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Washington D.C. March Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of March in Washington D.C. from 1854–2024.

Rainiest March in Washington D.C. History

The rainiest March in Washington D.C. history happened in 1891, with 8.84 inches of total precipitation.

Driest March in Washington D.C. History

The driest March in Washington D.C. history happened in 2006, with just 0.05 inches of total precipitation.

Washington D.C. Average March Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2024	4.89
2023	1.60
2022	2.77
2021	3.80
2020	2.31
2019	4.00
2018	1.92
2017	3.19
2016	1.16
2015	4.04
2014	4.26
2013	2.80
2012	1.02
2011	4.40
2010	3.55
2009	1.97
2008	2.80
2007	3.19
2006	0.05
2005	4.46
2004	2.09
2003	4.20
2002	3.37
2001	3.88
2000	3.98
1999	3.87
1998	5.40
1997	4.15
1996	3.60
1995	2.14
1994	8.45
1993	6.82
1992	3.48
1991	4.42
1990	2.57
1989	4.30
1988	2.27
1987	1.54
1986	0.74
1985	1.88
1984	6.14
1983	4.84
1982	2.64
1981	1.49
1980	5.04
1979	2.45
1978	4.48
1977	2.17
1976	2.51
1975	5.33
1974	4.21
1973	2.97
1972	2.27
1971	1.93
1970	2.82
1969	1.60
1968	3.66
1967	3.49
1966	1.44
1965	4.37
1964	2.53
1963	5.43
1962	3.83
1961	4.18
1960	2.08
1959	2.20
1958	5.85
1957	2.23
1956	3.53
1955	3.70
1954	3.47
1953	7.43
1952	3.76
1951	2.92
1950	4.17
1949	3.42
1948	3.66
1947	1.02
1946	1.67
1945	0.84
1944	5.44
1943	4.31
1942	5.96
1941	2.57
1940	3.42
1939	2.89
1938	2.23
1937	1.50
1936	4.47
1935	3.39
1934	4.18
1933	3.24
1932	6.45
1931	3.50
1930	2.26
1929	2.64
1928	2.17
1927	1.27
1926	2.07
1925	1.60
1924	6.17
1923	4.47
1922	4.74
1921	2.76
1920	2.39
1919	4.02
1918	5.04
1917	5.12
1916	2.80
1915	1.07
1914	2.27
1913	4.67
1912	6.14
1911	2.31
1910	0.57
1909	4.76
1908	2.45
1907	2.79
1906	4.62
1905	3.31
1904	3.02
1903	5.73
1902	3.78
1901	2.64
1900	3.07
1899	4.94
1898	2.52
1897	2.66
1896	5.16
1895	2.59
1894	0.98
1893	1.83
1892	5.70
1891	8.84
1890	3.65
1889	4.20
1888	4.53
1887	3.83
1886	6.41
1885	1.53
1884	7.24
1883	3.27
1882	3.75
1881	6.61
1880	5.60
1879	1.74
1878	4.31
1877	3.58
1876	5.52
1875	3.96
1874	2.06
1873	3.03
1872	3.33
1871	5.92
1858	1.75
1857	1.91
1856	1.79
1854	1.12

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