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Precipitation Rankings, March 1897

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1897 1-Month	8.87" (225.30mm)	5.96" (151.38mm)	2.91" (73.92mm)	117th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1910
	8.87" (225.30mm)	5.96" (151.38mm)	2.91" (73.92mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1980
	Ties: 1943, 1951
Feb–Mar 1897 2-Month	13.02" (330.71mm)	10.97" (278.64mm)	2.05" (52.07mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1895	2007
Feb–Mar 1897 2-Month	13.02" (330.71mm)	10.97" (278.64mm)	2.05" (52.07mm)	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1961
Jan–Mar 1897 3-Month	18.71" (475.23mm)	16.26" (413.00mm)	2.45" (62.23mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1896	1986
Jan–Mar 1897 3-Month	18.71" (475.23mm)	16.26" (413.00mm)	2.45" (62.23mm)	35th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1961
Dec 1896–Mar 1897 4-Month	20.01" (508.25mm)	21.83" (554.48mm)	-1.82" (-46.23mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1897	1986
Dec 1896–Mar 1897 4-Month	20.01" (508.25mm)	21.83" (554.48mm)	-1.82" (-46.23mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1983
Nov 1896–Mar 1897 5-Month	24.60" (624.84mm)	26.04" (661.42mm)	-1.44" (-36.58mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1918
Nov 1896–Mar 1897 5-Month	24.60" (624.84mm)	26.04" (661.42mm)	-1.44" (-36.58mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1949
Oct 1896–Mar 1897 6-Month	28.04" (712.22mm)	29.00" (736.60mm)	-0.96" (-24.38mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1918
Oct 1896–Mar 1897 6-Month	28.04" (712.22mm)	29.00" (736.60mm)	-0.96" (-24.38mm)	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1983
Sep 1896–Mar 1897 7-Month	29.75" (755.65mm)	32.43" (823.72mm)	-2.68" (-68.07mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1918
Sep 1896–Mar 1897 7-Month	29.75" (755.65mm)	32.43" (823.72mm)	-2.68" (-68.07mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1949
Aug 1896–Mar 1897 8-Month	33.19" (843.03mm)	36.36" (923.54mm)	-3.17" (-80.51mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1918
Aug 1896–Mar 1897 8-Month	33.19" (843.03mm)	36.36" (923.54mm)	-3.17" (-80.51mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1949
Jul 1896–Mar 1897 9-Month	35.55" (902.97mm)	41.38" (1,051.05mm)	-5.83" (-148.08mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1904
Jul 1896–Mar 1897 9-Month	35.55" (902.97mm)	41.38" (1,051.05mm)	-5.83" (-148.08mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1983
Jun 1896–Mar 1897 10-Month	40.75" (1,035.05mm)	45.55" (1,156.97mm)	-4.80" (-121.92mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1918
Jun 1896–Mar 1897 10-Month	40.75" (1,035.05mm)	45.55" (1,156.97mm)	-4.80" (-121.92mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1990
May 1896–Mar 1897 11-Month	42.75" (1,085.85mm)	50.31" (1,277.87mm)	-7.56" (-192.02mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1918
May 1896–Mar 1897 11-Month	42.75" (1,085.85mm)	50.31" (1,277.87mm)	-7.56" (-192.02mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1990
Apr 1896–Mar 1897 12-Month	46.55" (1,182.37mm)	55.63" (1,413.00mm)	-9.08" (-230.63mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1904
Apr 1896–Mar 1897 12-Month	46.55" (1,182.37mm)	55.63" (1,413.00mm)	-9.08" (-230.63mm)	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	2020
Oct 1895–Mar 1897 18-Month	75.35" (1,913.89mm)	84.69" (2,151.13mm)	-9.34" (-237.24mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1918
Oct 1895–Mar 1897 18-Month	75.35" (1,913.89mm)	84.69" (2,151.13mm)	-9.34" (-237.24mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1984
Apr 1895–Mar 1897 24-Month	99.20" (2,519.68mm)	111.28" (2,826.51mm)	-12.08" (-306.83mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1905
Apr 1895–Mar 1897 24-Month	99.20" (2,519.68mm)	111.28" (2,826.51mm)	-12.08" (-306.83mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1984

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings