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Precipitation Rankings, March 2000

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
March 2000
1-Month 		2.44"
(61.98mm)		 2.51"
(63.75mm)		 -0.07"
(-1.77mm)		 59th Driest
Driest since:
 1910
70th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1973
Ties: 1997
Feb–Mar 2000
2-Month 		4.56"
(115.82mm)		 4.64"
(117.86mm)		 -0.08"
(-2.04mm)		 65th Driest
Driest since:
 1910
64th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Jan–Mar 2000
3-Month 		6.70"
(170.18mm)		 6.96"
(176.78mm)		 -0.26"
(-6.60mm)		 53rd Driest
Driest since:
 1910
76th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1998
Dec 1999–Mar 2000
4-Month 		8.43"
(214.12mm)		 9.30"
(236.22mm)		 -0.87"
(-22.10mm)		 26th Driest
Driest since:
 1981
102nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983, 1998
Nov 1999–Mar 2000
5-Month 		9.87"
(250.70mm)		 11.53"
(292.86mm)		 -1.66"
(-42.16mm)		 11th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
117th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Oct 1999–Mar 2000
6-Month 		11.44"
(290.58mm)		 13.70"
(347.98mm)		 -2.26"
(-57.40mm)		 6th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
122nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1983
Sep 1999–Mar 2000
7-Month 		13.96"
(354.58mm)		 16.19"
(411.23mm)		 -2.23"
(-56.65mm)		 11th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
117th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Aug 1999–Mar 2000
8-Month 		16.26"
(413.00mm)		 18.82"
(478.03mm)		 -2.56"
(-65.03mm)		 10th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
118th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Jul 1999–Mar 2000
9-Month 		18.84"
(478.54mm)		 21.60"
(548.64mm)		 -2.76"
(-70.10mm)		 11th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
117th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Jun 1999–Mar 2000
10-Month 		22.15"
(562.61mm)		 24.53"
(623.06mm)		 -2.38"
(-60.45mm)		 16th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
112th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
May 1999–Mar 2000
11-Month 		25.06"
(636.52mm)		 27.43"
(696.72mm)		 -2.37"
(-60.20mm)		 19th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
109th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Apr 1999–Mar 2000
12-Month 		27.93"
(709.42mm)		 29.96"
(760.98mm)		 -2.03"
(-51.56mm)		 24th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
104th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2016
Oct 1998–Mar 2000
18-Month 		42.85"
(1,088.39mm)		 43.68"
(1,109.47mm)		 -0.83"
(-21.08mm)		 45th Driest
Driest since:
 1918
82nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Apr 1998–Mar 2000
24-Month 		59.15"
(1,502.41mm)		 59.92"
(1,521.97mm)		 -0.77"
(-19.56mm)		 49th Driest
Driest since:
 1955
78th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Apr 1997–Mar 2000
36-Month 		93.28"
(2,369.31mm)		 89.87"
(2,282.70mm)		 3.41"
(86.61mm)		 92nd Driest
Driest since:
 1955
34th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Apr 1996–Mar 2000
48-Month 		127.67"
(3,242.82mm)		 119.76"
(3,041.90mm)		 7.91"
(200.92mm)		 110th Driest
Driest since:
 1957
15th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Apr 1995–Mar 2000
60-Month 		159.54"
(4,052.32mm)		 149.62"
(3,800.35mm)		 9.92"
(251.97mm)		 112th Driest
Driest since:
 1957
12th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020

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