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Precipitation Rankings, March 1968

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1968 1-Month	0.92" (23.37mm)	1.96" (49.78mm)	-1.04" (-26.41mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1910
	0.92" (23.37mm)	1.96" (49.78mm)	-1.04" (-26.41mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1990
	Ties: 1915
Feb–Mar 1968 2-Month	1.10" (27.94mm)	2.97" (75.44mm)	-1.87" (-47.50mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1958	1910
Feb–Mar 1968 2-Month	1.10" (27.94mm)	2.97" (75.44mm)	-1.87" (-47.50mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1951
Jan–Mar 1968 3-Month	1.72" (43.69mm)	3.95" (100.33mm)	-2.23" (-56.64mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1968	1968
Jan–Mar 1968 3-Month	1.72" (43.69mm)	3.95" (100.33mm)	-2.23" (-56.64mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1951
Dec 1967–Mar 1968 4-Month	2.63" (66.80mm)	5.05" (128.27mm)	-2.42" (-61.47mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Dec 1967–Mar 1968 4-Month	2.63" (66.80mm)	5.05" (128.27mm)	-2.42" (-61.47mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1973
Nov 1967–Mar 1968 5-Month	3.30" (83.82mm)	6.79" (172.47mm)	-3.49" (-88.65mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Nov 1967–Mar 1968 5-Month	3.30" (83.82mm)	6.79" (172.47mm)	-3.49" (-88.65mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2016
Oct 1967–Mar 1968 6-Month	6.45" (163.83mm)	9.11" (231.39mm)	-2.66" (-67.56mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1964	1956
Oct 1967–Mar 1968 6-Month	6.45" (163.83mm)	9.11" (231.39mm)	-2.66" (-67.56mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1932
Sep 1967–Mar 1968 7-Month	9.06" (230.12mm)	12.80" (325.12mm)	-3.74" (-95.00mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1940
Sep 1967–Mar 1968 7-Month	9.06" (230.12mm)	12.80" (325.12mm)	-3.74" (-95.00mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	2019
Aug 1967–Mar 1968 8-Month	11.71" (297.43mm)	16.66" (423.16mm)	-4.95" (-125.73mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1956
Aug 1967–Mar 1968 8-Month	11.71" (297.43mm)	16.66" (423.16mm)	-4.95" (-125.73mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	2019
Jul 1967–Mar 1968 9-Month	13.86" (352.04mm)	20.55" (521.97mm)	-6.69" (-169.93mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1918
Jul 1967–Mar 1968 9-Month	13.86" (352.04mm)	20.55" (521.97mm)	-6.69" (-169.93mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	2019
Jun 1967–Mar 1968 10-Month	22.45" (570.23mm)	25.15" (638.81mm)	-2.70" (-68.58mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1967	1956
Jun 1967–Mar 1968 10-Month	22.45" (570.23mm)	25.15" (638.81mm)	-2.70" (-68.58mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	2019
May 1967–Mar 1968 11-Month	25.19" (639.83mm)	29.19" (741.43mm)	-4.00" (-101.60mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1967	1956
May 1967–Mar 1968 11-Month	25.19" (639.83mm)	29.19" (741.43mm)	-4.00" (-101.60mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	2019
Apr 1967–Mar 1968 12-Month	28.53" (724.66mm)	32.14" (816.36mm)	-3.61" (-91.70mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1956
Apr 1967–Mar 1968 12-Month	28.53" (724.66mm)	32.14" (816.36mm)	-3.61" (-91.70mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	2019
Oct 1966–Mar 1968 18-Month	35.01" (889.25mm)	41.28" (1,048.51mm)	-6.27" (-159.26mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1989
Oct 1966–Mar 1968 18-Month	35.01" (889.25mm)	41.28" (1,048.51mm)	-6.27" (-159.26mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	1994
Apr 1966–Mar 1968 24-Month	53.66" (1,362.96mm)	64.26" (1,632.20mm)	-10.60" (-269.24mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1957
Apr 1966–Mar 1968 24-Month	53.66" (1,362.96mm)	64.26" (1,632.20mm)	-10.60" (-269.24mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2020
Apr 1965–Mar 1968 36-Month	91.94" (2,335.28mm)	96.30" (2,446.02mm)	-4.36" (-110.74mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1958
Apr 1965–Mar 1968 36-Month	91.94" (2,335.28mm)	96.30" (2,446.02mm)	-4.36" (-110.74mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2011
Apr 1964–Mar 1968 48-Month	126.47" (3,212.34mm)	128.27" (3,258.06mm)	-1.80" (-45.72mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1957
Apr 1964–Mar 1968 48-Month	126.47" (3,212.34mm)	128.27" (3,258.06mm)	-1.80" (-45.72mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	2011
Apr 1963–Mar 1968 60-Month	152.02" (3,861.31mm)	160.30" (4,071.62mm)	-8.28" (-210.31mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1957
Apr 1963–Mar 1968 60-Month	152.02" (3,861.31mm)	160.30" (4,071.62mm)	-8.28" (-210.31mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings