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Precipitation Rankings, March 1960

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1960 1-Month	2.12" (53.85mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.39" (-9.90mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1956	1910
March 1960 1-Month	2.12" (53.85mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.39" (-9.90mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1973
Feb–Mar 1960 2-Month	4.71" (119.63mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	0.07" (1.77mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1959	1910
Feb–Mar 1960 2-Month	4.71" (119.63mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	0.07" (1.77mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1998
Jan–Mar 1960 3-Month	6.97" (177.04mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	0.01" (0.26mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1959	1910
	6.97" (177.04mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	0.01" (0.26mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1998
	Ties: 1989
Dec 1959–Mar 1960 4-Month	9.19" (233.43mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-0.11" (-2.79mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1959	1981
Dec 1959–Mar 1960 4-Month	9.19" (233.43mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-0.11" (-2.79mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983, 1998
Nov 1959–Mar 1960 5-Month	10.91" (277.11mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-0.62" (-15.75mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1959	1977
Nov 1959–Mar 1960 5-Month	10.91" (277.11mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-0.62" (-15.75mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Oct 1959–Mar 1960 6-Month	14.41" (366.01mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	0.71" (18.03mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1918
Oct 1959–Mar 1960 6-Month	14.41" (366.01mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	0.71" (18.03mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Sep 1959–Mar 1960 7-Month	17.23" (437.64mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	1.04" (26.41mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1918
Sep 1959–Mar 1960 7-Month	17.23" (437.64mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	1.04" (26.41mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
Aug 1959–Mar 1960 8-Month	19.99" (507.75mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	1.17" (29.72mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1918
Aug 1959–Mar 1960 8-Month	19.99" (507.75mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	1.17" (29.72mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
Jul 1959–Mar 1960 9-Month	22.93" (582.42mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	1.33" (33.78mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1918
Jul 1959–Mar 1960 9-Month	22.93" (582.42mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	1.33" (33.78mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
Jun 1959–Mar 1960 10-Month	25.55" (648.97mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	1.02" (25.91mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1918
Jun 1959–Mar 1960 10-Month	25.55" (648.97mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	1.02" (25.91mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
May 1959–Mar 1960 11-Month	28.75" (730.25mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	1.32" (33.53mm)	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1959	1918
May 1959–Mar 1960 11-Month	28.75" (730.25mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	1.32" (33.53mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
Apr 1959–Mar 1960 12-Month	30.89" (784.61mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	0.93" (23.63mm)	79th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1918
Apr 1959–Mar 1960 12-Month	30.89" (784.61mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	0.93" (23.63mm)	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2016
Oct 1958–Mar 1960 18-Month	42.63" (1,082.80mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	-1.05" (-26.67mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1957	1918
Oct 1958–Mar 1960 18-Month	42.63" (1,082.80mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	-1.05" (-26.67mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2020
Apr 1958–Mar 1960 24-Month	60.42" (1,534.67mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.50" (12.70mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1955
	60.42" (1,534.67mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.50" (12.70mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2020
	Ties: 1904
Apr 1957–Mar 1960 36-Month	94.95" (2,411.73mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	5.08" (129.03mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1955
Apr 1957–Mar 1960 36-Month	94.95" (2,411.73mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	5.08" (129.03mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1908	2020
Apr 1956–Mar 1960 48-Month	120.34" (3,056.64mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	0.58" (14.74mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1959	1957
Apr 1956–Mar 1960 48-Month	120.34" (3,056.64mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	0.58" (14.74mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
Apr 1955–Mar 1960 60-Month	148.90" (3,782.06mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-0.72" (-18.29mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1957
Apr 1955–Mar 1960 60-Month	148.90" (3,782.06mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-0.72" (-18.29mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	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