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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, March 1996
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1996 1-Month |
2.24" (56.90mm) | 2.51" (63.75mm) |
-0.27" (-6.85mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1910 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 2019 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 1996 2-Month |
4.13" (104.90mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) |
-0.51" (-12.96mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1910 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1943 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 1996 3-Month |
6.95" (176.53mm) | 6.96" (176.78mm) |
-0.01" (-0.25mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1910 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1995–Mar 1996 4-Month |
9.20" (233.68mm) | 9.30" (236.22mm) |
-0.10" (-2.54mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1981 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1983, 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Nov 1995–Mar 1996 5-Month |
11.57" (293.88mm) | 11.53" (292.86mm) |
0.04" (1.02mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1977 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Oct 1995–Mar 1996 6-Month |
14.20" (360.68mm) | 13.70" (347.98mm) |
0.50" (12.70mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1918 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1995–Mar 1996 7-Month |
16.40" (416.56mm) | 16.19" (411.23mm) |
0.21" (5.33mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1918 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1995–Mar 1996 8-Month |
19.06" (484.12mm) | 18.82" (478.03mm) |
0.24" (6.09mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1918 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Jul 1995–Mar 1996 9-Month |
21.71" (551.43mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
0.11" (2.79mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1918 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1995–Mar 1996 10-Month |
24.94" (633.48mm) | 24.53" (623.06mm) |
0.41" (10.42mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1918 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1948, 1992 | ||||||
|
May 1995–Mar 1996 11-Month |
29.04" (737.62mm) | 27.43" (696.72mm) |
1.61" (40.90mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1918 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1995–Mar 1996 12-Month |
31.87" (809.50mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
1.91" (48.52mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1918 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1994–Mar 1996 18-Month |
47.59" (1,208.79mm) | 43.68" (1,109.47mm) |
3.91" (99.32mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1918 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1994–Mar 1996 24-Month |
63.51" (1,613.15mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
3.59" (91.18mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1955 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1993–Mar 1996 36-Month |
94.65" (2,404.11mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) |
4.78" (121.41mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1955 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2020 | ||||
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Apr 1992–Mar 1996 48-Month |
127.23" (3,231.64mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) |
7.47" (189.74mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1957 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1991–Mar 1996 60-Month |
159.24" (4,044.70mm) | 149.62" (3,800.35mm) |
9.62" (244.35mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1957 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/