Climate at a Glance
Statewide 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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, March 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1940 1-Month |
0.92" (23.37mm) | 0.74" (18.80mm) |
0.18" (4.57mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1930 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1902 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1940 2-Month |
1.55" (39.37mm) | 1.20" (30.48mm) |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2021 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1922 | 1902 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month |
1.67" (42.42mm) | 1.69" (42.93mm) |
-0.02" (-0.51mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2021 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1902 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month |
1.97" (50.04mm) | 2.18" (55.37mm) |
-0.21" (-5.33mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2021 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2009 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
|
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month |
2.00" (50.80mm) | 2.79" (70.87mm) |
-0.79" (-20.07mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 2021 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2009 | ||||
| Ties: 1988 | ||||||
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Oct 1939–Mar 1940 6-Month |
2.81" (71.37mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
-1.05" (-26.67mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2021 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–Mar 1940 7-Month |
3.53" (89.66mm) | 5.52" (140.21mm) |
-1.99" (-50.55mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 2021 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2009 | ||||
|
Aug 1939–Mar 1940 8-Month |
5.67" (144.02mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
-1.98" (-50.29mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 2021 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2009, 2020 | ||||
|
Jul 1939–Mar 1940 9-Month |
7.42" (188.47mm) | 10.23" (259.84mm) |
-2.81" (-71.37mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1977 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month |
12.15" (308.61mm) | 13.64" (346.46mm) |
-1.49" (-37.85mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1937 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2009 | ||||
|
May 1939–Mar 1940 11-Month |
13.72" (348.49mm) | 15.94" (404.88mm) |
-2.22" (-56.39mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1994 | ||||
| Ties: 1946 | ||||||
|
Apr 1939–Mar 1940 12-Month |
14.71" (373.63mm) | 17.31" (439.67mm) |
-2.60" (-66.04mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1942 | ||||
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Oct 1938–Mar 1940 18-Month |
17.95" (455.93mm) | 21.18" (537.97mm) |
-3.23" (-82.04mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2011 | ||||
|
Apr 1938–Mar 1940 24-Month |
29.94" (760.48mm) | 34.59" (878.59mm) |
-4.65" (-118.11mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1935 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1995 | ||||
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Apr 1937–Mar 1940 36-Month |
47.38" (1,203.45mm) | 51.82" (1,316.23mm) |
-4.44" (-112.78mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1937 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 1996 | ||||
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Apr 1936–Mar 1940 48-Month |
55.65" (1,413.51mm) | 69.02" (1,753.11mm) |
-13.37" (-339.60mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1937 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
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Apr 1935–Mar 1940 60-Month |
74.16" (1,883.66mm) | 86.27" (2,191.26mm) |
-12.11" (-307.60mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1938 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2012 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 16, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/