Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, March 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
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: 1972 | 1910 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1909 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 1981 2-Month |
4.38" (111.25mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) |
-0.26" (-6.61mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1910 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1981 3-Month |
5.36" (136.14mm) | 6.96" (176.78mm) |
-1.60" (-40.64mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1910 | 1910 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–Mar 1981 4-Month |
6.93" (176.02mm) | 9.30" (236.22mm) |
-2.37" (-60.20mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1981 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1983, 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Mar 1981 5-Month |
8.69" (220.73mm) | 11.53" (292.86mm) |
-2.84" (-72.13mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–Mar 1981 6-Month |
10.56" (268.22mm) | 13.70" (347.98mm) |
-3.14" (-79.76mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1918 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1983 | ||||
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Sep 1980–Mar 1981 7-Month |
13.35" (339.09mm) | 16.19" (411.23mm) |
-2.84" (-72.14mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1980–Mar 1981 8-Month |
15.92" (404.37mm) | 18.82" (478.03mm) |
-2.90" (-73.66mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1980–Mar 1981 9-Month |
17.89" (454.41mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
-3.71" (-94.23mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1918 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–Mar 1981 10-Month |
20.20" (513.08mm) | 24.53" (623.06mm) |
-4.33" (-109.98mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1918 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1980–Mar 1981 11-Month |
23.29" (591.57mm) | 27.43" (696.72mm) |
-4.14" (-105.15mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1918 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1980–Mar 1981 12-Month |
25.67" (652.02mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
-4.29" (-108.96mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1918 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1979–Mar 1981 18-Month |
40.03" (1,016.76mm) | 43.68" (1,109.47mm) |
-3.65" (-92.71mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1919 | ||||||
|
Apr 1979–Mar 1981 24-Month |
57.67" (1,464.82mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-2.25" (-57.15mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1955 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
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Apr 1978–Mar 1981 36-Month |
89.31" (2,268.47mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) |
-0.56" (-14.23mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1955 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
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Apr 1977–Mar 1981 48-Month |
121.05" (3,074.67mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) |
1.29" (32.77mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1957 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
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Apr 1976–Mar 1981 60-Month |
147.05" (3,735.07mm) | 149.62" (3,800.35mm) |
-2.57" (-65.28mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1957 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 18, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/