National Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Contiguous U.S.

Precipitation Rankings, March 1903

View Period (Months):

All

Download: CSV JSON XML

Record Driest
Bottom ⅒
Bottom ⅓
Normal
Top ⅓
Top ⅒
Record Wettest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1903 1-Month	3.01" (76.45mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	0.50" (12.70mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1902	1910
March 1903 1-Month	3.01" (76.45mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	0.50" (12.70mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1973
Feb–Mar 1903 2-Month	6.04" (153.42mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	1.40" (35.56mm)	125th Driest	Driest since: 1902	1910
Feb–Mar 1903 2-Month	6.04" (153.42mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	1.40" (35.56mm)	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1998
Jan–Mar 1903 3-Month	8.31" (211.07mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	1.35" (34.29mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1902	1910
Jan–Mar 1903 3-Month	8.31" (211.07mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	1.35" (34.29mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1998
Dec 1902–Mar 1903 4-Month	11.24" (285.50mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	1.94" (49.28mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1902	1981
	11.24" (285.50mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	1.94" (49.28mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983, 1998
	Ties: 1979
Nov 1902–Mar 1903 5-Month	14.23" (361.44mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	2.70" (68.58mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1902	1977
Nov 1902–Mar 1903 5-Month	14.23" (361.44mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	2.70" (68.58mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983
Oct 1902–Mar 1903 6-Month	16.16" (410.46mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	2.46" (62.48mm)	120th Driest	Driest since: 1902	1918
Oct 1902–Mar 1903 6-Month	16.16" (410.46mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	2.46" (62.48mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1983
Sep 1902–Mar 1903 7-Month	18.90" (480.06mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	2.71" (68.83mm)	120th Driest	Driest since: 1902	1918
Sep 1902–Mar 1903 7-Month	18.90" (480.06mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	2.71" (68.83mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Aug 1902–Mar 1903 8-Month	21.20" (538.48mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	2.38" (60.45mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1902	1918
Aug 1902–Mar 1903 8-Month	21.20" (538.48mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	2.38" (60.45mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Jul 1902–Mar 1903 9-Month	24.29" (616.97mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	2.69" (68.33mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1902	1918
Jul 1902–Mar 1903 9-Month	24.29" (616.97mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	2.69" (68.33mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Jun 1902–Mar 1903 10-Month	27.18" (690.37mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	2.65" (67.31mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1902	1918
Jun 1902–Mar 1903 10-Month	27.18" (690.37mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	2.65" (67.31mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
May 1902–Mar 1903 11-Month	30.18" (766.57mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	2.75" (69.85mm)	113th Driest	Driest since: 1902	1918
May 1902–Mar 1903 11-Month	30.18" (766.57mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	2.75" (69.85mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Apr 1902–Mar 1903 12-Month	32.03" (813.56mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	2.07" (52.58mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1902	1918
Apr 1902–Mar 1903 12-Month	32.03" (813.56mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	2.07" (52.58mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2016
Oct 1901–Mar 1903 18-Month	44.50" (1,130.30mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	0.82" (20.83mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1902	1918
Oct 1901–Mar 1903 18-Month	44.50" (1,130.30mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	0.82" (20.83mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020
Apr 1901–Mar 1903 24-Month	60.16" (1,528.06mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.24" (6.09mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1902	1955
Apr 1901–Mar 1903 24-Month	60.16" (1,528.06mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.24" (6.09mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020
Apr 1900–Mar 1903 36-Month	90.66" (2,302.76mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	0.79" (20.06mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1902	1955
Apr 1900–Mar 1903 36-Month	90.66" (2,302.76mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	0.79" (20.06mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020
Apr 1899–Mar 1903 48-Month	118.20" (3,002.28mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-1.56" (-39.62mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1902	1957
Apr 1899–Mar 1903 48-Month	118.20" (3,002.28mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-1.56" (-39.62mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Apr 1898–Mar 1903 60-Month	148.98" (3,784.09mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-0.64" (-16.26mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 1902	1957
Apr 1898–Mar 1903 60-Month	148.98" (3,784.09mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-0.64" (-16.26mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings