California March Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of March in California for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest March in California History?

1995 was the wettest March in California history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 9.57 inches.

What Was the Driest March in California History?

1923 was the driest March in California history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.34 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	7	7.23
2022	115	1.05
2021	95	1.73
2020	54	3.19
2019	38	4.05
2018	20	5.12
2017	76	2.45
2016	23	4.88
2015	122	0.78
2014	51	3.28
2013	106	1.33
2012	26	4.74
2011	9	6.41
2010	87	2.19
2009	84	2.26
2008	125	0.61
2007	123	0.74
2006	15	5.41
2005	43	3.69
2004	114	1.08
2003	66	2.77
2002	91	1.91
2001	86	2.21
2000	90	1.92
1999	79	2.40
1998	35	4.15
1997	121	0.84
1996	71	2.57
1995	1	9.57
1994	109	1.24
1993	55	3.05
1992	44	3.65
1991	2	9.11
1990	107	1.30
1989	21	5.10
1988	126	0.59
1987	45	3.59
1986	27	4.70
1985	61	2.88
1984	96	1.67
1983	3	9.02
1982	10	5.78
1981	39	4.04
1980	65	2.81
1979	48	3.44
1978	12	5.75
1977	97	1.64
1976	103	1.40
1975	11	5.76
1974	16	5.40
1973	49	3.34
1972	111	1.16
1971	52	3.26
1970	77	2.44
1969	104	1.39
1968	78	2.41
1967	34	4.23
1966	108	1.28
1965	101	1.46
1964	89	2.00
1963	46	3.51
1962	68	2.75
1961	57	3.04
1960	64	2.84
1959	120	0.86
1958	13	5.74
1957	58	3.00
1956	127	0.41
1955	124	0.70
1954	37	4.13
1953	82	2.32
1952	25	4.78
1951	110	1.17
1950	63	2.85
1949	30	4.49
1948	47	3.48
1947	60	2.99
1946	67	2.77
1945	40	3.91
1944	94	1.74
1943	36	4.14
1942	98	1.62
1941	28	4.52
1940	42	3.74
1939	70	2.65
1938	5	8.01
1937	24	4.86
1936	100	1.51
1935	50	3.31
1934	117	0.96
1933	72	2.54
1932	113	1.09
1931	102	1.45
1930	69	2.68
1929	93	1.84
1928	29	4.50
1927	80	2.37
1926	128	0.40
1925	81	2.33
1924	88	2.19
1923	129	0.34
1922	59	3.00
1921	85	2.22
1920	31	4.49
1919	56	3.05
1918	17	5.33
1917	105	1.37
1916	73	2.53
1915	92	1.89
1914	119	0.92
1913	99	1.60
1912	32	4.49
1911	22	5.05
1910	75	2.47
1909	62	2.86
1908	116	1.04
1907	4	8.72
1906	6	7.79
1905	18	5.31
1904	8	6.86
1903	19	5.23
1902	53	3.20
1901	112	1.14
1900	83	2.27
1899	14	5.45
1898	118	0.94
1897	33	4.46
1896	41	3.87
1895	74	2.52