National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, March 1971
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 1971 1-Month |
2.08" (52.83mm) | 2.51" (63.75mm) |
-0.43" (-10.92mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1973 | ||||
Feb– 2-Month |
4.45" (113.03mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) |
-0.19" (-4.83mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
1998 | ||||
Jan– 3-Month |
6.48" (164.59mm) | 6.96" (176.78mm) |
-0.48" (-12.19mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1998 | ||||
Ties: 1917 | ||||||
Dec 1970– 4-Month |
8.70" (220.98mm) | 9.30" (236.22mm) |
-0.60" (-15.24mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983, 1998 | ||||
Nov 1970– 5-Month |
10.90" (276.86mm) | 11.53" (292.86mm) |
-0.63" (-16.00mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: |
1977 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Oct 1970– 6-Month |
13.78" (350.01mm) | 13.70" (347.98mm) |
0.08" (2.03mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
57th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Ties: 1908 | ||||||
Sep 1970– 7-Month |
16.84" (427.74mm) | 16.19" (411.23mm) |
0.65" (16.51mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
47th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Aug 1970– 8-Month |
19.21" (487.93mm) | 18.82" (478.03mm) |
0.39" (9.90mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
52nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1922 | ||||||
Jul 1970– 9-Month |
21.62" (549.15mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
0.02" (0.51mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 1970– 10-Month |
24.39" (619.51mm) | 24.53" (623.06mm) |
-0.14" (-3.55mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
76th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
May 1970– 11-Month |
27.00" (685.80mm) | 27.43" (696.72mm) |
-0.43" (-10.92mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Apr 1970– 12-Month |
29.78" (756.41mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
-0.18" (-4.57mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
76th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2016 | ||||
Oct 1969– 18-Month |
43.41" (1,102.61mm) | 43.68" (1,109.47mm) |
-0.27" (-6.86mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
75th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Apr 1969– 24-Month |
59.68" (1,515.87mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-0.24" (-6.10mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: |
1955 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Apr 1968– 36-Month |
91.39" (2,321.31mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) |
1.52" (38.61mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: |
1955 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Apr 1967– 48-Month |
121.31" (3,081.27mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) |
1.55" (39.37mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Apr 1966– 60-Month |
147.95" (3,757.93mm) | 149.62" (3,800.35mm) |
-1.67" (-42.42mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings