Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, March 1974
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1974 1-Month |
2.63" (66.80mm) | 2.51" (63.75mm) |
0.12" (3.05mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1910 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1973 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1974 2-Month |
4.31" (109.47mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) |
-0.33" (-8.39mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1910 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1970, 2010 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 1974 3-Month |
7.46" (189.48mm) | 6.96" (176.78mm) |
0.50" (12.70mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1910 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1973–Mar 1974 4-Month |
10.55" (267.97mm) | 9.30" (236.22mm) |
1.25" (31.75mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1981 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1983, 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1973–Mar 1974 5-Month |
13.72" (348.49mm) | 11.53" (292.86mm) |
2.19" (55.63mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1977 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1973–Mar 1974 6-Month |
16.09" (408.69mm) | 13.70" (347.98mm) |
2.39" (60.71mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1973–Mar 1974 7-Month |
19.55" (496.57mm) | 16.19" (411.23mm) |
3.36" (85.34mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1973–Mar 1974 8-Month |
21.61" (548.89mm) | 18.82" (478.03mm) |
2.79" (70.86mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1973–Mar 1974 9-Month |
24.57" (624.08mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
2.97" (75.44mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Jun 1973–Mar 1974 10-Month |
27.62" (701.55mm) | 24.53" (623.06mm) |
3.09" (78.49mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1973–Mar 1974 11-Month |
30.65" (778.51mm) | 27.43" (696.72mm) |
3.22" (81.79mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1973–Mar 1974 12-Month |
33.98" (863.09mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
4.02" (102.11mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1918 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1972–Mar 1974 18-Month |
51.24" (1,301.50mm) | 43.68" (1,109.47mm) |
7.56" (192.03mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1918 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1972–Mar 1974 24-Month |
67.86" (1,723.64mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
7.94" (201.67mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1955 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1971–Mar 1974 36-Month |
97.97" (2,488.44mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) |
8.10" (205.74mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1955 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1970–Mar 1974 48-Month |
127.75" (3,244.85mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) |
7.99" (202.95mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1957 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1969–Mar 1974 60-Month |
157.65" (4,004.31mm) | 149.62" (3,800.35mm) |
8.03" (203.96mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1957 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/