019–Mar 2020 5-Month |
5.19" (131.83mm) | 4.80" (121.92mm) |
0.39" (9.91mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 2003 |
48th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1997 | ||||
Ties: 1998 | ||||||
Oct 2019–Mar 2020 6-Month |
8.91" (226.31mm) | 6.72" (170.69mm) |
2.19" (55.62mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1911 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1972 | ||||
Sep 2019–Mar 2020 7-Month |
15.36" (390.14mm) | 9.58" (243.33mm) |
5.78" (146.81mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1911 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1969 | ||||
Aug 2019–Mar 2020 8-Month |
18.80" (477.52mm) | 13.19" (335.03mm) |
5.61" (142.49mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1924 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2011 | ||||
Jul 2019–Mar 2020 9-Month |
23.92" (607.57mm) | 16.72" (424.69mm) |
7.20" (182.88mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1911 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2011 | ||||
Jun 2019–Mar 2020 10-Month |
27.30" (693.42mm) | 21.01" (533.65mm) |
6.29" (159.77mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1911 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2011 | ||||
May 2019–Mar 2020 11-Month |
32.66" (829.56mm) | 24.29" (616.97mm) |
8.37" (212.59mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1911 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2011 | ||||
Apr 2019–Mar 2020 12-Month |
35.78" (908.81mm) | 26.43" (671.32mm) |
9.35" (237.49mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1911 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2011 | ||||
Oct 2018–Mar 2020 18-Month |
45.28" (1,150.11mm) | 33.19" (843.03mm) |
12.09" (307.08mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1911 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2011 | ||||
Apr 2018–Mar 2020 24-Month |
66.80" (1,696.72mm) | 52.84" (1,342.14mm) |
13.96" (354.58mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1924 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1987 | ||||
Apr 2017–Mar 2020 36-Month |
98.00" (2,489.20mm) | 79.20" (2,011.68mm) |
18.80" (477.52mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1935 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1987 | ||||
Apr 2016–Mar 2020 48-Month |
130.79" (3,322.07mm) | 105.55" (2,680.97mm) |
25.24" (641.10mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1935 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1987 | ||||
Apr 2015–Mar 2020 60-Month |
161.47" (4,101.34mm) | 131.98" (3,352.29mm) |
29.49" (749.05mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1934 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1987 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 4, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/