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Precipitation Rankings, March 1947

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1947 1-Month	2.27" (57.66mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.24" (-6.09mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1910
	2.27" (57.66mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.24" (-6.09mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1973
	Ties: 1940
Feb–Mar 1947 2-Month	3.30" (83.82mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-1.34" (-34.04mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1910	1910
Feb–Mar 1947 2-Month	3.30" (83.82mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-1.34" (-34.04mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1998
Jan–Mar 1947 3-Month	5.73" (145.54mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-1.23" (-31.24mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1910
Jan–Mar 1947 3-Month	5.73" (145.54mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-1.23" (-31.24mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1998
Dec 1946–Mar 1947 4-Month	7.67" (194.82mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-1.63" (-41.40mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1931	1981
Dec 1946–Mar 1947 4-Month	7.67" (194.82mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-1.63" (-41.40mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1983, 1998
Nov 1946–Mar 1947 5-Month	10.75" (273.05mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-0.78" (-19.81mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1977
	10.75" (273.05mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-0.78" (-19.81mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1983
	Ties: 1944
Oct 1946–Mar 1947 6-Month	13.47" (342.14mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-0.23" (-5.84mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1918
Oct 1946–Mar 1947 6-Month	13.47" (342.14mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-0.23" (-5.84mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1983
Sep 1946–Mar 1947 7-Month	16.11" (409.19mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-0.08" (-2.04mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1944	1918
Sep 1946–Mar 1947 7-Month	16.11" (409.19mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-0.08" (-2.04mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2019
Aug 1946–Mar 1947 8-Month	18.69" (474.73mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-0.13" (-3.30mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1944	1918
Aug 1946–Mar 1947 8-Month	18.69" (474.73mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-0.13" (-3.30mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2019
Jul 1946–Mar 1947 9-Month	21.26" (540.00mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-0.34" (-8.64mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1918
Jul 1946–Mar 1947 9-Month	21.26" (540.00mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-0.34" (-8.64mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2019
Jun 1946–Mar 1947 10-Month	24.14" (613.16mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-0.39" (-9.90mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1918
Jun 1946–Mar 1947 10-Month	24.14" (613.16mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-0.39" (-9.90mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2019
May 1946–Mar 1947 11-Month	27.89" (708.41mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	0.46" (11.69mm)	69th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1918
May 1946–Mar 1947 11-Month	27.89" (708.41mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	0.46" (11.69mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2019
Apr 1946–Mar 1947 12-Month	29.55" (750.57mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-0.41" (-10.41mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1918
Apr 1946–Mar 1947 12-Month	29.55" (750.57mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-0.41" (-10.41mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2016
Oct 1945–Mar 1947 18-Month	43.76" (1,111.50mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	0.08" (2.03mm)	58th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1918
Oct 1945–Mar 1947 18-Month	43.76" (1,111.50mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	0.08" (2.03mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2020
Apr 1945–Mar 1947 24-Month	62.18" (1,579.37mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	2.26" (57.40mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1955
Apr 1945–Mar 1947 24-Month	62.18" (1,579.37mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	2.26" (57.40mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2020
Apr 1944–Mar 1947 36-Month	92.90" (2,359.66mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	3.03" (76.96mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1946	1955
Apr 1944–Mar 1947 36-Month	92.90" (2,359.66mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	3.03" (76.96mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	2020
Apr 1943–Mar 1947 48-Month	120.92" (3,071.37mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	1.16" (29.47mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1943	1957
Apr 1943–Mar 1947 48-Month	120.92" (3,071.37mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	1.16" (29.47mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2019
Apr 1942–Mar 1947 60-Month	152.57" (3,875.28mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	2.95" (74.93mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1957
Apr 1942–Mar 1947 60-Month	152.57" (3,875.28mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	2.95" (74.93mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings