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Precipitation Rankings, March 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1898 1-Month	2.42" (61.47mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.09" (-2.28mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1910
	2.42" (61.47mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.09" (-2.28mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1973
	Ties: 1923
Feb–Mar 1898 2-Month	4.07" (103.38mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.57" (-14.48mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1910
	4.07" (103.38mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.57" (-14.48mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1998
	Ties: 2007
Jan–Mar 1898 3-Month	6.50" (165.10mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-0.46" (-11.68mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1910
Jan–Mar 1898 3-Month	6.50" (165.10mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-0.46" (-11.68mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1998
Dec 1897–Mar 1898 4-Month	9.06" (230.12mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-0.24" (-6.10mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1981
	9.06" (230.12mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-0.24" (-6.10mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1983, 1998
	Ties: 1940
Nov 1897–Mar 1898 5-Month	11.35" (288.29mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-0.18" (-4.57mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1898	1977
Nov 1897–Mar 1898 5-Month	11.35" (288.29mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-0.18" (-4.57mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1983
Oct 1897–Mar 1898 6-Month	13.18" (334.77mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-0.52" (-13.21mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1918
	13.18" (334.77mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-0.52" (-13.21mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1983
	Ties: 2011
Sep 1897–Mar 1898 7-Month	14.75" (374.65mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-1.44" (-36.58mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1918
Sep 1897–Mar 1898 7-Month	14.75" (374.65mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-1.44" (-36.58mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
Aug 1897–Mar 1898 8-Month	17.05" (433.07mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-1.77" (-44.96mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1896	1918
Aug 1897–Mar 1898 8-Month	17.05" (433.07mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-1.77" (-44.96mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
Jul 1897–Mar 1898 9-Month	19.98" (507.49mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-1.62" (-41.15mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1896	1918
Jul 1897–Mar 1898 9-Month	19.98" (507.49mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-1.62" (-41.15mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
Jun 1897–Mar 1898 10-Month	22.86" (580.64mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-1.67" (-42.42mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1896	1918
Jun 1897–Mar 1898 10-Month	22.86" (580.64mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-1.67" (-42.42mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
May 1897–Mar 1898 11-Month	24.98" (634.49mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-2.45" (-62.23mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1918
May 1897–Mar 1898 11-Month	24.98" (634.49mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-2.45" (-62.23mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2019
Apr 1897–Mar 1898 12-Month	27.40" (695.96mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-2.56" (-65.02mm)	19th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1918
Apr 1897–Mar 1898 12-Month	27.40" (695.96mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-2.56" (-65.02mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2016
Oct 1896–Mar 1898 18-Month	42.92" (1,090.17mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	-0.76" (-19.30mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1918
Oct 1896–Mar 1898 18-Month	42.92" (1,090.17mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	-0.76" (-19.30mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2020
Apr 1896–Mar 1898 24-Month	59.11" (1,501.39mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-0.81" (-20.58mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1898	1955
Apr 1896–Mar 1898 24-Month	59.11" (1,501.39mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-0.81" (-20.58mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	2020
Apr 1895–Mar 1898 36-Month	86.80" (2,204.72mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-3.07" (-77.98mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1898	1955
Apr 1895–Mar 1898 36-Month	86.80" (2,204.72mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-3.07" (-77.98mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 3, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings