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Precipitation Rankings, March 1962

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1962 1-Month	2.15" (54.61mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.36" (-9.14mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1910
	2.15" (54.61mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.36" (-9.14mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1973
	Ties: 1937
Feb–Mar 1962 2-Month	4.70" (119.38mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	0.06" (1.52mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1959	1910
Feb–Mar 1962 2-Month	4.70" (119.38mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	0.06" (1.52mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1998
Jan–Mar 1962 3-Month	6.91" (175.51mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-0.05" (-1.27mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1910
	6.91" (175.51mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-0.05" (-1.27mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1998
	Ties: 1902, 1992
Dec 1961–Mar 1962 4-Month	9.60" (243.84mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	0.30" (7.62mm)	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1961	1981
Dec 1961–Mar 1962 4-Month	9.60" (243.84mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	0.30" (7.62mm)	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983, 1998
Nov 1961–Mar 1962 5-Month	12.19" (309.63mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	0.66" (16.77mm)	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1961	1977
Nov 1961–Mar 1962 5-Month	12.19" (309.63mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	0.66" (16.77mm)	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1983
Oct 1961–Mar 1962 6-Month	13.97" (354.84mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	0.27" (6.86mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1961	1918
Oct 1961–Mar 1962 6-Month	13.97" (354.84mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	0.27" (6.86mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	1983
Sep 1961–Mar 1962 7-Month	16.91" (429.51mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	0.72" (18.28mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1918
Sep 1961–Mar 1962 7-Month	16.91" (429.51mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	0.72" (18.28mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2019
Aug 1961–Mar 1962 8-Month	19.53" (496.06mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	0.71" (18.03mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1918
Aug 1961–Mar 1962 8-Month	19.53" (496.06mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	0.71" (18.03mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2019
Jul 1961–Mar 1962 9-Month	22.64" (575.06mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	1.04" (26.42mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1918
Jul 1961–Mar 1962 9-Month	22.64" (575.06mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	1.04" (26.42mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2019
Jun 1961–Mar 1962 10-Month	25.56" (649.22mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	1.03" (26.16mm)	91st Driest	Driest since: 1961	1918
Jun 1961–Mar 1962 10-Month	25.56" (649.22mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	1.03" (26.16mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
May 1961–Mar 1962 11-Month	28.44" (722.38mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	1.01" (25.66mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1918
May 1961–Mar 1962 11-Month	28.44" (722.38mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	1.01" (25.66mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2019
Apr 1961–Mar 1962 12-Month	30.74" (780.80mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	0.78" (19.82mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1918
Apr 1961–Mar 1962 12-Month	30.74" (780.80mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	0.78" (19.82mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2016
Oct 1960–Mar 1962 18-Month	44.51" (1,130.55mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	0.83" (21.08mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1961	1918
Oct 1960–Mar 1962 18-Month	44.51" (1,130.55mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	0.83" (21.08mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2020
Apr 1960–Mar 1962 24-Month	59.94" (1,522.48mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.02" (0.51mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1958	1955
Apr 1960–Mar 1962 24-Month	59.94" (1,522.48mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.02" (0.51mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	2020
Apr 1959–Mar 1962 36-Month	90.83" (2,307.08mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	0.96" (24.38mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1961	1955
Apr 1959–Mar 1962 36-Month	90.83" (2,307.08mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	0.96" (24.38mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2020
Apr 1958–Mar 1962 48-Month	120.36" (3,057.14mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	0.60" (15.24mm)	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1960	1957
Apr 1958–Mar 1962 48-Month	120.36" (3,057.14mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	0.60" (15.24mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	2019
Apr 1957–Mar 1962 60-Month	154.89" (3,934.21mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	5.27" (133.86mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1957
Apr 1957–Mar 1962 60-Month	154.89" (3,934.21mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	5.27" (133.86mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings