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Precipitation Rankings, March 1933

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1933 1-Month	2.47" (62.74mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.04" (-1.01mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1932	1910
	2.47" (62.74mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.04" (-1.01mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1973
	Ties: 1949, 1963
Feb–Mar 1933 2-Month	4.41" (112.01mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.23" (-5.85mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1931	1910
Feb–Mar 1933 2-Month	4.41" (112.01mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.23" (-5.85mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	1998
Jan–Mar 1933 3-Month	6.66" (169.16mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-0.30" (-7.62mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1910
	6.66" (169.16mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-0.30" (-7.62mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	1998
	Ties: 1965
Dec 1932–Mar 1933 4-Month	9.58" (243.33mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	0.28" (7.11mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1931	1981
Dec 1932–Mar 1933 4-Month	9.58" (243.33mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	0.28" (7.11mm)	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	1983, 1998
Nov 1932–Mar 1933 5-Month	11.60" (294.64mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	0.07" (1.78mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1977
Nov 1932–Mar 1933 5-Month	11.60" (294.64mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	0.07" (1.78mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	1983
Oct 1932–Mar 1933 6-Month	14.08" (357.63mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	0.38" (9.65mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Oct 1932–Mar 1933 6-Month	14.08" (357.63mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	0.38" (9.65mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	1983
Sep 1932–Mar 1933 7-Month	16.24" (412.50mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	0.05" (1.27mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Sep 1932–Mar 1933 7-Month	16.24" (412.50mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	0.05" (1.27mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2019
Aug 1932–Mar 1933 8-Month	19.09" (484.89mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	0.27" (6.86mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Aug 1932–Mar 1933 8-Month	19.09" (484.89mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	0.27" (6.86mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2019
Jul 1932–Mar 1933 9-Month	21.69" (550.93mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	0.09" (2.29mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Jul 1932–Mar 1933 9-Month	21.69" (550.93mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	0.09" (2.29mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2019
Jun 1932–Mar 1933 10-Month	24.75" (628.65mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	0.22" (5.59mm)	65th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Jun 1932–Mar 1933 10-Month	24.75" (628.65mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	0.22" (5.59mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2019
May 1932–Mar 1933 11-Month	27.17" (690.12mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-0.26" (-6.60mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
May 1932–Mar 1933 11-Month	27.17" (690.12mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-0.26" (-6.60mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2019
Apr 1932–Mar 1933 12-Month	29.31" (744.47mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-0.65" (-16.51mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Apr 1932–Mar 1933 12-Month	29.31" (744.47mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-0.65" (-16.51mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2016
Oct 1931–Mar 1933 18-Month	44.92" (1,140.97mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	1.24" (31.50mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1932	1918
	44.92" (1,140.97mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	1.24" (31.50mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1928	2020
	Ties: 2006
Apr 1931–Mar 1933 24-Month	58.91" (1,496.31mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-1.01" (-25.66mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1932	1955
Apr 1931–Mar 1933 24-Month	58.91" (1,496.31mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-1.01" (-25.66mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1930	2020
Apr 1930–Mar 1933 36-Month	83.90" (2,131.06mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-5.97" (-151.64mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1932	1955
Apr 1930–Mar 1933 36-Month	83.90" (2,131.06mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-5.97" (-151.64mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1931	2020
Apr 1929–Mar 1933 48-Month	113.16" (2,874.26mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-6.60" (-167.64mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1933	1957
Apr 1929–Mar 1933 48-Month	113.16" (2,874.26mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-6.60" (-167.64mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2019
Apr 1928–Mar 1933 60-Month	144.34" (3,666.24mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-5.28" (-134.11mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1926	1957
Apr 1928–Mar 1933 60-Month	144.34" (3,666.24mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-5.28" (-134.11mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on November 30, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings