Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
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 |
1.39" (35.31mm) | 2.33" (59.18mm) |
-0.94" (-23.87mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1956 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 2021 2-Month |
2.55" (64.77mm) | 5.05" (128.27mm) |
-2.50" (-63.50mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1923 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1938 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 2021 3-Month |
5.09" (129.29mm) | 8.03" (203.96mm) |
-2.94" (-74.67mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2022 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1995 | ||||
|
Dec 2020–Mar 2021 4-Month |
6.41" (162.81mm) | 10.58" (268.73mm) |
-4.17" (-105.92mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1977 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1907 | ||||
|
Nov 2020–Mar 2021 5-Month |
7.41" (188.21mm) | 12.46" (316.48mm) |
-5.05" (-128.27mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1977 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1898 | ||||||
|
Oct 2020–Mar 2021 6-Month |
7.46" (189.48mm) | 13.48" (342.39mm) |
-6.02" (-152.91mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 2020–Mar 2021 7-Month |
7.51" (190.75mm) | 13.98" (355.09mm) |
-6.47" (-164.34mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 2020–Mar 2021 8-Month |
7.62" (193.55mm) | 14.37" (365.00mm) |
-6.75" (-171.45mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 2020–Mar 2021 9-Month |
7.69" (195.33mm) | 14.69" (373.13mm) |
-7.00" (-177.80mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 2021 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 2020–Mar 2021 10-Month |
8.01" (203.45mm) | 15.19" (385.83mm) |
-7.18" (-182.38mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 2021 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
May 2020–Mar 2021 11-Month |
8.98" (228.09mm) | 16.11" (409.19mm) |
-7.13" (-181.10mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Apr 2020–Mar 2021 12-Month |
10.43" (264.92mm) | 17.45" (443.23mm) |
-7.02" (-178.31mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 2019–Mar 2021 18-Month |
19.57" (497.08mm) | 30.93" (785.62mm) |
-11.36" (-288.54mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Apr 2019–Mar 2021 24-Month |
24.51" (622.55mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
-10.38" (-263.66mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 2022 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Apr 2018–Mar 2021 36-Month |
45.33" (1,151.38mm) | 52.29" (1,328.17mm) |
-6.96" (-176.79mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 2022 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1984 | ||||
|
Apr 2017–Mar 2021 48-Month |
58.81" (1,493.77mm) | 69.54" (1,766.32mm) |
-10.73" (-272.55mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 2015 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr 2016–Mar 2021 60-Month |
84.12" (2,136.65mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
-2.71" (-68.83mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1933 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/