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Precipitation Rankings, March 1946

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1946 1-Month	2.67" (67.82mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	0.16" (4.07mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1942	1910
	2.67" (67.82mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	0.16" (4.07mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1973
	Ties: 1987
Feb–Mar 1946 2-Month	4.73" (120.14mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	0.09" (2.28mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1943	1910
Feb–Mar 1946 2-Month	4.73" (120.14mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	0.09" (2.28mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1998
Jan–Mar 1946 3-Month	7.27" (184.66mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	0.31" (7.88mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1943	1910
Jan–Mar 1946 3-Month	7.27" (184.66mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	0.31" (7.88mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1998
Dec 1945–Mar 1946 4-Month	9.97" (253.24mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	0.67" (17.02mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1981
Dec 1945–Mar 1946 4-Month	9.97" (253.24mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	0.67" (17.02mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1983, 1998
Nov 1945–Mar 1946 5-Month	12.21" (310.13mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	0.68" (17.27mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1977
Nov 1945–Mar 1946 5-Month	12.21" (310.13mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	0.68" (17.27mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1983
Oct 1945–Mar 1946 6-Month	14.21" (360.93mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	0.51" (12.95mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1918
Oct 1945–Mar 1946 6-Month	14.21" (360.93mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	0.51" (12.95mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1983
Sep 1945–Mar 1946 7-Month	17.65" (448.31mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	1.46" (37.08mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1918
Sep 1945–Mar 1946 7-Month	17.65" (448.31mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	1.46" (37.08mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2019
Aug 1945–Mar 1946 8-Month	20.25" (514.35mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	1.43" (36.32mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1918
Aug 1945–Mar 1946 8-Month	20.25" (514.35mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	1.43" (36.32mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019
Jul 1945–Mar 1946 9-Month	23.30" (591.82mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	1.70" (43.18mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1918
Jul 1945–Mar 1946 9-Month	23.30" (591.82mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	1.70" (43.18mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019
Jun 1945–Mar 1946 10-Month	26.71" (678.43mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	2.18" (55.37mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1918
Jun 1945–Mar 1946 10-Month	26.71" (678.43mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	2.18" (55.37mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019
May 1945–Mar 1946 11-Month	29.58" (751.33mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	2.15" (54.61mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1918
May 1945–Mar 1946 11-Month	29.58" (751.33mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	2.15" (54.61mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2019
Apr 1945–Mar 1946 12-Month	32.63" (828.80mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	2.67" (67.82mm)	113th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1918
Apr 1945–Mar 1946 12-Month	32.63" (828.80mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	2.67" (67.82mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2016
Oct 1944–Mar 1946 18-Month	46.38" (1,178.05mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	2.70" (68.58mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1918
Oct 1944–Mar 1946 18-Month	46.38" (1,178.05mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	2.70" (68.58mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2020
Apr 1944–Mar 1946 24-Month	63.35" (1,609.09mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	3.43" (87.12mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1945	1955
Apr 1944–Mar 1946 24-Month	63.35" (1,609.09mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	3.43" (87.12mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	2020
Apr 1943–Mar 1946 36-Month	91.37" (2,320.80mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	1.50" (38.10mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1955
Apr 1943–Mar 1946 36-Month	91.37" (2,320.80mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	1.50" (38.10mm)	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	2020
Apr 1942–Mar 1946 48-Month	123.02" (3,124.71mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	3.26" (82.81mm)	88th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1957
Apr 1942–Mar 1946 48-Month	123.02" (3,124.71mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	3.26" (82.81mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	2019
Apr 1941–Mar 1946 60-Month	155.93" (3,960.62mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	6.31" (160.27mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1945	1957
Apr 1941–Mar 1946 60-Month	155.93" (3,960.62mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	6.31" (160.27mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings