Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, March 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1973 1-Month |
0.90" (22.86mm) | 0.74" (18.80mm) |
0.16" (4.06mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1930 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1902 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1973 2-Month |
1.09" (27.69mm) | 1.20" (30.48mm) |
-0.11" (-2.79mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2020 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1902 | ||||
| Ties: 1952 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 1973 3-Month |
1.18" (29.97mm) | 1.69" (42.93mm) |
-0.51" (-12.96mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 2001 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1902 | ||||
| Ties: 1924 | ||||||
|
Dec 1972–Mar 1973 4-Month |
2.01" (51.05mm) | 2.18" (55.37mm) |
-0.17" (-4.32mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1957, 1959 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2009 | ||||
| Ties: 1921 | ||||||
|
Nov 1972–Mar 1973 5-Month |
2.15" (54.61mm) | 2.79" (70.87mm) |
-0.64" (-16.26mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 2008 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2009 | ||||
| Ties: 1965, 1992 | ||||||
|
Oct 1972–Mar 1973 6-Month |
3.30" (83.82mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
-0.56" (-14.22mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1991 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1972–Mar 1973 7-Month |
4.69" (119.13mm) | 5.52" (140.21mm) |
-0.83" (-21.08mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1961 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2009 | ||||
|
Aug 1972–Mar 1973 8-Month |
7.33" (186.18mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1898 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2009, 2020 | ||||
|
Jul 1972–Mar 1973 9-Month |
9.68" (245.87mm) | 10.23" (259.84mm) |
-0.55" (-13.97mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1977 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Jun 1972–Mar 1973 10-Month |
11.89" (302.01mm) | 13.64" (346.46mm) |
-1.75" (-44.45mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1937 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2009 | ||||
|
May 1972–Mar 1973 11-Month |
15.62" (396.75mm) | 15.94" (404.88mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1937 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1994 | ||||
|
Apr 1972–Mar 1973 12-Month |
16.68" (423.67mm) | 17.31" (439.67mm) |
-0.63" (-16.00mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1937 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1942 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–Mar 1973 18-Month |
22.99" (583.95mm) | 21.18" (537.97mm) |
1.81" (45.98mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1937 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2011 | ||||
|
Apr 1971–Mar 1973 24-Month |
36.81" (934.97mm) | 34.59" (878.59mm) |
2.22" (56.38mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1935 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1995 | ||||
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Apr 1970–Mar 1973 36-Month |
56.16" (1,426.46mm) | 51.82" (1,316.23mm) |
4.34" (110.23mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1937 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1996 | ||||
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Apr 1969–Mar 1973 48-Month |
71.95" (1,827.53mm) | 69.02" (1,753.11mm) |
2.93" (74.42mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1937 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
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Apr 1968–Mar 1973 60-Month |
92.23" (2,342.64mm) | 86.27" (2,191.26mm) |
5.96" (151.38mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1938 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 15, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/