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Contiguous U.S.

Precipitation Rankings, March 1958

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
March 1958
1-Month 		2.66"
(67.56mm)		 2.51"
(63.75mm)		 0.15"
(3.81mm)		 85th Driest
Driest since:
 1910
44th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1973
Feb–Mar 1958
2-Month 		5.09"
(129.29mm)		 4.64"
(117.86mm)		 0.45"
(11.43mm)		 102nd Driest
Driest since:
 1910
27th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Ties: 1909
Jan–Mar 1958
3-Month 		7.38"
(187.45mm)		 6.96"
(176.78mm)		 0.42"
(10.67mm)		 93rd Driest
Driest since:
 1910
36th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Dec 1957–Mar 1958
4-Month 		9.78"
(248.41mm)		 9.30"
(236.22mm)		 0.48"
(12.19mm)		 90th Driest
Driest since:
 1981
38th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983, 1998
Nov 1957–Mar 1958
5-Month 		12.90"
(327.66mm)		 11.53"
(292.86mm)		 1.37"
(34.80mm)		 111th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
17th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Oct 1957–Mar 1958
6-Month 		15.66"
(397.76mm)		 13.70"
(347.98mm)		 1.96"
(49.78mm)		 114th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
14th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 1957–Mar 1958
7-Month 		18.52"
(470.41mm)		 16.19"
(411.23mm)		 2.33"
(59.18mm)		 119th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
9th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Aug 1957–Mar 1958
8-Month 		20.71"
(526.03mm)		 18.82"
(478.03mm)		 1.89"
(48.00mm)		 108th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
20th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Jul 1957–Mar 1958
9-Month 		22.99"
(583.95mm)		 21.60"
(548.64mm)		 1.39"
(35.31mm)		 98th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
30th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Jun 1957–Mar 1958
10-Month 		26.64"
(676.66mm)		 24.53"
(623.06mm)		 2.11"
(53.60mm)		 107th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
21st Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
May 1957–Mar 1958
11-Month 		30.88"
(784.35mm)		 27.43"
(696.72mm)		 3.45"
(87.63mm)		 118th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
10th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Apr 1957–Mar 1958
12-Month 		34.53"
(877.06mm)		 29.96"
(760.98mm)		 4.57"
(116.08mm)		 123rd Driest
Driest since:
 1918
5th Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2016
Oct 1956–Mar 1958
18-Month 		46.61"
(1,183.89mm)		 43.68"
(1,109.47mm)		 2.93"
(74.42mm)		 103rd Driest
Driest since:
 1918
24th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Apr 1956–Mar 1958
24-Month 		59.92"
(1,521.97mm)		 59.92"
(1,521.97mm)		 0.00"
(0.00mm)		 62nd Driest
Driest since:
 1955
65th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Apr 1955–Mar 1958
36-Month 		88.48"
(2,247.39mm)		 89.87"
(2,282.70mm)		 -1.39"
(-35.31mm)		 48th Driest
Driest since:
 1955
78th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Apr 1954–Mar 1958
48-Month 		114.33"
(2,903.98mm)		 119.76"
(3,041.90mm)		 -5.43"
(-137.92mm)		 16th Driest
Driest since:
 1957
109th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Apr 1953–Mar 1958
60-Month 		141.52"
(3,594.61mm)		 149.62"
(3,800.35mm)		 -8.10"
(-205.74mm)		 8th Driest
Driest since:
 1957
116th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020

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