March Monthly Top Ten Precipitation Records

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March Top Ten Precipitation Records
1931-2024
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Precipitation = 0.68 in
Rank	Wettest	Year	Rank	Driest	Year	Rank	Most Snow	Year
1	3.44	2020	1	0.00	1946	1	5.9	1970
2	2.86	1970	2	trace ¹	1994	2	5.5	1989
3	2.18	2007	2	trace ¹	1991	3	3.9	1932
4	1.96	1941	2	trace ¹	1984	4	3.5	1962
5	1.78	2006	2	trace ¹	1980	5	3.2	1947
6	1.73	1973	2	trace ¹	1978	6	1.5	1969
7	1.65	2015	2	trace ¹	1972	7	1.0 ²	1958
8	1.62	1968	2	trace ¹	1971	7	1.0 ²	1965
9	1.58	1947	2	trace ¹	1963	9	0.20 ³	1968
10	1.45	1967	2	trace ¹	1950	9	0.20 ³	1996
			2	trace ¹	1948
			2	trace ¹	1944
			2	trace ¹	1942
			2	trace ¹	2013
			2	trace ¹	2023

March Top Ten Precipitation Records
1931-2024
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Precipitation = 0.68 in

Rank

Wettest

Year

Rank

Driest

Year

Rank

Most
Snow

Year

3.44

2020

0.00

1946

5.9

1970

2.86

1970

trace ¹

1994

5.5

1989

2.18

2007

trace ¹

1991

3.9

1932

1.96

1941

trace ¹

1984

3.5

1962

1.78

2006

trace ¹

1980

3.2

1947

1.73

1973

trace ¹

1978

1.5

1969

1.65

2015

trace ¹

1972

1.0 ²

1958

1.62

1968

trace ¹

1971

1.0 ²

1965

1.58

1947

trace ¹

1963

0.20 ³

1968

1.45

1967

trace ¹

1950

0.20 ³

1996

trace ¹

1948

trace ¹

1944

trace ¹

1942

trace ¹

2013

trace ¹

2023