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Precipitation Rankings, March 1932

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1932 1-Month	2.31" (58.67mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.20" (-5.08mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1910
	2.31" (58.67mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.20" (-5.08mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1931	1973
	Ties: 1926, 1931, 2006, 2007
Feb–Mar 1932 2-Month	4.54" (115.32mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1910
Feb–Mar 1932 2-Month	4.54" (115.32mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1998
Jan–Mar 1932 3-Month	7.79" (197.87mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	0.83" (21.09mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1910
Jan–Mar 1932 3-Month	7.79" (197.87mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	0.83" (21.09mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1922	1998
Dec 1931–Mar 1932 4-Month	11.17" (283.72mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	1.87" (47.50mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1931	1981
Dec 1931–Mar 1932 4-Month	11.17" (283.72mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	1.87" (47.50mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	1983, 1998
Nov 1931–Mar 1932 5-Month	13.71" (348.23mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	2.18" (55.37mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1977
Nov 1931–Mar 1932 5-Month	13.71" (348.23mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	2.18" (55.37mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	1983
Oct 1931–Mar 1932 6-Month	15.61" (396.49mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	1.91" (48.51mm)	113th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Oct 1931–Mar 1932 6-Month	15.61" (396.49mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	1.91" (48.51mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	1983
Sep 1931–Mar 1932 7-Month	17.67" (448.82mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	1.48" (37.59mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
	17.67" (448.82mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	1.48" (37.59mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1927	2019
	Ties: 2017
Aug 1931–Mar 1932 8-Month	20.39" (517.91mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	1.57" (39.88mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Aug 1931–Mar 1932 8-Month	20.39" (517.91mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	1.57" (39.88mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1927	2019
Jul 1931–Mar 1932 9-Month	23.10" (586.74mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	1.50" (38.10mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Jul 1931–Mar 1932 9-Month	23.10" (586.74mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	1.50" (38.10mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1927	2019
Jun 1931–Mar 1932 10-Month	25.24" (641.10mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	0.71" (18.04mm)	81st Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Jun 1931–Mar 1932 10-Month	25.24" (641.10mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	0.71" (18.04mm)	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	2019
May 1931–Mar 1932 11-Month	27.53" (699.26mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	0.10" (2.54mm)	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
May 1931–Mar 1932 11-Month	27.53" (699.26mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	0.10" (2.54mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	2019
Apr 1931–Mar 1932 12-Month	29.60" (751.84mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-0.36" (-9.14mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Apr 1931–Mar 1932 12-Month	29.60" (751.84mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-0.36" (-9.14mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	2016
Oct 1930–Mar 1932 18-Month	41.18" (1,045.97mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	-2.50" (-63.50mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Oct 1930–Mar 1932 18-Month	41.18" (1,045.97mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	-2.50" (-63.50mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1930	2020
Apr 1930–Mar 1932 24-Month	54.59" (1,386.59mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-5.33" (-135.38mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1955
Apr 1930–Mar 1932 24-Month	54.59" (1,386.59mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-5.33" (-135.38mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1930	2020
Apr 1929–Mar 1932 36-Month	83.85" (2,129.79mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-6.02" (-152.91mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1919	1955
Apr 1929–Mar 1932 36-Month	83.85" (2,129.79mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-6.02" (-152.91mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1931	2020
Apr 1928–Mar 1932 48-Month	115.03" (2,921.76mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-4.73" (-120.14mm)	19th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1957
Apr 1928–Mar 1932 48-Month	115.03" (2,921.76mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-4.73" (-120.14mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1931	2019
Apr 1927–Mar 1932 60-Month	145.52" (3,696.21mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-4.10" (-104.14mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1927	1957
Apr 1927–Mar 1932 60-Month	145.52" (3,696.21mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-4.10" (-104.14mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1931	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings