National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, March 2016
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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March 2016 1-Month |
2.92" (74.17mm) | 2.51" (63.75mm) |
0.41" (10.42mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
23rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
1973 | ||||
Feb– 2-Month |
4.85" (123.19mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) |
0.21" (5.33mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1998 | ||||
Jan– 3-Month |
6.89" (175.01mm) | 6.96" (176.78mm) |
-0.07" (-1.77mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1998 | ||||
Dec 2015– 4-Month |
10.95" (278.13mm) | 9.30" (236.22mm) |
1.65" (41.91mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: |
1981 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983, 1998 | ||||
Nov 2015– 5-Month |
14.30" (363.22mm) | 11.53" (292.86mm) |
2.77" (70.36mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: |
1977 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Oct 2015– 6-Month |
17.20" (436.88mm) | 13.70" (347.98mm) |
3.50" (88.90mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1983 | ||||
Sep 2015– 7-Month |
19.32" (490.73mm) | 16.19" (411.23mm) |
3.13" (79.50mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Aug 2015– 8-Month |
21.73" (551.94mm) | 18.82" (478.03mm) |
2.91" (73.91mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jul 2015– 9-Month |
24.96" (633.98mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
3.36" (85.34mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1998 | ||||||
Jun 2015– 10-Month |
28.51" (724.15mm) | 24.53" (623.06mm) |
3.98" (101.09mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Ties: 1997 | ||||||
May 2015– 11-Month |
32.95" (836.93mm) | 27.43" (696.72mm) |
5.52" (140.21mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Apr 2015– 12-Month |
35.78" (908.81mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
5.82" (147.83mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2016 | ||||
Oct 2014– 18-Month |
48.61" (1,234.69mm) | 43.68" (1,109.47mm) |
4.93" (125.22mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: |
1918 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Apr 2014– 24-Month |
66.34" (1,685.04mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
6.42" (163.07mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: |
1955 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Apr 2013– 36-Month |
97.28" (2,470.91mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) |
7.41" (188.21mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: |
1955 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Apr 2012– 48-Month |
124.11" (3,152.39mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) |
4.35" (110.49mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
28th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Apr 2011– 60-Month |
154.48" (3,923.79mm) | 149.62" (3,800.35mm) |
4.86" (123.44mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: |
1957 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings