National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, March 1988
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean | Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) | Wettest/Driest Since | Record |
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March 1988 1-Month | 2.04" (51.82mm) | 2.51" (63.75mm) | -0.47" (-11.93mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: | 1910 |
112th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1973 | ||||
Feb– 2-Month | 3.56" (90.42mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) | -1.08" (-27.44mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: | 1910 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1998 | ||||
Jan– 3-Month | 5.53" (140.46mm) | 6.96" (176.78mm) | -1.43" (-36.32mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: | 1910 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1998 | ||||
Dec 1987– 4-Month | 8.40" (213.36mm) | 9.30" (236.22mm) | -0.90" (-22.86mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: | 1981 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983, 1998 | ||||
Nov 1987– 5-Month | 10.95" (278.13mm) | 11.53" (292.86mm) | -0.58" (-14.73mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: | 1977 |
83rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983 | ||||
Ties: 2006 | ||||||
Oct 1987– 6-Month | 12.10" (307.34mm) | 13.70" (347.98mm) | -1.60" (-40.64mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983 | ||||
Sep 1987– 7-Month | 14.29" (362.97mm) | 16.19" (411.23mm) | -1.90" (-48.26mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
111th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1987– 8-Month | 17.03" (432.56mm) | 18.82" (478.03mm) | -1.79" (-45.47mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1987– 9-Month | 19.86" (504.44mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) | -1.74" (-44.20mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 2013 | ||||||
Jun 1987– 10-Month | 22.67" (575.82mm) | 24.53" (623.06mm) | -1.86" (-47.24mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
109th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1963 | ||||||
May 1987– 11-Month | 25.91" (658.11mm) | 27.43" (696.72mm) | -1.52" (-38.61mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Apr 1987– 12-Month | 27.37" (695.20mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) | -2.59" (-65.78mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2016 | ||||
Oct 1986– 18-Month | 42.29" (1,074.17mm) | 43.68" (1,109.47mm) | -1.39" (-35.30mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1986– 24-Month | 59.67" (1,515.62mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) | -0.25" (-6.35mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: | 1955 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1944 | ||||||
Apr 1985– 36-Month | 89.89" (2,283.21mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) | 0.02" (0.51mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: | 1955 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1899 | ||||||
Apr 1984– 48-Month | 121.08" (3,075.43mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) | 1.32" (33.53mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: | 1957 |
58th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Apr 1983– 60-Month | 153.59" (3,901.19mm) | 149.62" (3,800.35mm) | 3.97" (100.84mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: | 1957 |
37th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings