Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, March 1997
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1997 1-Month |
0.82" (20.83mm) | 0.74" (18.80mm) |
0.08" (2.03mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1930 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1902 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1997 2-Month |
1.12" (28.45mm) | 1.20" (30.48mm) |
-0.08" (-2.03mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2020 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1902 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1997 3-Month |
2.03" (51.56mm) | 1.69" (42.93mm) |
0.34" (8.63mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2001 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1902 | ||||
| Ties: 1989, 2000 | ||||||
|
Dec 1996–Mar 1997 4-Month |
2.90" (73.66mm) | 2.18" (55.37mm) |
0.72" (18.29mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1957, 1959 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2009 | ||||
| Ties: 1949 | ||||||
|
Nov 1996–Mar 1997 5-Month |
4.33" (109.98mm) | 2.79" (70.87mm) |
1.54" (39.11mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2008 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 2009 | ||||
|
Oct 1996–Mar 1997 6-Month |
5.52" (140.21mm) | 3.86" (98.04mm) |
1.66" (42.17mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1991 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1996–Mar 1997 7-Month |
8.11" (205.99mm) | 5.52" (140.21mm) |
2.59" (65.78mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1961 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2009 | ||||
|
Aug 1996–Mar 1997 8-Month |
9.28" (235.71mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
1.63" (41.40mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1898 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2009, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1986 | ||||||
|
Jul 1996–Mar 1997 9-Month |
12.44" (315.98mm) | 10.23" (259.84mm) |
2.21" (56.14mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1977 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1996–Mar 1997 10-Month |
15.24" (387.10mm) | 13.64" (346.46mm) |
1.60" (40.64mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1937 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2009 | ||||
|
May 1996–Mar 1997 11-Month |
17.71" (449.83mm) | 15.94" (404.88mm) |
1.77" (44.95mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1937 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1994 | ||||
|
Apr 1996–Mar 1997 12-Month |
18.29" (464.57mm) | 17.31" (439.67mm) |
0.98" (24.90mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1937 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1942 | ||||
|
Oct 1995–Mar 1997 18-Month |
23.60" (599.44mm) | 21.18" (537.97mm) |
2.42" (61.47mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1937 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2011 | ||||
|
Apr 1995–Mar 1997 24-Month |
37.87" (961.90mm) | 34.59" (878.59mm) |
3.28" (83.31mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1935 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1995 | ||||
|
Apr 1994–Mar 1997 36-Month |
58.91" (1,496.31mm) | 51.82" (1,316.23mm) |
7.09" (180.08mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1937 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1996 | ||||
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Apr 1993–Mar 1997 48-Month |
82.27" (2,089.66mm) | 69.02" (1,753.11mm) |
13.25" (336.55mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1937 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 2012 | ||||
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Apr 1992–Mar 1997 60-Month |
96.80" (2,458.72mm) | 86.27" (2,191.26mm) |
10.53" (267.46mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1938 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2012 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 2, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/