Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, March 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1978 1-Month |
4.42" (112.27mm) | 2.33" (59.18mm) |
2.09" (53.09mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1995 | ||||
| Ties: 2011 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 1978 2-Month |
8.61" (218.69mm) | 5.05" (128.27mm) |
3.56" (90.42mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1923 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1938 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1978 3-Month |
13.99" (355.35mm) | 8.03" (203.96mm) |
5.96" (151.39mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2013 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1909 | 1995 | ||||
|
Dec 1977–Mar 1978 4-Month |
18.15" (461.01mm) | 10.58" (268.73mm) |
7.57" (192.28mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1907 | 1907 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–Mar 1978 5-Month |
19.70" (500.38mm) | 12.46" (316.48mm) |
7.24" (183.90mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1977–Mar 1978 6-Month |
20.04" (509.02mm) | 13.48" (342.39mm) |
6.56" (166.63mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1977–Mar 1978 7-Month |
20.71" (526.03mm) | 13.98" (355.09mm) |
6.73" (170.94mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug 1977–Mar 1978 8-Month |
21.74" (552.20mm) | 14.37" (365.00mm) |
7.37" (187.20mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 1977–Mar 1978 9-Month |
21.97" (558.04mm) | 14.69" (373.13mm) |
7.28" (184.91mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–Mar 1978 10-Month |
22.66" (575.56mm) | 15.19" (385.83mm) |
7.47" (189.73mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
|
May 1977–Mar 1978 11-Month |
24.71" (627.63mm) | 16.11" (409.19mm) |
8.60" (218.44mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1907 | 1983 | ||||
|
Apr 1977–Mar 1978 12-Month |
24.93" (633.22mm) | 17.45" (443.23mm) |
7.48" (189.99mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1907 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct 1976–Mar 1978 18-Month |
30.02" (762.51mm) | 30.93" (785.62mm) |
-0.91" (-23.11mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1983 | ||||
|
Apr 1976–Mar 1978 24-Month |
34.89" (886.21mm) | 34.89" (886.21mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1983 | ||||
|
Apr 1975–Mar 1978 36-Month |
47.09" (1,196.09mm) | 52.29" (1,328.17mm) |
-5.20" (-132.08mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1984 | ||||
|
Apr 1974–Mar 1978 48-Month |
63.36" (1,609.34mm) | 69.54" (1,766.32mm) |
-6.18" (-156.98mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2015 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr 1973–Mar 1978 60-Month |
82.77" (2,102.36mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
-4.06" (-103.12mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1933 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1999 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 21, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/