New Mexico, Precipitation Rankings, March 1898 1901-2000 Inches 1 0.54 0.73 -0.19 53 77 1956 1905 1896 1897 normal 1987,2021 2 0.86 1.37 -0.51 37 93 1972 1905 1896 1897 bottom-third 3 1.62 1.99 -0.37 47 83 1972 1905 1896 1897 normal 1951 4 2.16 2.72 -0.56 46 83 1904 1905 1896 1897 normal 5 2.34 3.37 -1.03 30 99 1904 2005 1898 1897 bottom-third 6 4.05 4.50 -0.45 56 73 1904 1987 1896 1897 normal 1944 7 6.92 6.21 0.71 87 42 1904 1905 1896 1897 top-third 8 9.12 8.68 0.44 82 47 1925 1973 1896 1897 normal 9 11.51 11.03 0.48 77 52 1904 1973 1898 1897 normal 10 12.82 12.18 0.64 82 47 2021 1987 1896 1897 normal 11 15.80 13.25 2.55 111 18 2021 1942 1897 1898 top-third 12 16.59 14.01 2.58 111 18 2021 1942 1897 1898 top-third 18 23.78 18.52 5.26 116 12 1957 1942 1897 1898 top-tenth 24 31.28 27.99 3.29 104 24 2013 1942 1897 1898 top-third 36 46.92 41.98 4.94 106 21 1957 1987 1898 1898 top-third 48 -99 55.95 -99 -99 -99 1957 1988 normal 60 -99 69.91 -99 -99 -99 1957 1989 normal