Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, March 2021
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 2021 1-Month |
2.52" (64.01mm) | 2.51" (63.75mm) |
0.01" (0.26mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1910 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 2008 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 2021 2-Month |
4.55" (115.57mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) |
-0.09" (-2.29mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1910 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 2021 3-Month |
6.64" (168.66mm) | 6.96" (176.78mm) |
-0.32" (-8.12mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1910 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 2020–Mar 2021 4-Month |
8.69" (220.73mm) | 9.30" (236.22mm) |
-0.61" (-15.49mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1981 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983, 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1954, 2009 | ||||||
|
Nov 2020–Mar 2021 5-Month |
10.63" (270.00mm) | 11.53" (292.86mm) |
-0.90" (-22.86mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1977 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 2020–Mar 2021 6-Month |
12.81" (325.37mm) | 13.70" (347.98mm) |
-0.89" (-22.61mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1918 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 2020–Mar 2021 7-Month |
15.25" (387.35mm) | 16.19" (411.23mm) |
-0.94" (-23.88mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1918 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 2020–Mar 2021 8-Month |
17.67" (448.82mm) | 18.82" (478.03mm) |
-1.15" (-29.21mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1918 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 2020–Mar 2021 9-Month |
20.61" (523.49mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
-0.99" (-25.15mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1918 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2020–Mar 2021 10-Month |
23.34" (592.84mm) | 24.53" (623.06mm) |
-1.19" (-30.22mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1918 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 2020–Mar 2021 11-Month |
26.43" (671.32mm) | 27.43" (696.72mm) |
-1.00" (-25.40mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1918 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 2020–Mar 2021 12-Month |
28.95" (735.33mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
-1.01" (-25.65mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1918 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 2019–Mar 2021 18-Month |
44.72" (1,135.89mm) | 43.68" (1,109.47mm) |
1.04" (26.42mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1918 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 2019–Mar 2021 24-Month |
63.76" (1,619.50mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
3.84" (97.53mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1955 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 2018–Mar 2021 36-Month |
99.27" (2,521.46mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) |
9.40" (238.76mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1955 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 2017–Mar 2021 48-Month |
130.72" (3,320.29mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) |
10.96" (278.39mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1957 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 2016–Mar 2021 60-Month |
163.33" (4,148.58mm) | 149.62" (3,800.35mm) |
13.71" (348.23mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1957 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 18, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/