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Precipitation Rankings, March 1934

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1934 1-Month	2.34" (59.44mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.17" (-4.31mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1932	1910
	2.34" (59.44mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.17" (-4.31mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	1973
	Ties: 2005
Feb–Mar 1934 2-Month	3.99" (101.35mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.65" (-16.51mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1930	1910
Feb–Mar 1934 2-Month	3.99" (101.35mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.65" (-16.51mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	1998
Jan–Mar 1934 3-Month	5.81" (147.57mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-1.15" (-29.21mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1910
	5.81" (147.57mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-1.15" (-29.21mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	1998
	Ties: 1968
Dec 1933–Mar 1934 4-Month	8.47" (215.14mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-0.83" (-21.08mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1981
	8.47" (215.14mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-0.83" (-21.08mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	1983, 1998
	Ties: 1966
Nov 1933–Mar 1934 5-Month	9.52" (241.81mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-2.01" (-51.05mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1977
Nov 1933–Mar 1934 5-Month	9.52" (241.81mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-2.01" (-51.05mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	1983
Oct 1933–Mar 1934 6-Month	11.18" (283.97mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-2.52" (-64.01mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1925	1918
Oct 1933–Mar 1934 6-Month	11.18" (283.97mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-2.52" (-64.01mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	1983
Sep 1933–Mar 1934 7-Month	13.58" (344.93mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-2.61" (-66.30mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1918
Sep 1933–Mar 1934 7-Month	13.58" (344.93mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-2.61" (-66.30mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2019
Aug 1933–Mar 1934 8-Month	16.44" (417.58mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-2.38" (-60.45mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Aug 1933–Mar 1934 8-Month	16.44" (417.58mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-2.38" (-60.45mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2019
Jul 1933–Mar 1934 9-Month	19.27" (489.46mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-2.33" (-59.18mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Jul 1933–Mar 1934 9-Month	19.27" (489.46mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-2.33" (-59.18mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2019
Jun 1933–Mar 1934 10-Month	20.72" (526.29mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-3.81" (-96.77mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
	20.72" (526.29mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-3.81" (-96.77mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2019
	Ties: 1957
May 1933–Mar 1934 11-Month	24.11" (612.39mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-3.32" (-84.33mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
May 1933–Mar 1934 11-Month	24.11" (612.39mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-3.32" (-84.33mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2019
Apr 1933–Mar 1934 12-Month	26.65" (676.91mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-3.31" (-84.07mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
Apr 1933–Mar 1934 12-Month	26.65" (676.91mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-3.31" (-84.07mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2016
Oct 1932–Mar 1934 18-Month	40.73" (1,034.54mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	-2.95" (-74.93mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1931	1918
	40.73" (1,034.54mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	-2.95" (-74.93mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2020
	Ties: 1937
Apr 1932–Mar 1934 24-Month	55.96" (1,421.38mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-3.96" (-100.59mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1932	1955
Apr 1932–Mar 1934 24-Month	55.96" (1,421.38mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-3.96" (-100.59mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2020
Apr 1931–Mar 1934 36-Month	85.56" (2,173.22mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-4.31" (-109.48mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1933	1955
Apr 1931–Mar 1934 36-Month	85.56" (2,173.22mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-4.31" (-109.48mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1930	2020
Apr 1930–Mar 1934 48-Month	110.55" (2,807.97mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-9.21" (-233.93mm)	3rd Driest	Driest to Date	1957
Apr 1930–Mar 1934 48-Month	110.55" (2,807.97mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-9.21" (-233.93mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2019
Apr 1929–Mar 1934 60-Month	139.81" (3,551.17mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-9.81" (-249.18mm)	4th Driest	Driest to Date	1957
Apr 1929–Mar 1934 60-Month	139.81" (3,551.17mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-9.81" (-249.18mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings