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Precipitation Rankings, March 1966

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
March 1966 1-Month	0.39" (9.91mm)	1.52" (38.61mm)	-1.13" (-28.70mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1966	1966
March 1966 1-Month	0.39" (9.91mm)	1.52" (38.61mm)	-1.13" (-28.70mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1906
Feb–Mar 1966 2-Month	1.17" (29.72mm)	2.61" (66.29mm)	-1.44" (-36.57mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1966	1966
Feb–Mar 1966 2-Month	1.17" (29.72mm)	2.61" (66.29mm)	-1.44" (-36.57mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1905
Jan–Mar 1966 3-Month	1.75" (44.45mm)	3.67" (93.22mm)	-1.92" (-48.77mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1966	1966
Jan–Mar 1966 3-Month	1.75" (44.45mm)	3.67" (93.22mm)	-1.92" (-48.77mm)	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1980
Dec 1965–Mar 1966 4-Month	3.27" (83.06mm)	4.74" (120.40mm)	-1.47" (-37.34mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1904	1977
	3.27" (83.06mm)	4.74" (120.40mm)	-1.47" (-37.34mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1979
	Ties: 1972
Nov 1965–Mar 1966 5-Month	4.49" (114.05mm)	5.81" (147.57mm)	-1.32" (-33.52mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1964	1977
Nov 1965–Mar 1966 5-Month	4.49" (114.05mm)	5.81" (147.57mm)	-1.32" (-33.52mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1979
Oct 1965–Mar 1966 6-Month	5.67" (144.02mm)	7.14" (181.36mm)	-1.47" (-37.34mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1964	1977
Oct 1965–Mar 1966 6-Month	5.67" (144.02mm)	7.14" (181.36mm)	-1.47" (-37.34mm)	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1909
Sep 1965–Mar 1966 7-Month	8.22" (208.79mm)	8.57" (217.68mm)	-0.35" (-8.89mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1964	1902
Sep 1965–Mar 1966 7-Month	8.22" (208.79mm)	8.57" (217.68mm)	-0.35" (-8.89mm)	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1942
Aug 1965–Mar 1966 8-Month	10.64" (270.26mm)	10.58" (268.73mm)	0.06" (1.53mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1901
	10.64" (270.26mm)	10.58" (268.73mm)	0.06" (1.53mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1942
	Ties: 1911
Jul 1965–Mar 1966 9-Month	13.89" (352.81mm)	12.68" (322.07mm)	1.21" (30.74mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1901
Jul 1965–Mar 1966 9-Month	13.89" (352.81mm)	12.68" (322.07mm)	1.21" (30.74mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1942
Jun 1965–Mar 1966 10-Month	17.38" (441.45mm)	14.23" (361.44mm)	3.15" (80.01mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1965	1901
Jun 1965–Mar 1966 10-Month	17.38" (441.45mm)	14.23" (361.44mm)	3.15" (80.01mm)	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	1942
May 1965–Mar 1966 11-Month	19.39" (492.51mm)	16.25" (412.75mm)	3.14" (79.76mm)	119th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1901
May 1965–Mar 1966 11-Month	19.39" (492.51mm)	16.25" (412.75mm)	3.14" (79.76mm)	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1942
Apr 1965–Mar 1966 12-Month	20.96" (532.38mm)	18.13" (460.50mm)	2.83" (71.88mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1935
Apr 1965–Mar 1966 12-Month	20.96" (532.38mm)	18.13" (460.50mm)	2.83" (71.88mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1942
Oct 1964–Mar 1966 18-Month	28.25" (717.55mm)	25.26" (641.60mm)	2.99" (75.95mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1935
Oct 1964–Mar 1966 18-Month	28.25" (717.55mm)	25.26" (641.60mm)	2.99" (75.95mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1942
Apr 1964–Mar 1966 24-Month	37.29" (947.17mm)	36.17" (918.72mm)	1.12" (28.45mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1977
Apr 1964–Mar 1966 24-Month	37.29" (947.17mm)	36.17" (918.72mm)	1.12" (28.45mm)	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1943
Apr 1963–Mar 1966 36-Month	52.18" (1,325.37mm)	54.22" (1,377.19mm)	-2.04" (-51.82mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1965	1977
Apr 1963–Mar 1966 36-Month	52.18" (1,325.37mm)	54.22" (1,377.19mm)	-2.04" (-51.82mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1943
Apr 1962–Mar 1966 48-Month	66.86" (1,698.24mm)	72.23" (1,834.64mm)	-5.37" (-136.40mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1965	2004
Apr 1962–Mar 1966 48-Month	66.86" (1,698.24mm)	72.23" (1,834.64mm)	-5.37" (-136.40mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1963	1987
Apr 1961–Mar 1966 60-Month	86.87" (2,206.50mm)	90.23" (2,291.84mm)	-3.36" (-85.34mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1957
Apr 1961–Mar 1966 60-Month	86.87" (2,206.50mm)	90.23" (2,291.84mm)	-3.36" (-85.34mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1987

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings