National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, March 1981
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean | Anomaly | Rank (1895-2023) | Wettest/Driest Since | Record |
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March 1981 1-Month | 2.21" (56.13mm) | 2.51" (63.75mm) | -0.30" (-7.62mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: | 1910 |
96th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1973 | ||||
Ties: 1909 | ||||||
Feb– 2-Month | 4.38" (111.25mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) | -0.26" (-6.61mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: | 1910 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1998 | ||||
Jan– 3-Month | 5.36" (136.14mm) | 6.96" (176.78mm) | -1.60" (-40.64mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: | 1910 |
128th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1998 | ||||
Dec 1980– 4-Month | 6.93" (176.02mm) | 9.30" (236.22mm) | -2.37" (-60.20mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1981 |
128th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983, 1998 | ||||
Nov 1980– 5-Month | 8.69" (220.73mm) | 11.53" (292.86mm) | -2.84" (-72.13mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: | 1977 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983 | ||||
Oct 1980– 6-Month | 10.56" (268.22mm) | 13.70" (347.98mm) | -3.14" (-79.76mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
127th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983 | ||||
Sep 1980– 7-Month | 13.35" (339.09mm) | 16.19" (411.23mm) | -2.84" (-72.14mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1980– 8-Month | 15.92" (404.37mm) | 18.82" (478.03mm) | -2.90" (-73.66mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1980– 9-Month | 17.89" (454.41mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) | -3.71" (-94.23mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1980– 10-Month | 20.20" (513.08mm) | 24.53" (623.06mm) | -4.33" (-109.98mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
May 1980– 11-Month | 23.29" (591.57mm) | 27.43" (696.72mm) | -4.14" (-105.15mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Apr 1980– 12-Month | 25.67" (652.02mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) | -4.29" (-108.96mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2016 | ||||
Oct 1979– 18-Month | 40.03" (1,016.76mm) | 43.68" (1,109.47mm) | -3.65" (-92.71mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
112th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1919 | ||||||
Apr 1979– 24-Month | 57.67" (1,464.82mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) | -2.25" (-57.15mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: | 1955 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1978– 36-Month | 89.31" (2,268.47mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) | -0.56" (-14.23mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: | 1955 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1977– 48-Month | 121.05" (3,074.67mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) | 1.29" (32.77mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: | 1957 |
60th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Apr 1976– 60-Month | 147.05" (3,735.07mm) | 149.62" (3,800.35mm) | -2.57" (-65.28mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: | 1957 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings