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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, March 2022
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 2022 1-Month |
0.88" (22.35mm) | 2.33" (59.18mm) |
-1.45" (-36.83mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1956 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1995 | ||||
| Ties: 1932 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 2022 2-Month |
1.11" (28.19mm) | 5.05" (128.27mm) |
-3.94" (-100.08mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1923 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1938 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 2022 3-Month |
1.44" (36.58mm) | 8.03" (203.96mm) |
-6.59" (-167.38mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2022 | 2022 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1995 | ||||
|
Dec 2021–Mar 2022 4-Month |
6.00" (152.40mm) | 10.58" (268.73mm) |
-4.58" (-116.33mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1990 | 1977 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1907 | ||||
| Ties: 1947 | ||||||
|
Nov 2021–Mar 2022 5-Month |
6.63" (168.40mm) | 12.46" (316.48mm) |
-5.83" (-148.08mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1990 | 1977 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 2021–Mar 2022 6-Month |
9.61" (244.09mm) | 13.48" (342.39mm) |
-3.87" (-98.30mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 2021–Mar 2022 7-Month |
9.93" (252.22mm) | 13.98" (355.09mm) |
-4.05" (-102.87mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 2021–Mar 2022 8-Month |
10.09" (256.29mm) | 14.37" (365.00mm) |
-4.28" (-108.71mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 2021–Mar 2022 9-Month |
10.61" (269.49mm) | 14.69" (373.13mm) |
-4.08" (-103.64mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 2021 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
|
Jun 2021–Mar 2022 10-Month |
10.76" (273.30mm) | 15.19" (385.83mm) |
-4.43" (-112.53mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 2021 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
May 2021–Mar 2022 11-Month |
11.10" (281.94mm) | 16.11" (409.19mm) |
-5.01" (-127.25mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Apr 2021–Mar 2022 12-Month |
11.44" (290.58mm) | 17.45" (443.23mm) |
-6.01" (-152.65mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 2020–Mar 2022 18-Month |
18.90" (480.06mm) | 30.93" (785.62mm) |
-12.03" (-305.56mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1983 | ||||
|
Apr 2020–Mar 2022 24-Month |
21.87" (555.50mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
-13.02" (-330.71mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2022 | 2022 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1983 | ||||
|
Apr 2019–Mar 2022 36-Month |
35.95" (913.13mm) | 52.29" (1,328.17mm) |
-16.34" (-415.04mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2022 | 2022 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1984 | ||||
|
Apr 2018–Mar 2022 48-Month |
56.77" (1,441.96mm) | 69.54" (1,766.32mm) |
-12.77" (-324.36mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 2015 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr 2017–Mar 2022 60-Month |
70.25" (1,784.35mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
-16.58" (-421.13mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1933 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/