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Precipitation Rankings, March 1953

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1953 1-Month	2.61" (66.29mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	0.10" (2.54mm)	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1951	1910
March 1953 1-Month	2.61" (66.29mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	0.10" (2.54mm)	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1973
Feb–Mar 1953 2-Month	4.67" (118.62mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	0.03" (0.76mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1910
Feb–Mar 1953 2-Month	4.67" (118.62mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	0.03" (0.76mm)	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1998
Jan–Mar 1953 3-Month	7.31" (185.67mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	0.35" (8.89mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1910
Jan–Mar 1953 3-Month	7.31" (185.67mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	0.35" (8.89mm)	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1998
Dec 1952–Mar 1953 4-Month	9.76" (247.90mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	0.46" (11.68mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1981
Dec 1952–Mar 1953 4-Month	9.76" (247.90mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	0.46" (11.68mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1983, 1998
Nov 1952–Mar 1953 5-Month	11.91" (302.51mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	0.38" (9.65mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1977
Nov 1952–Mar 1953 5-Month	11.91" (302.51mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	0.38" (9.65mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1983
Oct 1952–Mar 1953 6-Month	12.45" (316.23mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-1.25" (-31.75mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1940	1918
Oct 1952–Mar 1953 6-Month	12.45" (316.23mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-1.25" (-31.75mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1983
Sep 1952–Mar 1953 7-Month	13.98" (355.09mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-2.21" (-56.14mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1918
Sep 1952–Mar 1953 7-Month	13.98" (355.09mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-2.21" (-56.14mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
Aug 1952–Mar 1953 8-Month	16.60" (421.64mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-2.22" (-56.39mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1918
Aug 1952–Mar 1953 8-Month	16.60" (421.64mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-2.22" (-56.39mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
Jul 1952–Mar 1953 9-Month	18.99" (482.35mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-2.61" (-66.29mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1918
Jul 1952–Mar 1953 9-Month	18.99" (482.35mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-2.61" (-66.29mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
Jun 1952–Mar 1953 10-Month	21.19" (538.23mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-3.34" (-84.83mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1918
Jun 1952–Mar 1953 10-Month	21.19" (538.23mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	-3.34" (-84.83mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
May 1952–Mar 1953 11-Month	23.88" (606.55mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-3.55" (-90.17mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1918
May 1952–Mar 1953 11-Month	23.88" (606.55mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	-3.55" (-90.17mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
Apr 1952–Mar 1953 12-Month	26.28" (667.51mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-3.68" (-93.47mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1918
Apr 1952–Mar 1953 12-Month	26.28" (667.51mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-3.68" (-93.47mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2016
Oct 1951–Mar 1953 18-Month	41.50" (1,054.10mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	-2.18" (-55.37mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1918
Oct 1951–Mar 1953 18-Month	41.50" (1,054.10mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	-2.18" (-55.37mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2020
Apr 1951–Mar 1953 24-Month	57.69" (1,465.33mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-2.23" (-56.64mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1955
Apr 1951–Mar 1953 24-Month	57.69" (1,465.33mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	-2.23" (-56.64mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2020
Apr 1950–Mar 1953 36-Month	87.69" (2,227.33mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-2.18" (-55.37mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1941	1955
Apr 1950–Mar 1953 36-Month	87.69" (2,227.33mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-2.18" (-55.37mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2020
Apr 1949–Mar 1953 48-Month	118.04" (2,998.22mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-1.72" (-43.68mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1942	1957
Apr 1949–Mar 1953 48-Month	118.04" (2,998.22mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-1.72" (-43.68mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
Apr 1948–Mar 1953 60-Month	149.24" (3,790.70mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-0.38" (-9.65mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1957
Apr 1948–Mar 1953 60-Month	149.24" (3,790.70mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-0.38" (-9.65mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	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