Statewide Rankings
Arizona
Precipitation Rankings, March 1979
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 1979 1-Month |
2.03" (51.56mm) | 1.12" (28.45mm) |
0.91" (23.11mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: |
1959, 1972 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1905 | ||||
Feb– 2-Month |
2.75" (69.85mm) | 2.26" (57.40mm) |
0.49" (12.45mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: |
1972 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1905 | ||||
Jan– 3-Month |
5.79" (147.07mm) | 3.41" (86.61mm) |
2.38" (60.46mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: |
1972 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1905 | ||||
Dec 1978– 4-Month |
8.84" (224.54mm) | 4.59" (116.59mm) |
4.25" (107.95mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: |
1999 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1993 | ||||
Nov 1978– 5-Month |
11.98" (304.29mm) | 5.44" (138.18mm) |
6.54" (166.11mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1904 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
1993 | ||||
Oct 1978– 6-Month |
13.52" (343.41mm) | 6.32" (160.53mm) |
7.20" (182.88mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1904 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
1993 | ||||
Sep 1978– 7-Month |
14.19" (360.43mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
6.68" (169.68mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
2002 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: |
1941 | ||||
Aug 1978– 8-Month |
15.50" (393.70mm) | 9.59" (243.59mm) |
5.91" (150.11mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: |
2021 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1993 | ||||
Jul 1978– 9-Month |
16.64" (422.66mm) | 11.40" (289.56mm) |
5.24" (133.10mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: |
2021 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1993 | ||||
Jun 1978– 10-Month |
16.77" (425.96mm) | 11.68" (296.67mm) |
5.09" (129.29mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: |
2021 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1993 | ||||
May 1978– 11-Month |
17.28" (438.91mm) | 12.02" (305.31mm) |
5.26" (133.60mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: |
2021 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1993 | ||||
Apr 1978– 12-Month |
17.84" (453.14mm) | 12.61" (320.29mm) |
5.23" (132.85mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: |
2021 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1993 | ||||
Ties: 1973 | ||||||
Oct 1977– 18-Month |
28.36" (720.34mm) | 18.92" (480.57mm) |
9.44" (239.77mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1900 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
1993 | ||||
Apr 1977– 24-Month |
34.58" (878.33mm) | 25.16" (639.06mm) |
9.42" (239.27mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: |
1903 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1993 | ||||
Apr 1976– 36-Month |
45.56" (1,157.22mm) | 37.72" (958.09mm) |
7.84" (199.13mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: |
1904 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1993 | ||||
Apr 1975– 48-Month |
55.56" (1,411.22mm) | 50.21" (1,275.33mm) |
5.35" (135.89mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: |
1904 |
22nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
1908 | ||||
Apr 1974– 60-Month |
66.60" (1,691.64mm) | 62.77" (1,594.36mm) |
3.83" (97.28mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: |
1904 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1909 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings