Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Maine
Precipitation Rankings, March 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1979 1-Month |
4.45" (113.03mm) | 3.32" (84.33mm) |
1.13" (28.70mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1915 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1902 | ||||
| Ties: 1984 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 1979 2-Month |
6.75" (171.45mm) | 6.10" (154.94mm) |
0.65" (16.51mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1905 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1900 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1979 3-Month |
14.54" (369.32mm) | 9.40" (238.76mm) |
5.14" (130.56mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2004 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1900 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Mar 1979 4-Month |
17.46" (443.48mm) | 12.90" (327.66mm) |
4.56" (115.82mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1989 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1900 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Mar 1979 5-Month |
19.56" (496.82mm) | 16.82" (427.23mm) |
2.74" (69.59mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1905 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 2006 | ||||||
|
Oct 1978–Mar 1979 6-Month |
23.20" (589.28mm) | 20.53" (521.46mm) |
2.67" (67.82mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1948 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Mar 1979 7-Month |
25.27" (641.86mm) | 24.23" (615.44mm) |
1.04" (26.42mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1948 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2006 | ||||
|
Aug 1978–Mar 1979 8-Month |
27.35" (694.69mm) | 27.74" (704.60mm) |
-0.39" (-9.91mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1948 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul 1978–Mar 1979 9-Month |
29.80" (756.92mm) | 31.51" (800.35mm) |
-1.71" (-43.43mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1948 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–Mar 1979 10-Month |
33.99" (863.35mm) | 35.26" (895.60mm) |
-1.27" (-32.25mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1948 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1955 | ||||
|
May 1978–Mar 1979 11-Month |
36.45" (925.83mm) | 38.66" (981.96mm) |
-2.21" (-56.13mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1915 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1955 | ||||
|
Apr 1978–Mar 1979 12-Month |
39.56" (1,004.82mm) | 41.97" (1,066.04mm) |
-2.41" (-61.22mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2006 | ||||
|
Oct 1977–Mar 1979 18-Month |
65.67" (1,668.02mm) | 62.55" (1,588.77mm) |
3.12" (79.25mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 2002 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2007 | ||||
|
Apr 1977–Mar 1979 24-Month |
89.02" (2,261.11mm) | 83.94" (2,132.08mm) |
5.08" (129.03mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1966 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1937 | ||||||
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Apr 1976–Mar 1979 36-Month |
139.43" (3,541.52mm) | 125.88" (3,197.35mm) |
13.55" (344.17mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1967 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2008 | ||||
|
Apr 1975–Mar 1979 48-Month |
183.30" (4,655.82mm) | 167.88" (4,264.15mm) |
15.42" (391.67mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1967 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2009 | ||||
|
Apr 1974–Mar 1979 60-Month |
225.61" (5,730.49mm) | 209.77" (5,328.16mm) |
15.84" (402.33mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1969 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/