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 January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, March 1970
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1970 1-Month |
0.71" (18.03mm) | 0.74" (18.80mm) |
-0.03" (-0.77mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1930 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1902 | ||||
| Ties: 1901 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 1970 2-Month |
1.02" (25.91mm) | 1.20" (30.48mm) |
-0.18" (-4.57mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2020 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1902 | ||||
| Ties: 2012 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 1970 3-Month |
1.51" (38.35mm) | 1.69" (42.93mm) |
-0.18" (-4.58mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2001 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1902 | ||||
| Ties: 1939, 1944 | ||||||
|
Dec 1969–Mar 1970 4-Month |
2.25" (57.15mm) | 2.18" (55.37mm) |
0.07" (1.78mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1957, 1959 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2009 | ||||
| Ties: 1967 | ||||||
|
Nov 1969–Mar 1970 5-Month |
2.32" (58.93mm) | 2.79" (70.87mm) |
-0.47" (-11.94mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 2008 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2009 | ||||
| Ties: 2000 | ||||||
|
Oct 1969–Mar 1970 6-Month |
3.31" (84.07mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
-0.55" (-13.97mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1991 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2009 | ||||
| Ties: 1935, 1967 | ||||||
|
Sep 1969–Mar 1970 7-Month |
4.44" (112.78mm) | 5.52" (140.21mm) |
-1.08" (-27.43mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1961 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2009 | ||||
|
Aug 1969–Mar 1970 8-Month |
5.49" (139.45mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
-2.16" (-54.86mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1898 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2009, 2020 | ||||
|
Jul 1969–Mar 1970 9-Month |
9.12" (231.65mm) | 10.23" (259.84mm) |
-1.11" (-28.19mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1977 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 2004 | ||||||
|
Jun 1969–Mar 1970 10-Month |
13.28" (337.31mm) | 13.64" (346.46mm) |
-0.36" (-9.15mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1937 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2009 | ||||
|
May 1969–Mar 1970 11-Month |
14.89" (378.21mm) | 15.94" (404.88mm) |
-1.05" (-26.67mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1937 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1994 | ||||
|
Apr 1969–Mar 1970 12-Month |
15.79" (401.07mm) | 17.31" (439.67mm) |
-1.52" (-38.60mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1937 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1942 | ||||
|
Oct 1968–Mar 1970 18-Month |
20.20" (513.08mm) | 21.18" (537.97mm) |
-0.98" (-24.89mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1937 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2011 | ||||
|
Apr 1968–Mar 1970 24-Month |
36.07" (916.18mm) | 34.59" (878.59mm) |
1.48" (37.59mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1935 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1995 | ||||
|
Apr 1967–Mar 1970 36-Month |
49.88" (1,266.95mm) | 51.82" (1,316.23mm) |
-1.94" (-49.28mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1937 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1996 | ||||
|
Apr 1966–Mar 1970 48-Month |
66.59" (1,691.39mm) | 69.02" (1,753.11mm) |
-2.43" (-61.72mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1937 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2012 | ||||
|
Apr 1965–Mar 1970 60-Month |
88.47" (2,247.14mm) | 86.27" (2,191.26mm) |
2.20" (55.88mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1938 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1910 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 3, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/