National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, March 1997
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean | Anomaly | Rank (1895-2023) | 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: | 1910 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: | 1973 | ||||
Ties: 2000 | ||||||
Feb– 2-Month | 4.83" (122.68mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) | 0.19" (4.82mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: | 1910 |
47th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1929, 1992 | ||||||
Jan– 3-Month | 7.64" (194.06mm) | 6.96" (176.78mm) | 0.68" (17.28mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: | 1910 |
27th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1998 | ||||
Dec 1996– 4-Month | 10.93" (277.62mm) | 9.30" (236.22mm) | 1.63" (41.40mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: | 1981 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983, 1998 | ||||
Nov 1996– 5-Month | 13.93" (353.82mm) | 11.53" (292.86mm) | 2.40" (60.96mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: | 1977 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983 | ||||
Oct 1996– 6-Month | 16.42" (417.07mm) | 13.70" (347.98mm) | 2.72" (69.09mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983 | ||||
Sep 1996– 7-Month | 19.86" (504.44mm) | 16.19" (411.23mm) | 3.67" (93.21mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1996– 8-Month | 22.52" (572.01mm) | 18.82" (478.03mm) | 3.70" (93.98mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1996– 9-Month | 25.64" (651.26mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) | 4.04" (102.62mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1996– 10-Month | 28.51" (724.15mm) | 24.53" (623.06mm) | 3.98" (101.09mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 2016 | ||||||
May 1996– 11-Month | 31.83" (808.48mm) | 27.43" (696.72mm) | 4.40" (111.76mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Apr 1996– 12-Month | 34.39" (873.51mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) | 4.43" (112.53mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2016 | ||||
Oct 1995– 18-Month | 48.59" (1,234.19mm) | 43.68" (1,109.47mm) | 4.91" (124.72mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1995– 24-Month | 66.26" (1,683.00mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) | 6.34" (161.03mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: | 1955 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1994– 36-Month | 97.90" (2,486.66mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) | 8.03" (203.96mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: | 1955 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1993– 48-Month | 129.04" (3,277.62mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) | 9.28" (235.72mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: | 1957 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Apr 1992– 60-Month | 161.62" (4,105.15mm) | 149.62" (3,800.35mm) | 12.00" (304.80mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: | 1957 |
6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings