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Precipitation Rankings, March 1942

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1942 1-Month	2.46" (62.48mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.05" (-1.27mm)	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1941	1910
March 1942 1-Month	2.46" (62.48mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.05" (-1.27mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1973
Feb–Mar 1942 2-Month	4.46" (113.28mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.18" (-4.58mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1910
	4.46" (113.28mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.18" (-4.58mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	1998
	Ties: 1896, 1976, 2004
Jan–Mar 1942 3-Month	6.04" (153.42mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-0.92" (-23.36mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1941	1910
Jan–Mar 1942 3-Month	6.04" (153.42mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-0.92" (-23.36mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	1998
Dec 1941–Mar 1942 4-Month	8.85" (224.79mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-0.45" (-11.43mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1981
Dec 1941–Mar 1942 4-Month	8.85" (224.79mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-0.45" (-11.43mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	1983, 1998
Nov 1941–Mar 1942 5-Month	10.57" (268.48mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-0.96" (-24.38mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1977
Nov 1941–Mar 1942 5-Month	10.57" (268.48mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-0.96" (-24.38mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	1983
Oct 1941–Mar 1942 6-Month	14.34" (364.24mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	0.64" (16.26mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1918
Oct 1941–Mar 1942 6-Month	14.34" (364.24mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	0.64" (16.26mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1983
Sep 1941–Mar 1942 7-Month	17.50" (444.50mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	1.31" (33.27mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1941	1918
Sep 1941–Mar 1942 7-Month	17.50" (444.50mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	1.31" (33.27mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2019
Aug 1941–Mar 1942 8-Month	20.28" (515.11mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	1.46" (37.08mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1941	1918
Aug 1941–Mar 1942 8-Month	20.28" (515.11mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	1.46" (37.08mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2019
Jul 1941–Mar 1942 9-Month	23.43" (595.12mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	1.83" (46.48mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1918
Jul 1941–Mar 1942 9-Month	23.43" (595.12mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	1.83" (46.48mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1927	2019
Jun 1941–Mar 1942 10-Month	27.23" (691.64mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	2.70" (68.58mm)	118th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1918
Jun 1941–Mar 1942 10-Month	27.23" (691.64mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	2.70" (68.58mm)	11th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
May 1941–Mar 1942 11-Month	29.90" (759.46mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	2.47" (62.74mm)	111th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1918
May 1941–Mar 1942 11-Month	29.90" (759.46mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	2.47" (62.74mm)	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
Apr 1941–Mar 1942 12-Month	32.91" (835.91mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	2.95" (74.93mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1918
Apr 1941–Mar 1942 12-Month	32.91" (835.91mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	2.95" (74.93mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2016
Oct 1940–Mar 1942 18-Month	46.37" (1,177.80mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	2.69" (68.33mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1918
Oct 1940–Mar 1942 18-Month	46.37" (1,177.80mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	2.69" (68.33mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2020
Apr 1940–Mar 1942 24-Month	62.08" (1,576.83mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	2.16" (54.86mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1955
Apr 1940–Mar 1942 24-Month	62.08" (1,576.83mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	2.16" (54.86mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	2020
Apr 1939–Mar 1942 36-Month	88.10" (2,237.74mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-1.77" (-44.96mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1955
Apr 1939–Mar 1942 36-Month	88.10" (2,237.74mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-1.77" (-44.96mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	2020
Apr 1938–Mar 1942 48-Month	117.51" (2,984.75mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-2.25" (-57.15mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1941	1957
Apr 1938–Mar 1942 48-Month	117.51" (2,984.75mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-2.25" (-57.15mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2019
Apr 1937–Mar 1942 60-Month	147.82" (3,754.63mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-1.80" (-45.72mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1957
	147.82" (3,754.63mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-1.80" (-45.72mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1930	2020
	Ties: 1963, 1969

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings