Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Michigan
Precipitation Rankings, March 1987
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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March 1987 1-Month |
1.23" (31.24mm) | 2.04" (51.82mm) |
-0.81" (-20.58mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1910 |
104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1976 | ||||
Feb–Mar 1987 2-Month |
1.65" (41.91mm) | 3.54" (89.92mm) |
-1.89" (-48.01mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1958 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1976 | ||||
Jan–Mar 1987 3-Month |
2.89" (73.41mm) | 5.36" (136.14mm) |
-2.47" (-62.73mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1958 |
124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1976 | ||||
Dec 1986–Mar 1987 4-Month |
4.11" (104.39mm) | 7.35" (186.69mm) |
-3.24" (-82.30mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1987 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1950 | ||||
Nov 1986–Mar 1987 5-Month |
5.29" (134.37mm) | 9.92" (251.97mm) |
-4.63" (-117.60mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1987 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1976 | ||||
Oct 1986–Mar 1987 6-Month |
8.37" (212.60mm) | 12.63" (320.80mm) |
-4.26" (-108.20mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1931 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2020 | ||||
Sep 1986–Mar 1987 7-Month |
17.09" (434.09mm) | 16.00" (406.40mm) |
1.09" (27.69mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1957 |
53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1988 | ||||||
Aug 1986–Mar 1987 8-Month |
20.18" (512.57mm) | 19.14" (486.16mm) |
1.04" (26.41mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1931 |
52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1901 | ||||||
Jul 1986–Mar 1987 9-Month |
23.98" (609.09mm) | 22.19" (563.63mm) |
1.79" (45.46mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1931 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2020 | ||||
Jun 1986–Mar 1987 10-Month |
28.25" (717.55mm) | 25.46" (646.68mm) |
2.79" (70.87mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1931 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2020 | ||||
May 1986–Mar 1987 11-Month |
30.51" (774.95mm) | 28.52" (724.41mm) |
1.99" (50.54mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1931 |
45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1986–Mar 1987 12-Month |
32.59" (827.79mm) | 31.12" (790.45mm) |
1.47" (37.34mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1931 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2020 | ||||
Oct 1985–Mar 1987 18-Month |
48.12" (1,222.25mm) | 43.76" (1,111.50mm) |
4.36" (110.75mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1964 |
28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1985–Mar 1987 24-Month |
69.00" (1,752.60mm) | 62.22" (1,580.39mm) |
6.78" (172.21mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1964 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1984–Mar 1987 36-Month |
104.39" (2,651.51mm) | 93.36" (2,371.34mm) |
11.03" (280.17mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1964 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1983–Mar 1987 48-Month |
138.89" (3,527.81mm) | 124.51" (3,162.55mm) |
14.38" (365.26mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1937 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1982–Mar 1987 60-Month |
172.27" (4,375.66mm) | 155.66" (3,953.76mm) |
16.61" (421.90mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1935 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 19, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/