National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, March 2003
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean | Anomaly | Rank (1895-2023) | Wettest/Driest Since | Record |
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March 2003 1-Month | 2.48" (62.99mm) | 2.51" (63.75mm) | -0.03" (-0.76mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: | 1910 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: | 1973 | ||||
Ties: 1917, 1985, 2018 | ||||||
Feb– 2-Month | 5.05" (128.27mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) | 0.41" (10.41mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: | 1910 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1998 | ||||
Jan– 3-Month | 6.38" (162.05mm) | 6.96" (176.78mm) | -0.58" (-14.73mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: | 1910 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1998 | ||||
Dec 2002– 4-Month | 9.38" (238.25mm) | 9.30" (236.22mm) | 0.08" (2.03mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: | 1981 |
58th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983, 1998 | ||||
Nov 2002– 5-Month | 11.32" (287.53mm) | 11.53" (292.86mm) | -0.21" (-5.33mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: | 1977 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983 | ||||
Ties: 2007 | ||||||
Oct 2002– 6-Month | 14.33" (363.98mm) | 13.70" (347.98mm) | 0.63" (16.00mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1983 | ||||
Sep 2002– 7-Month | 17.05" (433.07mm) | 16.19" (411.23mm) | 0.86" (21.84mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1972 | ||||||
Aug 2002– 8-Month | 19.45" (494.03mm) | 18.82" (478.03mm) | 0.63" (16.00mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
47th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jul 2002– 9-Month | 22.05" (560.07mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) | 0.45" (11.43mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
55th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jun 2002– 10-Month | 24.61" (625.09mm) | 24.53" (623.06mm) | 0.08" (2.03mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
May 2002– 11-Month | 27.25" (692.15mm) | 27.43" (696.72mm) | -0.18" (-4.57mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
76th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1968 | ||||||
Apr 2002– 12-Month | 29.51" (749.55mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) | -0.45" (-11.43mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2016 | ||||
Oct 2001– 18-Month | 42.24" (1,072.90mm) | 43.68" (1,109.47mm) | -1.44" (-36.57mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: | 1918 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Apr 2001– 24-Month | 57.82" (1,468.63mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) | -2.10" (-53.34mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: | 1955 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Apr 2000– 36-Month | 85.97" (2,183.64mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) | -3.90" (-99.06mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: | 1955 |
102nd Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1999– 48-Month | 113.90" (2,893.06mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) | -5.86" (-148.84mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: | 1957 |
113th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Apr 1998– 60-Month | 145.12" (3,686.05mm) | 149.62" (3,800.35mm) | -4.50" (-114.30mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: | 1957 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1900 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings