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Precipitation Rankings, March 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1940 1-Month	1.26" (32.00mm)	1.69" (42.93mm)	-0.43" (-10.93mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1910
	1.26" (32.00mm)	1.69" (42.93mm)	-0.43" (-10.93mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1973
	Ties: 1996
Feb–Mar 1940 2-Month	2.17" (55.12mm)	2.58" (65.53mm)	-0.41" (-10.41mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1937	1936
Feb–Mar 1940 2-Month	2.17" (55.12mm)	2.58" (65.53mm)	-0.41" (-10.41mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1973
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month	2.97" (75.44mm)	3.25" (82.55mm)	-0.28" (-7.11mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1936
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month	2.97" (75.44mm)	3.25" (82.55mm)	-0.28" (-7.11mm)	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1973
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month	3.75" (95.25mm)	4.10" (104.14mm)	-0.35" (-8.89mm)	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1936	1936
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month	3.75" (95.25mm)	4.10" (104.14mm)	-0.35" (-8.89mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1973
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month	4.45" (113.03mm)	5.44" (138.18mm)	-0.99" (-25.15mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1956
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month	4.45" (113.03mm)	5.44" (138.18mm)	-0.99" (-25.15mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1973
Oct 1939–Mar 1940 6-Month	4.97" (126.24mm)	7.42" (188.47mm)	-2.45" (-62.23mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1933	1967
Oct 1939–Mar 1940 6-Month	4.97" (126.24mm)	7.42" (188.47mm)	-2.45" (-62.23mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1973
Sep 1939–Mar 1940 7-Month	5.27" (133.86mm)	10.29" (261.37mm)	-5.02" (-127.51mm)	2nd Driest	Driest to Date	1967
Sep 1939–Mar 1940 7-Month	5.27" (133.86mm)	10.29" (261.37mm)	-5.02" (-127.51mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1973
Aug 1939–Mar 1940 8-Month	8.54" (216.92mm)	13.40" (340.36mm)	-4.86" (-123.44mm)	4th Driest	Driest to Date	2023
Aug 1939–Mar 1940 8-Month	8.54" (216.92mm)	13.40" (340.36mm)	-4.86" (-123.44mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1973
Jul 1939–Mar 1940 9-Month	9.85" (250.19mm)	16.74" (425.20mm)	-6.89" (-175.01mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1917	1917
Jul 1939–Mar 1940 9-Month	9.85" (250.19mm)	16.74" (425.20mm)	-6.89" (-175.01mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1973
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month	14.28" (362.71mm)	20.75" (527.05mm)	-6.47" (-164.34mm)	6th Driest	Driest to Date	1953
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month	14.28" (362.71mm)	20.75" (527.05mm)	-6.47" (-164.34mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1952
May 1939–Mar 1940 11-Month	16.61" (421.89mm)	24.60" (624.84mm)	-7.99" (-202.95mm)	4th Driest	Driest to Date	1953
May 1939–Mar 1940 11-Month	16.61" (421.89mm)	24.60" (624.84mm)	-7.99" (-202.95mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1952
Apr 1939–Mar 1940 12-Month	18.40" (467.36mm)	27.11" (688.59mm)	-8.71" (-221.23mm)	5th Driest	Driest to Date	1967
Apr 1939–Mar 1940 12-Month	18.40" (467.36mm)	27.11" (688.59mm)	-8.71" (-221.23mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1952
Oct 1938–Mar 1940 18-Month	23.90" (607.06mm)	34.51" (876.55mm)	-10.61" (-269.49mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1935	1957
	23.90" (607.06mm)	34.51" (876.55mm)	-10.61" (-269.49mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1935
Apr 1938–Mar 1940 24-Month	44.91" (1,140.71mm)	54.16" (1,375.66mm)	-9.25" (-234.95mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1954
Apr 1938–Mar 1940 24-Month	44.91" (1,140.71mm)	54.16" (1,375.66mm)	-9.25" (-234.95mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2020
Apr 1937–Mar 1940 36-Month	65.28" (1,658.11mm)	81.18" (2,061.97mm)	-15.90" (-403.86mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1955
Apr 1937–Mar 1940 36-Month	65.28" (1,658.11mm)	81.18" (2,061.97mm)	-15.90" (-403.86mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2021
Apr 1936–Mar 1940 48-Month	85.55" (2,172.97mm)	108.13" (2,746.50mm)	-22.58" (-573.53mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1957
Apr 1936–Mar 1940 48-Month	85.55" (2,172.97mm)	108.13" (2,746.50mm)	-22.58" (-573.53mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2020
Apr 1935–Mar 1940 60-Month	111.32" (2,827.53mm)	135.07" (3,430.78mm)	-23.75" (-603.25mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1957
Apr 1935–Mar 1940 60-Month	111.32" (2,827.53mm)	135.07" (3,430.78mm)	-23.75" (-603.25mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings