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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, March 2016

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
March 2016
1-Month 		2.85"
(72.39mm)		 1.71"
(43.43mm)		 1.14"
(28.96mm)		 123rd Driest
Driest since:
 1910
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1977
Feb–Mar 2016
2-Month 		3.90"
(99.06mm)		 2.74"
(69.60mm)		 1.16"
(29.46mm)		 120th Driest
Driest since:
 1958
9th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1951
Jan–Mar 2016
3-Month 		4.79"
(121.67mm)		 3.88"
(98.55mm)		 0.91"
(23.12mm)		 110th Driest
Driest since:
 1958
19th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1897
Dec 2015–Mar 2016
4-Month 		8.26"
(209.80mm)		 5.12"
(130.05mm)		 3.14"
(79.75mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1958
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2016
Nov 2015–Mar 2016
5-Month 		11.50"
(292.10mm)		 6.95"
(176.53mm)		 4.55"
(115.57mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 2003
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2016
Oct 2015–Mar 2016
6-Month 		13.75"
(349.25mm)		 9.26"
(235.20mm)		 4.49"
(114.05mm)		 127th Driest
Driest since:
 1925
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2016
Sep 2015–Mar 2016
7-Month 		17.20"
(436.88mm)		 12.64"
(321.06mm)		 4.56"
(115.82mm)		 122nd Driest
Driest since:
 1957
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Aug 2015–Mar 2016
8-Month 		21.29"
(540.77mm)		 16.19"
(411.23mm)		 5.10"
(129.54mm)		 123rd Driest
Driest since:
 1977
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Jul 2015–Mar 2016
9-Month 		25.17"
(639.32mm)		 19.78"
(502.41mm)		 5.39"
(136.91mm)		 122nd Driest
Driest since:
 1977
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2017
Jun 2015–Mar 2016
10-Month 		29.75"
(755.65mm)		 23.81"
(604.77mm)		 5.94"
(150.88mm)		 123rd Driest
Driest since:
 1977
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
May 2015–Mar 2016
11-Month 		34.59"
(878.59mm)		 27.20"
(690.88mm)		 7.39"
(187.71mm)		 124th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
4th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Apr 2015–Mar 2016
12-Month 		37.00"
(939.80mm)		 29.70"
(754.38mm)		 7.30"
(185.42mm)		 124th Driest
Driest since:
 1977
4th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Oct 2014–Mar 2016
18-Month 		44.66"
(1,134.36mm)		 38.98"
(990.09mm)		 5.68"
(144.27mm)		 112th Driest
Driest since:
 1964
15th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Apr 2014–Mar 2016
24-Month 		70.42"
(1,788.67mm)		 59.38"
(1,508.25mm)		 11.04"
(280.42mm)		 123rd Driest
Driest since:
 1931
4th Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2020
Apr 2013–Mar 2016
36-Month 		102.82"
(2,611.63mm)		 89.04"
(2,261.62mm)		 13.78"
(350.01mm)		 120th Driest
Driest since:
 1935
6th Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2020
Apr 2012–Mar 2016
48-Month 		131.14"
(3,330.96mm)		 118.67"
(3,014.22mm)		 12.47"
(316.74mm)		 111th Driest
Driest since:
 1937
14th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Apr 2011–Mar 2016
60-Month 		161.87"
(4,111.50mm)		 148.34"
(3,767.84mm)		 13.53"
(343.66mm)		 110th Driest
Driest since:
 1934
14th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020

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