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 1997
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1997 1-Month |
2.44" (61.98mm) | 2.51" (63.75mm) |
-0.07" (-1.77mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1910 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 2000 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 1997 2-Month |
4.83" (122.68mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) |
0.19" (4.82mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1910 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1929, 1992 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 1997 3-Month |
7.64" (194.06mm) | 6.96" (176.78mm) |
0.68" (17.28mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1910 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1996–Mar 1997 4-Month |
10.93" (277.62mm) | 9.30" (236.22mm) |
1.63" (41.40mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1981 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 1983, 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1996–Mar 1997 5-Month |
13.93" (353.82mm) | 11.53" (292.86mm) |
2.40" (60.96mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1977 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1996–Mar 1997 6-Month |
16.42" (417.07mm) | 13.70" (347.98mm) |
2.72" (69.09mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1996–Mar 1997 7-Month |
19.86" (504.44mm) | 16.19" (411.23mm) |
3.67" (93.21mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1996–Mar 1997 8-Month |
22.52" (572.01mm) | 18.82" (478.03mm) |
3.70" (93.98mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1996–Mar 1997 9-Month |
25.64" (651.26mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
4.04" (102.62mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1996–Mar 1997 10-Month |
28.51" (724.15mm) | 24.53" (623.06mm) |
3.98" (101.09mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2016 | ||||||
|
May 1996–Mar 1997 11-Month |
31.83" (808.48mm) | 27.43" (696.72mm) |
4.40" (111.76mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1996–Mar 1997 12-Month |
34.39" (873.51mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
4.43" (112.53mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2016 | ||||
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Oct 1995–Mar 1997 18-Month |
48.59" (1,234.19mm) | 43.68" (1,109.47mm) |
4.91" (124.72mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1918 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1995–Mar 1997 24-Month |
66.26" (1,683.00mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
6.34" (161.03mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1955 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2020 | ||||
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Apr 1994–Mar 1997 36-Month |
97.90" (2,486.66mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) |
8.03" (203.96mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1955 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2020 | ||||
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Apr 1993–Mar 1997 48-Month |
129.04" (3,277.62mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) |
9.28" (235.72mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1957 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2019 | ||||
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Apr 1992–Mar 1997 60-Month |
161.62" (4,105.15mm) | 149.62" (3,800.35mm) |
12.00" (304.80mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1957 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 29, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/