Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Dakota
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 |
1.30" (33.02mm) | 0.74" (18.80mm) |
0.56" (14.22mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1930 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1902 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1987 2-Month |
2.24" (56.90mm) | 1.20" (30.48mm) |
1.04" (26.42mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2020 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1902 | 1902 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1987 3-Month |
2.50" (63.50mm) | 1.69" (42.93mm) |
0.81" (20.57mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2001 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1902 | ||||
|
Dec 1986–Mar 1987 4-Month |
2.58" (65.53mm) | 2.18" (55.37mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1957, 1959 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2009 | ||||
|
Nov 1986–Mar 1987 5-Month |
3.99" (101.35mm) | 2.79" (70.87mm) |
1.20" (30.48mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2008 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2009 | ||||
| Ties: 1949 | ||||||
|
Oct 1986–Mar 1987 6-Month |
4.55" (115.57mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
0.69" (17.53mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1991 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2009 | ||||
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Sep 1986–Mar 1987 7-Month |
8.06" (204.72mm) | 5.52" (140.21mm) |
2.54" (64.51mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1961 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2009 | ||||
|
Aug 1986–Mar 1987 8-Month |
9.72" (246.89mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
2.07" (52.58mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1898 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2009, 2020 | ||||
|
Jul 1986–Mar 1987 9-Month |
14.35" (364.49mm) | 10.23" (259.84mm) |
4.12" (104.65mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1977 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1986–Mar 1987 10-Month |
16.84" (427.74mm) | 13.64" (346.46mm) |
3.20" (81.28mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1937 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2009 | ||||
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May 1986–Mar 1987 11-Month |
19.47" (494.54mm) | 15.94" (404.88mm) |
3.53" (89.66mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1937 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1994 | ||||
|
Apr 1986–Mar 1987 12-Month |
23.18" (588.77mm) | 17.31" (439.67mm) |
5.87" (149.10mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1937 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1942 | ||||
|
Oct 1985–Mar 1987 18-Month |
27.48" (697.99mm) | 21.18" (537.97mm) |
6.30" (160.02mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1937 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 2011 | ||||
|
Apr 1985–Mar 1987 24-Month |
40.29" (1,023.37mm) | 34.59" (878.59mm) |
5.70" (144.78mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1935 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1995 | ||||
|
Apr 1984–Mar 1987 36-Month |
55.78" (1,416.81mm) | 51.82" (1,316.23mm) |
3.96" (100.58mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1937 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1996 | ||||
| Ties: 1999 | ||||||
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Apr 1983–Mar 1987 48-Month |
71.13" (1,806.70mm) | 69.02" (1,753.11mm) |
2.11" (53.59mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1937 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1902 | ||||||
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Apr 1982–Mar 1987 60-Month |
91.95" (2,335.53mm) | 86.27" (2,191.26mm) |
5.68" (144.27mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1938 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1969 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 21, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/