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Precipitation Rankings, March 1896

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1896 1-Month	2.41" (61.21mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1910
March 1896 1-Month	2.41" (61.21mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1973
Feb–Mar 1896 2-Month	4.46" (113.28mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.18" (-4.58mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1910
	4.46" (113.28mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.18" (-4.58mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1998
	Ties: 1942, 1976, 2004
Jan–Mar 1896 3-Month	6.86" (174.24mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1910
Jan–Mar 1896 3-Month	6.86" (174.24mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1998
Dec 1895–Mar 1896 4-Month	9.39" (238.51mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	0.09" (2.29mm)	73rd Driest	Driest to Date	1981
	9.39" (238.51mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	0.09" (2.29mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983, 1998
	Ties: 1923
Nov 1895–Mar 1896 5-Month	11.68" (296.67mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	0.15" (3.81mm)	77th Driest	Driest to Date	1977
Nov 1895–Mar 1896 5-Month	11.68" (296.67mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	0.15" (3.81mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983
Oct 1895–Mar 1896 6-Month	12.76" (324.10mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-0.94" (-23.88mm)	31st Driest	Driest to Date	1918
Oct 1895–Mar 1896 6-Month	12.76" (324.10mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-0.94" (-23.88mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983
Sep 1895–Mar 1896 7-Month	14.34" (364.24mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-1.85" (-46.99mm)	18th Driest	Driest to Date	1918
Sep 1895–Mar 1896 7-Month	14.34" (364.24mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-1.85" (-46.99mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Aug 1895–Mar 1896 8-Month	16.87" (428.50mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-1.95" (-49.53mm)	18th Driest	Driest to Date	1918
Aug 1895–Mar 1896 8-Month	16.87" (428.50mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-1.95" (-49.53mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Jul 1895–Mar 1896 9-Month	19.87" (504.70mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-1.73" (-43.94mm)	22nd Driest	Driest to Date	1918
Jul 1895–Mar 1896 9-Month	19.87" (504.70mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-1.73" (-43.94mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Jun 1895–Mar 1896 10-Month	22.82" (579.63mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-1.71" (-43.43mm)	21st Driest	Driest to Date	1918
	22.82" (579.63mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-1.71" (-43.43mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
	Ties: 1930
May 1895–Mar 1896 11-Month	25.70" (652.78mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-1.73" (-43.94mm)	23rd Driest	Driest to Date	1918
	25.70" (652.78mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-1.73" (-43.94mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
	Ties: 1937
Apr 1895–Mar 1896 12-Month	27.69" (703.33mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-2.27" (-57.65mm)	22nd Driest	Driest to Date	1918
Apr 1895–Mar 1896 12-Month	27.69" (703.33mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-2.27" (-57.65mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2016

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings