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Precipitation Rankings, March 1930

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1930 1-Month	1.98" (50.29mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.53" (-13.46mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1925	1910
	1.98" (50.29mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.53" (-13.46mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1973
	Ties: 1955, 1986
Feb–Mar 1930 2-Month	3.72" (94.49mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.92" (-23.37mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1925	1910
Feb–Mar 1930 2-Month	3.72" (94.49mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.92" (-23.37mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1998
Jan–Mar 1930 3-Month	6.30" (160.02mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-0.66" (-16.76mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1928	1910
Jan–Mar 1930 3-Month	6.30" (160.02mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-0.66" (-16.76mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1998
Dec 1929–Mar 1930 4-Month	8.51" (216.15mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-0.79" (-20.07mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1928	1981
Dec 1929–Mar 1930 4-Month	8.51" (216.15mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-0.79" (-20.07mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1983, 1998
Nov 1929–Mar 1930 5-Month	10.47" (265.94mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-1.06" (-26.92mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1925	1977
	10.47" (265.94mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-1.06" (-26.92mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1983
	Ties: 1966
Oct 1929–Mar 1930 6-Month	13.07" (331.98mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-0.63" (-16.00mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1925	1918
Oct 1929–Mar 1930 6-Month	13.07" (331.98mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-0.63" (-16.00mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1983
Sep 1929–Mar 1930 7-Month	15.82" (401.83mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-0.37" (-9.40mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1929	1918
	15.82" (401.83mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-0.37" (-9.40mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1927	2019
	Ties: 1990
Aug 1929–Mar 1930 8-Month	17.62" (447.55mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-1.20" (-30.48mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1925	1918
Aug 1929–Mar 1930 8-Month	17.62" (447.55mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-1.20" (-30.48mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	2019
Jul 1929–Mar 1930 9-Month	20.19" (512.83mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-1.41" (-35.81mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1925	1918
Jul 1929–Mar 1930 9-Month	20.19" (512.83mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-1.41" (-35.81mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	2019
Jun 1929–Mar 1930 10-Month	22.82" (579.63mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-1.71" (-43.43mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1925	1918
	22.82" (579.63mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-1.71" (-43.43mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	2019
	Ties: 1896
May 1929–Mar 1930 11-Month	26.33" (668.78mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-1.10" (-27.94mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1918
May 1929–Mar 1930 11-Month	26.33" (668.78mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-1.10" (-27.94mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	2019
Apr 1929–Mar 1930 12-Month	29.26" (743.20mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-0.70" (-17.78mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1918
Apr 1929–Mar 1930 12-Month	29.26" (743.20mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-0.70" (-17.78mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	2016
Oct 1928–Mar 1930 18-Month	42.57" (1,081.28mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	-1.11" (-28.19mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1926	1918
Oct 1928–Mar 1930 18-Month	42.57" (1,081.28mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	-1.11" (-28.19mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	2020
Apr 1928–Mar 1930 24-Month	60.44" (1,535.18mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.52" (13.21mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1927	1955
Apr 1928–Mar 1930 24-Month	60.44" (1,535.18mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.52" (13.21mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	2020
Apr 1927–Mar 1930 36-Month	90.93" (2,309.62mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	1.06" (26.92mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1928	1955
Apr 1927–Mar 1930 36-Month	90.93" (2,309.62mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	1.06" (26.92mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	2020
Apr 1926–Mar 1930 48-Month	122.23" (3,104.64mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	2.47" (62.74mm)	79th Driest	Driest since: 1929	1957
Apr 1926–Mar 1930 48-Month	122.23" (3,104.64mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	2.47" (62.74mm)	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1922	2019
Apr 1925–Mar 1930 60-Month	150.28" (3,817.11mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	0.66" (16.76mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 1929	1957
Apr 1925–Mar 1930 60-Month	150.28" (3,817.11mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	0.66" (16.76mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1924	2020

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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