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Precipitation Rankings, March 2004

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 2004 1-Month	2.01" (51.05mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.50" (-12.70mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1910
March 2004 1-Month	2.01" (51.05mm)	2.51" (63.75mm)	-0.50" (-12.70mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 2003	1973
Feb–Mar 2004 2-Month	4.46" (113.28mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.18" (-4.58mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 2002	1910
	4.46" (113.28mm)	4.64" (117.86mm)	-0.18" (-4.58mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2003	1998
	Ties: 1896, 1942, 1976
Jan–Mar 2004 3-Month	6.43" (163.32mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-0.53" (-13.46mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 2003	1910
	6.43" (163.32mm)	6.96" (176.78mm)	-0.53" (-13.46mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	1998
	Ties: 1914
Dec 2003–Mar 2004 4-Month	8.81" (223.77mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-0.49" (-12.45mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 2002	1981
	8.81" (223.77mm)	9.30" (236.22mm)	-0.49" (-12.45mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 2003	1983, 1998
	Ties: 2018
Nov 2003–Mar 2004 5-Month	11.36" (288.54mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-0.17" (-4.32mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 2003	1977
Nov 2003–Mar 2004 5-Month	11.36" (288.54mm)	11.53" (292.86mm)	-0.17" (-4.32mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1999	1983
Oct 2003–Mar 2004 6-Month	13.19" (335.03mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-0.51" (-12.95mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 2002	1918
	13.19" (335.03mm)	13.70" (347.98mm)	-0.51" (-12.95mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2003	1983
	Ties: 1901
Sep 2003–Mar 2004 7-Month	16.01" (406.65mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-0.18" (-4.58mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 2002	1918
Sep 2003–Mar 2004 7-Month	16.01" (406.65mm)	16.19" (411.23mm)	-0.18" (-4.58mm)	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 2003	2019
Aug 2003–Mar 2004 8-Month	18.57" (471.68mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-0.25" (-6.35mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 2002	1918
	18.57" (471.68mm)	18.82" (478.03mm)	-0.25" (-6.35mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2003	2019
	Ties: 1929
Jul 2003–Mar 2004 9-Month	21.21" (538.73mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-0.39" (-9.91mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 2002	1918
Jul 2003–Mar 2004 9-Month	21.21" (538.73mm)	21.60" (548.64mm)	-0.39" (-9.91mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 2003	2019
Jun 2003–Mar 2004 10-Month	24.66" (626.36mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	0.13" (3.30mm)	62nd Driest	Driest since: 2003	1918
Jun 2003–Mar 2004 10-Month	24.66" (626.36mm)	24.53" (623.06mm)	0.13" (3.30mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1999	2019
May 2003–Mar 2004 11-Month	27.93" (709.42mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	0.50" (12.70mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 2003	1918
May 2003–Mar 2004 11-Month	27.93" (709.42mm)	27.43" (696.72mm)	0.50" (12.70mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1999	2019
Apr 2003–Mar 2004 12-Month	30.56" (776.22mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	0.60" (15.24mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 2003	1918
	30.56" (776.22mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	0.60" (15.24mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1999	2016
	Ties: 2015
Oct 2002–Mar 2004 18-Month	44.89" (1,140.21mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	1.21" (30.74mm)	83rd Driest	Driest since: 2003	1918
Oct 2002–Mar 2004 18-Month	44.89" (1,140.21mm)	43.68" (1,109.47mm)	1.21" (30.74mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1999	2020
Apr 2002–Mar 2004 24-Month	60.07" (1,525.78mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.15" (3.81mm)	65th Driest	Driest since: 2003	1955
Apr 2002–Mar 2004 24-Month	60.07" (1,525.78mm)	59.92" (1,521.97mm)	0.15" (3.81mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1999	2020
Apr 2001–Mar 2004 36-Month	88.38" (2,244.85mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-1.49" (-37.85mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 2003	1955
Apr 2001–Mar 2004 36-Month	88.38" (2,244.85mm)	89.87" (2,282.70mm)	-1.49" (-37.85mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 2000	2020
Apr 2000–Mar 2004 48-Month	116.53" (2,959.86mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-3.23" (-82.04mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 2003	1957
Apr 2000–Mar 2004 48-Month	116.53" (2,959.86mm)	119.76" (3,041.90mm)	-3.23" (-82.04mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	2019
Apr 1999–Mar 2004 60-Month	144.46" (3,669.28mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-5.16" (-131.07mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1957
Apr 1999–Mar 2004 60-Month	144.46" (3,669.28mm)	149.62" (3,800.35mm)	-5.16" (-131.07mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 2003	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings