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 December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, March 2014
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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March 2014 1-Month |
2.37" (60.20mm) | 2.51" (63.75mm) |
-0.14" (-3.55mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1910 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 1973 | ||||
Feb–Mar 2014 2-Month |
4.62" (117.35mm) | 4.64" (117.86mm) |
-0.02" (-0.51mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1910 |
60th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 1998 | ||||
Jan–Mar 2014 3-Month |
5.99" (152.15mm) | 6.96" (176.78mm) |
-0.97" (-24.63mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1910 |
108th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1998 | ||||
Dec 2013–Mar 2014 4-Month |
8.20" (208.28mm) | 9.30" (236.22mm) |
-1.10" (-27.94mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1981 |
111th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1983, 1998 | ||||
Nov 2013–Mar 2014 5-Month |
10.24" (260.10mm) | 11.53" (292.86mm) |
-1.29" (-32.76mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1977 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1983 | ||||
Oct 2013–Mar 2014 6-Month |
12.47" (316.74mm) | 13.70" (347.98mm) |
-1.23" (-31.24mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1918 |
102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1983 | ||||
Ties: 1902 | ||||||
Sep 2013–Mar 2014 7-Month |
15.45" (392.43mm) | 16.19" (411.23mm) |
-0.74" (-18.80mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1918 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1966 | ||||||
Aug 2013–Mar 2014 8-Month |
18.01" (457.45mm) | 18.82" (478.03mm) |
-0.81" (-20.58mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1918 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 2013–Mar 2014 9-Month |
21.35" (542.29mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
-0.25" (-6.35mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1918 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1915, 2009 | ||||||
Jun 2013–Mar 2014 10-Month |
24.69" (627.13mm) | 24.53" (623.06mm) |
0.16" (4.07mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1918 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2019 | ||||
May 2013–Mar 2014 11-Month |
28.04" (712.22mm) | 27.43" (696.72mm) |
0.61" (15.50mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1918 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2019 | ||||
Apr 2013–Mar 2014 12-Month |
30.94" (785.88mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
0.98" (24.90mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1918 |
48th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2016 | ||||
Oct 2012–Mar 2014 18-Month |
43.48" (1,104.39mm) | 43.68" (1,109.47mm) |
-0.20" (-5.08mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1918 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 2012–Mar 2014 24-Month |
57.77" (1,467.36mm) | 59.92" (1,521.97mm) |
-2.15" (-54.61mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1955 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 2011–Mar 2014 36-Month |
88.14" (2,238.76mm) | 89.87" (2,282.70mm) |
-1.73" (-43.94mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1955 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 2010–Mar 2014 48-Month |
119.12" (3,025.65mm) | 119.76" (3,041.90mm) |
-0.64" (-16.25mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1957 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
Apr 2009–Mar 2014 60-Month |
152.50" (3,873.50mm) | 149.62" (3,800.35mm) |
2.88" (73.15mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1957 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 24, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/