Climate at a Glance
Regional 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.
West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, March 2009
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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March 2009 1-Month |
1.60" (40.64mm) | 2.33" (59.18mm) |
-0.73" (-18.54mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1956 |
83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1995 | ||||
Ties: 1910 | ||||||
Feb–Mar 2009 2-Month |
4.80" (121.92mm) | 5.05" (128.27mm) |
-0.25" (-6.35mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1923 |
58th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1938 | ||||
Jan–Mar 2009 3-Month |
5.90" (149.86mm) | 8.03" (203.96mm) |
-2.13" (-54.10mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 2022 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1995 | ||||
Dec 2008–Mar 2009 4-Month |
8.16" (207.26mm) | 10.58" (268.73mm) |
-2.42" (-61.47mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1977 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1907 | ||||
Nov 2008–Mar 2009 5-Month |
10.04" (255.02mm) | 12.46" (316.48mm) |
-2.42" (-61.46mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1977 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
Oct 2008–Mar 2009 6-Month |
10.60" (269.24mm) | 13.48" (342.39mm) |
-2.88" (-73.15mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1977 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
Sep 2008–Mar 2009 7-Month |
10.68" (271.27mm) | 13.98" (355.09mm) |
-3.30" (-83.82mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1977 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
Aug 2008–Mar 2009 8-Month |
10.82" (274.83mm) | 14.37" (365.00mm) |
-3.55" (-90.17mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1977 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
Ties: 2013 | ||||||
Jul 2008–Mar 2009 9-Month |
11.04" (280.42mm) | 14.69" (373.13mm) |
-3.65" (-92.71mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 2021 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
Jun 2008–Mar 2009 10-Month |
11.16" (283.46mm) | 15.19" (385.83mm) |
-4.03" (-102.37mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 2021 |
102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
May 2008–Mar 2009 11-Month |
11.89" (302.01mm) | 16.11" (409.19mm) |
-4.22" (-107.18mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1977 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
Apr 2008–Mar 2009 12-Month |
12.18" (309.37mm) | 17.45" (443.23mm) |
-5.27" (-133.86mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1990 | 1977 |
115th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
Oct 2007–Mar 2009 18-Month |
23.77" (603.76mm) | 30.93" (785.62mm) |
-7.16" (-181.86mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1977 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1983 | ||||
Apr 2007–Mar 2009 24-Month |
26.64" (676.66mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
-8.25" (-209.55mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1991 | 2022 |
112th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1983 | ||||
Apr 2006–Mar 2009 36-Month |
39.63" (1,006.60mm) | 52.29" (1,328.17mm) |
-12.66" (-321.57mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2022 |
120th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1984 | ||||
Apr 2005–Mar 2009 48-Month |
62.13" (1,578.10mm) | 69.54" (1,766.32mm) |
-7.41" (-188.22mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 2015 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1998 | ||||
Apr 2004–Mar 2009 60-Month |
83.00" (2,108.20mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
-3.83" (-97.28mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1933 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1999 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 16, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/