Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Minnesota
Precipitation Rankings, March 2003
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 2003 1-Month |
0.89" (22.61mm) | 1.26" (32.00mm) |
-0.37" (-9.39mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1895 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1977 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 2003 2-Month |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 1.96" (49.78mm) |
-0.63" (-16.00mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1958 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1979 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 2003 3-Month |
1.56" (39.62mm) | 2.74" (69.60mm) |
-1.18" (-29.98mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1912 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1897 | ||||
| Ties: 2015 | ||||||
|
Dec 2002–Mar 2003 4-Month |
1.98" (50.29mm) | 3.56" (90.42mm) |
-1.58" (-40.13mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1958 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1969 | ||||
|
Nov 2002–Mar 2003 5-Month |
2.24" (56.90mm) | 4.83" (122.68mm) |
-2.59" (-65.78mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 2003 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1897 | ||||
|
Oct 2002–Mar 2003 6-Month |
4.87" (123.70mm) | 6.77" (171.96mm) |
-1.90" (-48.26mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1963 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1971 | ||||
|
Sep 2002–Mar 2003 7-Month |
7.22" (183.39mm) | 9.68" (245.87mm) |
-2.46" (-62.48mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1953 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 2002–Mar 2003 8-Month |
12.50" (317.50mm) | 13.16" (334.26mm) |
-0.66" (-16.76mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1977 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1901 | ||||
|
Jul 2002–Mar 2003 9-Month |
17.44" (442.98mm) | 16.76" (425.70mm) |
0.68" (17.28mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1968 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1901 | ||||
|
Jun 2002–Mar 2003 10-Month |
23.58" (598.93mm) | 20.84" (529.34mm) |
2.74" (69.59mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1911 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2011 | ||||
|
May 2002–Mar 2003 11-Month |
25.86" (656.84mm) | 23.94" (608.08mm) |
1.92" (48.76mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1911 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1985 | ||||||
|
Apr 2002–Mar 2003 12-Month |
28.10" (713.74mm) | 25.98" (659.89mm) |
2.12" (53.85mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1911 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1969 | ||||
|
Oct 2001–Mar 2003 18-Month |
34.82" (884.43mm) | 32.77" (832.36mm) |
2.05" (52.07mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1911 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 2001–Mar 2003 24-Month |
56.75" (1,441.45mm) | 51.96" (1,319.78mm) |
4.79" (121.67mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1924 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 2000–Mar 2003 36-Month |
84.59" (2,148.59mm) | 77.90" (1,978.66mm) |
6.69" (169.93mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1935 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1999–Mar 2003 48-Month |
114.27" (2,902.46mm) | 103.83" (2,637.28mm) |
10.44" (265.18mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1937 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1998–Mar 2003 60-Month |
142.27" (3,613.66mm) | 129.81" (3,297.17mm) |
12.46" (316.49mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1934 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/