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Contiguous U.S.

March 1977 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
March 1977
1-Month
3.10in
(78.74mm)
2.51in
(63.75mm)
0.59in117th Driest
Driest since:
1910
14th Wettest
Wettest since:
1973
Ties: 1904
Feb–Mar 1977
2-Month
4.33in
(109.98mm)
4.64in
(117.86mm)
-0.31in45th Driest
Driest since:
1910
86th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Jan–Mar 1977
3-Month
5.91in
(150.11mm)
6.96in
(176.78mm)
-1.05in16th Driest
Driest since:
1910
115th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Dec 1976–Mar 1977
4-Month
7.27in
(184.66mm)
9.30in
(236.22mm)
-2.03in3rd Driest
Driest since:
1981
127th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Nov 1976–Mar 1977
5-Month
8.38in
(212.85mm)
11.53in
(292.86mm)
-3.15in1st DriestDriest to Date1977
129th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Oct 1976–Mar 1977
6-Month
10.82in
(274.83mm)
13.69in
(347.73mm)
-2.87in3rd Driest
Driest since:
1918
127th Wettest
Wettest since:
1983
Sep 1976–Mar 1977
7-Month
13.27in
(337.06mm)
16.19in
(411.23mm)
-2.92in3rd Driest
Driest since:
1918
127th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug 1976–Mar 1977
8-Month
15.27in
(387.86mm)
18.81in
(477.77mm)
-3.54in2nd Driest
Driest since:
1918
128th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 1976–Mar 1977
9-Month
18.00in
(457.20mm)
21.59in
(548.39mm)
-3.59in4th Driest
Driest since:
1918
126th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jun 1976–Mar 1977
10-Month
20.77in
(527.56mm)
24.51in
(622.55mm)
-3.74in7th Driest
Driest since:
1918
123rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
May 1976–Mar 1977
11-Month
23.70in
(601.98mm)
27.42in
(696.47mm)
-3.72in6th Driest
Driest since:
1918
124th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Apr 1976–Mar 1977
12-Month
25.99in
(660.15mm)
29.95in
(760.73mm)
-3.96in8th Driest
Driest since:
1918
122nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2016
Oct 1975–Mar 1977
18-Month
38.88in
(987.55mm)
43.66in-4.78in10th Driest
Driest since:
1918
119th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Apr 1975–Mar 1977
24-Month
56.60in
(1,437.64mm)
59.89in-3.29in23rd Driest
Driest since:
1918, 1955
106th Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Apr 1974–Mar 1977
36-Month
88.37in
(2,244.60mm)
89.83in-1.46in47th Driest
Driest since:
1955
81st Wettest
Wettest since:
2020
Apr 1973–Mar 1977
48-Month
122.33in
(3,107.18mm)
119.70in2.63in84th Driest
Driest since:
1957
43rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Apr 1972–Mar 1977
60-Month
156.20in
(3,967.48mm)
149.54in6.66in104th Driest
Driest since:
1957
22nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2020

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