National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, March 1987
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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March 1987 1-Month |
2.67" (67.82mm) | 2.51" (63.75mm) |
0.16" (4.07mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
1973 | ||||
Ties: 1946 | ||||||
Feb– 2-Month |
5.00" (127.00mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) |
0.36" (9.14mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: |
1998 | ||||
Ties: 1939 | ||||||
Jan– 3-Month |
7.17" (182.12mm) | 6.96" (176.78mm) |
0.21" (5.34mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: |
1998 | ||||
Dec 1986– 4-Month |
9.17" (232.92mm) | 9.30" (236.22mm) |
-0.13" (-3.30mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983, 1998 | ||||
Nov 1986– 5-Month |
12.11" (307.59mm) | 11.53" (292.86mm) |
0.58" (14.73mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: |
1977 |
39th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Oct 1986– 6-Month |
14.92" (378.97mm) | 13.70" (347.98mm) |
1.22" (30.99mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Ties: 1999 | ||||||
Sep 1986– 7-Month |
18.51" (470.15mm) | 16.19" (411.23mm) |
2.32" (58.92mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Aug 1986– 8-Month |
21.33" (541.78mm) | 18.82" (478.03mm) |
2.51" (63.75mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jul 1986– 9-Month |
24.08" (611.63mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
2.48" (62.99mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
14th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 1986– 10-Month |
27.11" (688.59mm) | 24.53" (623.06mm) |
2.58" (65.53mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1907 | ||||||
May 1986– 11-Month |
30.06" (763.52mm) | 27.43" (696.72mm) |
2.63" (66.80mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
16th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Apr 1986– 12-Month |
32.30" (820.42mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
2.34" (59.44mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
20th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2016 | ||||
Oct 1985– 18-Month |
46.73" (1,186.94mm) | 43.68" (1,109.47mm) |
3.05" (77.47mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
22nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Apr 1985– 24-Month |
62.52" (1,588.01mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
2.60" (66.04mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: |
1955 |
33rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Apr 1984– 36-Month |
93.71" (2,380.23mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) |
3.84" (97.53mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: |
1955 |
30th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Apr 1983– 48-Month |
126.22" (3,205.99mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) |
6.46" (164.09mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
20th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Apr 1982– 60-Month |
160.96" (4,088.38mm) | 149.62" (3,800.35mm) |
11.34" (288.03mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
8th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings