Regional Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

Region:

Please note, Palmer Indices are not available for NWS Regions. Degree Days are not available for Great Plains, Souther Plains and Gulf Coast Rockies and Westward, River Basins, or Agricultural Belts. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

West Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, March 1918

View Period (Months):

All

Download: CSV JSON XML

Record Driest

Bottom ⅒

Bottom ⅓

Normal

Top ⅓

Top ⅒

Record Wettest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1918 1-Month	3.90" (99.06mm)	2.33" (59.18mm)	1.57" (39.88mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1917	1956
	3.90" (99.06mm)	2.33" (59.18mm)	1.57" (39.88mm)	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1907	1995
	Ties: 2006
Feb–Mar 1918 2-Month	7.59" (192.79mm)	5.05" (128.27mm)	2.54" (64.52mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1917	1923
Feb–Mar 1918 2-Month	7.59" (192.79mm)	5.05" (128.27mm)	2.54" (64.52mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1907	1938
Jan–Mar 1918 3-Month	8.62" (218.95mm)	8.03" (203.96mm)	0.59" (14.99mm)	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1917	2022
Jan–Mar 1918 3-Month	8.62" (218.95mm)	8.03" (203.96mm)	0.59" (14.99mm)	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1995
Dec 1917–Mar 1918 4-Month	9.36" (237.74mm)	10.58" (268.73mm)	-1.22" (-30.99mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1917	1977
Dec 1917–Mar 1918 4-Month	9.36" (237.74mm)	10.58" (268.73mm)	-1.22" (-30.99mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1907
Nov 1917–Mar 1918 5-Month	10.58" (268.73mm)	12.46" (316.48mm)	-1.88" (-47.75mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1917	1977
Nov 1917–Mar 1918 5-Month	10.58" (268.73mm)	12.46" (316.48mm)	-1.88" (-47.75mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1983
Oct 1917–Mar 1918 6-Month	10.59" (268.99mm)	13.48" (342.39mm)	-2.89" (-73.40mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1913	1977
Oct 1917–Mar 1918 6-Month	10.59" (268.99mm)	13.48" (342.39mm)	-2.89" (-73.40mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	1983
Sep 1917–Mar 1918 7-Month	10.84" (275.34mm)	13.98" (355.09mm)	-3.14" (-79.75mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1913	1977
	10.84" (275.34mm)	13.98" (355.09mm)	-3.14" (-79.75mm)	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	1983
	Ties: 2001
Aug 1917–Mar 1918 8-Month	11.22" (284.99mm)	14.37" (365.00mm)	-3.15" (-80.01mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 1913	1977
	11.22" (284.99mm)	14.37" (365.00mm)	-3.15" (-80.01mm)	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	1983
	Ties: 2015
Jul 1917–Mar 1918 9-Month	11.65" (295.91mm)	14.69" (373.13mm)	-3.04" (-77.22mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1913	2021
Jul 1917–Mar 1918 9-Month	11.65" (295.91mm)	14.69" (373.13mm)	-3.04" (-77.22mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	1983
Jun 1917–Mar 1918 10-Month	11.71" (297.43mm)	15.19" (385.83mm)	-3.48" (-88.40mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1913	2021
	11.71" (297.43mm)	15.19" (385.83mm)	-3.48" (-88.40mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	1983
	Ties: 1988
May 1917–Mar 1918 11-Month	13.28" (337.31mm)	16.11" (409.19mm)	-2.83" (-71.88mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1913	1977
	13.28" (337.31mm)	16.11" (409.19mm)	-2.83" (-71.88mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	1983
	Ties: 1925
Apr 1917–Mar 1918 12-Month	14.56" (369.82mm)	17.45" (443.23mm)	-2.89" (-73.41mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1917	1977
Apr 1917–Mar 1918 12-Month	14.56" (369.82mm)	17.45" (443.23mm)	-2.89" (-73.41mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1983
Oct 1916–Mar 1918 18-Month	26.30" (668.02mm)	30.93" (785.62mm)	-4.63" (-117.60mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1913	1977
Oct 1916–Mar 1918 18-Month	26.30" (668.02mm)	30.93" (785.62mm)	-4.63" (-117.60mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	1983
Apr 1916–Mar 1918 24-Month	28.75" (730.25mm)	34.89" (886.21mm)	-6.14" (-155.96mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1913	2022
	28.75" (730.25mm)	34.89" (886.21mm)	-6.14" (-155.96mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	1983
	Ties: 2010
Apr 1915–Mar 1918 36-Month	50.04" (1,271.02mm)	52.29" (1,328.17mm)	-2.25" (-57.15mm)	56th Driest	Driest since: 1914	2022
Apr 1915–Mar 1918 36-Month	50.04" (1,271.02mm)	52.29" (1,328.17mm)	-2.25" (-57.15mm)	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	1984
Apr 1914–Mar 1918 48-Month	69.08" (1,754.63mm)	69.54" (1,766.32mm)	-0.46" (-11.69mm)	70th Driest	Driest since: 1915	2015
Apr 1914–Mar 1918 48-Month	69.08" (1,754.63mm)	69.54" (1,766.32mm)	-0.46" (-11.69mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	1998
Apr 1913–Mar 1918 60-Month	92.87" (2,358.90mm)	86.83" (2,205.48mm)	6.04" (153.42mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1917	1933
Apr 1913–Mar 1918 60-Month	92.87" (2,358.90mm)	86.83" (2,205.48mm)	6.04" (153.42mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	1999

Citing This Page

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