Riverside March Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of March in Riverside, California from 1893–2024.

Rainiest March in Riverside History

The rainiest March in Riverside, California history happened in 1938, with 9.41 inches of total precipitation.

Driest March in Riverside History

There have been 4 times where no rain was recorded in Riverside, California for the entire month of March. The most recent time this happened was 1997.

Riverside Average March Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2024	2.38
2023	4.25
2022	0.55
2021	1.45
2020	3.64
2019	1.43
2018	1.65
2017	0.16
2016	0.78
2015	0.24
2014	0.26
2013	0.63
2012	0.91
2011	1.45
2010	0.30
2009	0.05
2007	0.13
2006	1.39
2005	1.03
2004	0.58
2003	2.95
2002	0.30
2001	0.65
1999	0.08
1998	1.40
1997	0.00
1996	1.14
1995	4.31
1994	3.22
1993	0.90
1992	3.52
1991	5.67
1990	0.26
1989	0.87
1988	0.69
1987	1.43
1986	2.99
1985	0.80
1984	0.10
1983	6.01
1982	4.04
1981	1.86
1980	2.32
1979	4.44
1978	5.13
1977	0.95
1976	1.27
1975	2.67
1974	1.73
1973	2.16
1972	0.00
1971	0.08
1970	1.94
1969	0.79
1968	2.13
1967	1.01
1966	0.37
1965	1.84
1964	1.04
1963	1.28
1962	0.94
1961	0.51
1960	0.29
1959	0.00
1958	3.58
1957	0.93
1956	0.00
1955	0.22
1954	2.59
1953	0.84
1952	3.88
1951	0.48
1950	0.65
1949	0.73
1948	1.19
1947	0.91
1946	2.08
1945	3.78
1944	0.98
1942	0.20
1941	5.96
1940	0.53
1939	1.14
1938	9.41
1937	3.53
1936	0.94
1935	2.52
1933	0.03
1932	0.05
1931	0.16
1930	3.27
1929	0.92
1927	2.51
1918	5.49
1917	0.01
1916	1.38
1915	0.59
1914	0.51
1913	0.54
1912	3.64
1911	1.66
1910	1.73
1909	1.87
1908	0.92
1907	3.49
1906	6.86
1905	4.87
1904	3.22
1903	5.22
1902	2.23
1895	2.42
1894	0.72
1893	5.74

Notes

Its possible for precipitation totals to include both rain and melted snowfall
Months with more than 10% missing data are excluded