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Precipitation Rankings, March 1904

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1904 1-Month	3.10" (78.74mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	0.59" (14.99mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1903	1910
	3.10" (78.74mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	0.59" (14.99mm)	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1897	1973
	Ties: 1977
Feb–Mar 1904 2-Month	5.53" (140.46mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	0.89" (22.60mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1902	1910
Feb–Mar 1904 2-Month	5.53" (140.46mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	0.89" (22.60mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	1998
Jan–Mar 1904 3-Month	7.34" (186.44mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	0.38" (9.66mm)	91st Driest	Driest since: 1902	1910
	7.34" (186.44mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	0.38" (9.66mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	1998
	Ties: 1991
Dec 1903–Mar 1904 4-Month	8.78" (223.01mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-0.52" (-13.21mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1901	1981
	8.78" (223.01mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-0.52" (-13.21mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	1983, 1998
	Ties: 1941
Nov 1903–Mar 1904 5-Month	10.61" (269.49mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-0.92" (-23.37mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1901	1977
	10.61" (269.49mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-0.92" (-23.37mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	1983
	Ties: 1976, 2021
Oct 1903–Mar 1904 6-Month	12.38" (314.45mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-1.32" (-33.53mm)	22nd Driest	Driest to Date	1918
Oct 1903–Mar 1904 6-Month	12.38" (314.45mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-1.32" (-33.53mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	1983
Sep 1903–Mar 1904 7-Month	14.50" (368.30mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-1.69" (-42.93mm)	19th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1918
Sep 1903–Mar 1904 7-Month	14.50" (368.30mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-1.69" (-42.93mm)	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2019
Aug 1903–Mar 1904 8-Month	17.54" (445.52mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-1.28" (-32.51mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1900	1918
Aug 1903–Mar 1904 8-Month	17.54" (445.52mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-1.28" (-32.51mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2019
Jul 1903–Mar 1904 9-Month	20.51" (520.95mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-1.09" (-27.69mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1902	1918
Jul 1903–Mar 1904 9-Month	20.51" (520.95mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-1.09" (-27.69mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2019
Jun 1903–Mar 1904 10-Month	23.39" (594.11mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-1.14" (-28.95mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1902	1918
Jun 1903–Mar 1904 10-Month	23.39" (594.11mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-1.14" (-28.95mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2019
May 1903–Mar 1904 11-Month	26.40" (670.56mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-1.03" (-26.16mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 1902	1918
May 1903–Mar 1904 11-Month	26.40" (670.56mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-1.03" (-26.16mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2019
Apr 1903–Mar 1904 12-Month	28.39" (721.11mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-1.57" (-39.87mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1902	1918
Apr 1903–Mar 1904 12-Month	28.39" (721.11mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-1.57" (-39.87mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2016
Oct 1902–Mar 1904 18-Month	44.55" (1,131.57mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	0.87" (22.10mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1903	1918
	44.55" (1,131.57mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	0.87" (22.10mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020
	Ties: 1952
Apr 1902–Mar 1904 24-Month	60.42" (1,534.67mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.50" (12.70mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1903	1955
	60.42" (1,534.67mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.50" (12.70mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020
	Ties: 1960
Apr 1901–Mar 1904 36-Month	88.55" (2,249.17mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-1.32" (-33.53mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1902	1955
Apr 1901–Mar 1904 36-Month	88.55" (2,249.17mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-1.32" (-33.53mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2020
Apr 1900–Mar 1904 48-Month	119.05" (3,023.87mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-0.71" (-18.03mm)	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1903	1957
Apr 1900–Mar 1904 48-Month	119.05" (3,023.87mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-0.71" (-18.03mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Apr 1899–Mar 1904 60-Month	146.59" (3,723.39mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-3.03" (-76.96mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1902	1957
Apr 1899–Mar 1904 60-Month	146.59" (3,723.39mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-3.03" (-76.96mm)	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings