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Precipitation Rankings, March 1950

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1950 1-Month	2.49" (63.25mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.02" (-0.50mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1910
March 1950 1-Month	2.49" (63.25mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.02" (-0.50mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	1973
Feb–Mar 1950 2-Month	4.72" (119.89mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	0.08" (2.03mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1910
	4.72" (119.89mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	0.08" (2.03mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1998
	Ties: 1936, 2012
Jan–Mar 1950 3-Month	8.08" (205.23mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	1.12" (28.45mm)	119th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1910
	8.08" (205.23mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	1.12" (28.45mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	1998
	Ties: 2017, 2019
Dec 1949–Mar 1950 4-Month	10.30" (261.62mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	1.00" (25.40mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1948	1981
	10.30" (261.62mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	1.00" (25.40mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1983, 1998
	Ties: 1897
Nov 1949–Mar 1950 5-Month	11.49" (291.85mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-0.04" (-1.01mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1947	1977
	11.49" (291.85mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-0.04" (-1.01mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1983
	Ties: 1972
Oct 1949–Mar 1950 6-Month	14.29" (362.97mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	0.59" (14.99mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1918
	14.29" (362.97mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	0.59" (14.99mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1983
	Ties: 2008
Sep 1949–Mar 1950 7-Month	16.51" (419.35mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	0.32" (8.12mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1918
	16.51" (419.35mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	0.32" (8.12mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2019
	Ties: 1943
Aug 1949–Mar 1950 8-Month	19.00" (482.60mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	0.18" (4.57mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1918
Aug 1949–Mar 1950 8-Month	19.00" (482.60mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	0.18" (4.57mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2019
Jul 1949–Mar 1950 9-Month	22.08" (560.83mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	0.48" (12.19mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1948	1918
Jul 1949–Mar 1950 9-Month	22.08" (560.83mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	0.48" (12.19mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2019
Jun 1949–Mar 1950 10-Month	25.28" (642.11mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	0.75" (19.05mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1948	1918
	25.28" (642.11mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	0.75" (19.05mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2019
	Ties: 1994, 2011
May 1949–Mar 1950 11-Month	28.26" (717.80mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	0.83" (21.08mm)	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1948	1918
	28.26" (717.80mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	0.83" (21.08mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2019
	Ties: 1929
Apr 1949–Mar 1950 12-Month	30.35" (770.89mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	0.39" (9.91mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1918
Apr 1949–Mar 1950 12-Month	30.35" (770.89mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	0.39" (9.91mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2016
Oct 1948–Mar 1950 18-Month	45.90" (1,165.86mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	2.22" (56.39mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1918
Oct 1948–Mar 1950 18-Month	45.90" (1,165.86mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	2.22" (56.39mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2020
Apr 1948–Mar 1950 24-Month	61.55" (1,563.37mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	1.63" (41.40mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1948	1955
	61.55" (1,563.37mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	1.63" (41.40mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2020
	Ties: 1909
Apr 1947–Mar 1950 36-Month	92.69" (2,354.33mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	2.82" (71.63mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1955
Apr 1947–Mar 1950 36-Month	92.69" (2,354.33mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	2.82" (71.63mm)	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	2020
Apr 1946–Mar 1950 48-Month	122.24" (3,104.90mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	2.48" (63.00mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1957
Apr 1946–Mar 1950 48-Month	122.24" (3,104.90mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	2.48" (63.00mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2019
Apr 1945–Mar 1950 60-Month	154.87" (3,933.70mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	5.25" (133.35mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1948	1957
Apr 1945–Mar 1950 60-Month	154.87" (3,933.70mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	5.25" (133.35mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings