Statewide Rankings

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Precipitation Rankings, March 1960

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1960 1-Month	2.36" (59.94mm)	3.32" (84.33mm)	-0.96" (-24.39mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1915
March 1960 1-Month	2.36" (59.94mm)	3.32" (84.33mm)	-0.96" (-24.39mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1902
Feb–Mar 1960 2-Month	7.92" (201.17mm)	6.10" (154.94mm)	1.82" (46.23mm)	111th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1905
Feb–Mar 1960 2-Month	7.92" (201.17mm)	6.10" (154.94mm)	1.82" (46.23mm)	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1900
Jan–Mar 1960 3-Month	11.34" (288.04mm)	9.40" (238.76mm)	1.94" (49.28mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1959	2004
Jan–Mar 1960 3-Month	11.34" (288.04mm)	9.40" (238.76mm)	1.94" (49.28mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1900
Dec 1959–Mar 1960 4-Month	14.93" (379.22mm)	12.90" (327.66mm)	2.03" (51.56mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1989
Dec 1959–Mar 1960 4-Month	14.93" (379.22mm)	12.90" (327.66mm)	2.03" (51.56mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1900
Nov 1959–Mar 1960 5-Month	21.50" (546.10mm)	16.82" (427.23mm)	4.68" (118.87mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1905
Nov 1959–Mar 1960 5-Month	21.50" (546.10mm)	16.82" (427.23mm)	4.68" (118.87mm)	11th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1984
Oct 1959–Mar 1960 6-Month	27.65" (702.31mm)	20.53" (521.46mm)	7.12" (180.85mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1948
Oct 1959–Mar 1960 6-Month	27.65" (702.31mm)	20.53" (521.46mm)	7.12" (180.85mm)	4th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2006
Sep 1959–Mar 1960 7-Month	30.22" (767.59mm)	24.23" (615.44mm)	5.99" (152.15mm)	119th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1948
Sep 1959–Mar 1960 7-Month	30.22" (767.59mm)	24.23" (615.44mm)	5.99" (152.15mm)	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2006
Aug 1959–Mar 1960 8-Month	34.95" (887.73mm)	27.73" (704.34mm)	7.22" (183.39mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1959	1948
Aug 1959–Mar 1960 8-Month	34.95" (887.73mm)	27.73" (704.34mm)	7.22" (183.39mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1955
Jul 1959–Mar 1960 9-Month	37.46" (951.48mm)	31.51" (800.35mm)	5.95" (151.13mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1948
Jul 1959–Mar 1960 9-Month	37.46" (951.48mm)	31.51" (800.35mm)	5.95" (151.13mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1955
Jun 1959–Mar 1960 10-Month	43.94" (1,116.08mm)	35.26" (895.60mm)	8.68" (220.48mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1959	1948
Jun 1959–Mar 1960 10-Month	43.94" (1,116.08mm)	35.26" (895.60mm)	8.68" (220.48mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1955
May 1959–Mar 1960 11-Month	45.22" (1,148.59mm)	38.66" (981.96mm)	6.56" (166.63mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1915
May 1959–Mar 1960 11-Month	45.22" (1,148.59mm)	38.66" (981.96mm)	6.56" (166.63mm)	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1955
Apr 1959–Mar 1960 12-Month	47.66" (1,210.56mm)	41.97" (1,066.04mm)	5.69" (144.52mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1959	2002
Apr 1959–Mar 1960 12-Month	47.66" (1,210.56mm)	41.97" (1,066.04mm)	5.69" (144.52mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2006
Oct 1958–Mar 1960 18-Month	67.37" (1,711.20mm)	62.55" (1,588.77mm)	4.82" (122.43mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1958	2002
	67.37" (1,711.20mm)	62.55" (1,588.77mm)	4.82" (122.43mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2007
	Ties: 1953
Apr 1958–Mar 1960 24-Month	90.17" (2,290.32mm)	83.94" (2,132.08mm)	6.23" (158.24mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1966
Apr 1958–Mar 1960 24-Month	90.17" (2,290.32mm)	83.94" (2,132.08mm)	6.23" (158.24mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2007
Apr 1957–Mar 1960 36-Month	132.83" (3,373.88mm)	125.88" (3,197.35mm)	6.95" (176.53mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1967
Apr 1957–Mar 1960 36-Month	132.83" (3,373.88mm)	125.88" (3,197.35mm)	6.95" (176.53mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2008
Apr 1956–Mar 1960 48-Month	167.20" (4,246.88mm)	167.88" (4,264.15mm)	-0.68" (-17.27mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1959	1967
	167.20" (4,246.88mm)	167.88" (4,264.15mm)	-0.68" (-17.27mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2009
	Ties: 1905
Apr 1955–Mar 1960 60-Month	202.60" (5,146.04mm)	209.77" (5,328.16mm)	-7.17" (-182.12mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1969
Apr 1955–Mar 1960 60-Month	202.60" (5,146.04mm)	209.77" (5,328.16mm)	-7.17" (-182.12mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2010

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings