Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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New Mexico
Precipitation Rankings, March 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1972 1-Month |
0.07" (1.78mm) | 0.73" (18.54mm) |
-0.66" (-16.76mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1905 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1972 2-Month |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 1.37" (34.80mm) |
-1.22" (-30.99mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1972 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1905 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1972 3-Month |
0.32" (8.13mm) | 1.99" (50.55mm) |
-1.67" (-42.42mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1972 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1905 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–Mar 1972 4-Month |
1.42" (36.07mm) | 2.72" (69.09mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1904 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1905 | ||||
| Ties: 1996 | ||||||
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Nov 1971–Mar 1972 5-Month |
2.32" (58.93mm) | 3.37" (85.60mm) |
-1.05" (-26.67mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1904 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2005 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–Mar 1972 6-Month |
4.06" (103.12mm) | 4.50" (114.30mm) |
-0.44" (-11.18mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1904 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1987 | ||||
| Ties: 1943 | ||||||
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Sep 1971–Mar 1972 7-Month |
6.07" (154.18mm) | 6.21" (157.73mm) |
-0.14" (-3.55mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1904 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1905 | ||||
| Ties: 1903 | ||||||
|
Aug 1971–Mar 1972 8-Month |
9.15" (232.41mm) | 8.68" (220.47mm) |
0.47" (11.94mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1925 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jul 1971–Mar 1972 9-Month |
11.67" (296.42mm) | 11.03" (280.16mm) |
0.64" (16.26mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1904 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–Mar 1972 10-Month |
12.05" (306.07mm) | 12.18" (309.37mm) |
-0.13" (-3.30mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2021 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1987 | ||||
|
May 1971–Mar 1972 11-Month |
12.51" (317.75mm) | 13.25" (336.55mm) |
-0.74" (-18.80mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2021 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1942 | ||||
|
Apr 1971–Mar 1972 12-Month |
13.00" (330.20mm) | 14.01" (355.85mm) |
-1.01" (-25.65mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2021 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1942 | ||||
|
Oct 1970–Mar 1972 18-Month |
15.19" (385.83mm) | 18.52" (470.41mm) |
-3.33" (-84.58mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1942 | ||||
|
Apr 1970–Mar 1972 24-Month |
22.68" (576.07mm) | 27.99" (710.95mm) |
-5.31" (-134.88mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 2013 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1942 | ||||
|
Apr 1969–Mar 1972 36-Month |
38.96" (989.58mm) | 41.98" (1,066.29mm) |
-3.02" (-76.71mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1987 | ||||
|
Apr 1968–Mar 1972 48-Month |
50.80" (1,290.32mm) | 55.95" (1,421.13mm) |
-5.15" (-130.81mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1957 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1988 | ||||
|
Apr 1967–Mar 1972 60-Month |
65.81" (1,671.57mm) | 69.91" (1,775.71mm) |
-4.10" (-104.14mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1989 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/