Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Ohio Valley Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, March 1981
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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March 1981 1-Month |
2.11" (53.59mm) | 3.81" (96.77mm) |
-1.70" (-43.18mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1910 |
117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1897 | ||||
Feb–Mar 1981 2-Month |
5.06" (128.52mm) | 6.48" (164.59mm) |
-1.42" (-36.07mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1941 |
106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2018 | ||||
Jan–Mar 1981 3-Month |
5.76" (146.30mm) | 9.53" (242.06mm) |
-3.77" (-95.76mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1941 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1950 | ||||
Dec 1980–Mar 1981 4-Month |
7.42" (188.47mm) | 12.62" (320.55mm) |
-5.20" (-132.08mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1941 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1950 | ||||
Nov 1980–Mar 1981 5-Month |
9.61" (244.09mm) | 15.76" (400.30mm) |
-6.15" (-156.21mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1918 | 1918 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1949 | ||||
Oct 1980–Mar 1981 6-Month |
12.16" (308.86mm) | 18.68" (474.47mm) |
-6.52" (-165.61mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1981 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
Sep 1980–Mar 1981 7-Month |
15.36" (390.14mm) | 22.14" (562.36mm) |
-6.78" (-172.22mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1941 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1980–Mar 1981 8-Month |
19.90" (505.46mm) | 25.81" (655.57mm) |
-5.91" (-150.11mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1954 |
118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1964 | ||||||
Jul 1980–Mar 1981 9-Month |
23.77" (603.76mm) | 29.81" (757.17mm) |
-6.04" (-153.41mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1980–Mar 1981 10-Month |
27.51" (698.75mm) | 34.06" (865.12mm) |
-6.55" (-166.37mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1931 |
118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
May 1980–Mar 1981 11-Month |
30.85" (783.59mm) | 38.32" (973.33mm) |
-7.47" (-189.74mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1931 |
120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
Apr 1980–Mar 1981 12-Month |
33.82" (859.03mm) | 42.22" (1,072.39mm) |
-8.40" (-213.36mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1931 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1964 | ||||||
Oct 1979–Mar 1981 18-Month |
51.73" (1,313.94mm) | 60.90" (1,546.86mm) |
-9.17" (-232.92mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1941 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1979–Mar 1981 24-Month |
80.10" (2,034.54mm) | 84.45" (2,145.03mm) |
-4.35" (-110.49mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1954 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1978–Mar 1981 36-Month |
125.76" (3,194.30mm) | 126.67" (3,217.42mm) |
-0.91" (-23.12mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1955 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1977–Mar 1981 48-Month |
170.21" (4,323.33mm) | 168.91" (4,290.31mm) |
1.30" (33.02mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1956 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1971 | ||||||
Apr 1976–Mar 1981 60-Month |
204.08" (5,183.63mm) | 211.10" (5,361.94mm) |
-7.02" (-178.31mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1957 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 5, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/