Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, March 1989
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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March 1989 1-Month |
0.91" (23.11mm) | 0.74" (18.80mm) |
0.17" (4.31mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1930 |
41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1902 | ||||
Feb–Mar 1989 2-Month |
1.10" (27.94mm) | 1.20" (30.48mm) |
-0.10" (-2.54mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 2020 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1902 | ||||
Ties: 1954, 1985 | ||||||
Jan–Mar 1989 3-Month |
2.03" (51.56mm) | 1.69" (42.93mm) |
0.34" (8.63mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 2001 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1902 | ||||
Ties: 1997, 2000 | ||||||
Dec 1988–Mar 1989 4-Month |
2.84" (72.14mm) | 2.18" (55.37mm) |
0.66" (16.77mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1957, 1959 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2009 | ||||
Nov 1988–Mar 1989 5-Month |
3.51" (89.15mm) | 2.79" (70.87mm) |
0.72" (18.28mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 2008 |
27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2009 | ||||
Oct 1988–Mar 1989 6-Month |
3.77" (95.76mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
-0.09" (-2.28mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1991 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2009 | ||||
Sep 1988–Mar 1989 7-Month |
5.26" (133.60mm) | 5.52" (140.21mm) |
-0.26" (-6.61mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1961 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2009 | ||||
Ties: 1968 | ||||||
Aug 1988–Mar 1989 8-Month |
6.64" (168.66mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
-1.01" (-25.65mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1898 |
91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2009, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 2013 | ||||||
Jul 1988–Mar 1989 9-Month |
8.05" (204.47mm) | 10.23" (259.84mm) |
-2.18" (-55.37mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1977 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2020 | ||||
Jun 1988–Mar 1989 10-Month |
9.90" (251.46mm) | 13.64" (346.46mm) |
-3.74" (-95.00mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1937 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2009 | ||||
May 1988–Mar 1989 11-Month |
11.75" (298.45mm) | 15.94" (404.88mm) |
-4.19" (-106.43mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1937 |
117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1994 | ||||
Apr 1988–Mar 1989 12-Month |
11.87" (301.50mm) | 17.31" (439.67mm) |
-5.44" (-138.17mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1942 | ||||
Oct 1987–Mar 1989 18-Month |
14.02" (356.11mm) | 21.18" (537.97mm) |
-7.16" (-181.86mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2011 | ||||
Apr 1987–Mar 1989 24-Month |
27.06" (687.32mm) | 34.59" (878.59mm) |
-7.53" (-191.27mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1935 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1995 | ||||
Apr 1986–Mar 1989 36-Month |
50.24" (1,276.10mm) | 51.82" (1,316.23mm) |
-1.58" (-40.13mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1937 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1996 | ||||
Apr 1985–Mar 1989 48-Month |
67.35" (1,710.69mm) | 69.02" (1,753.11mm) |
-1.67" (-42.42mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1937 |
90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2012 | ||||
Apr 1984–Mar 1989 60-Month |
82.84" (2,104.14mm) | 86.27" (2,191.26mm) |
-3.43" (-87.12mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1938 |
97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2012 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 17, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/