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Precipitation Rankings, December 1904

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1904 1-Month	2.16" (54.86mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	-0.19" (-4.83mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1903	1930
	2.16" (54.86mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	-0.19" (-4.83mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1902	2015
	Ties: 1965
Nov–Dec 1904 2-Month	3.18" (80.77mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	-1.40" (-35.56mm)	6th Driest	Driest to Date	1976
	3.18" (80.77mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	-1.40" (-35.56mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2015
	Ties: 1943
Oct–Dec 1904 3-Month	4.84" (122.94mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	-1.90" (-48.26mm)	4th Driest	Driest to Date	1917
Oct–Dec 1904 3-Month	4.84" (122.94mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	-1.90" (-48.26mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2015
Sep–Dec 1904 4-Month	7.17" (182.12mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	-2.06" (-52.32mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1903	1939
Sep–Dec 1904 4-Month	7.17" (182.12mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	-2.06" (-52.32mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1902	2018
Aug–Dec 1904 5-Month	9.86" (250.44mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	-1.99" (-50.55mm)	11th Driest	Driest to Date	1917
Aug–Dec 1904 5-Month	9.86" (250.44mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	-1.99" (-50.55mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2018
Jul–Dec 1904 6-Month	12.79" (324.87mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	-1.83" (-46.48mm)	14th Driest	Driest to Date	1917
Jul–Dec 1904 6-Month	12.79" (324.87mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	-1.83" (-46.48mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2018
Jun–Dec 1904 7-Month	15.90" (403.86mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	-1.65" (-41.91mm)	18th Driest	Driest to Date	1917
Jun–Dec 1904 7-Month	15.90" (403.86mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	-1.65" (-41.91mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2018
May–Dec 1904 8-Month	18.49" (469.65mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	-1.97" (-50.03mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1897	1917
	18.49" (469.65mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	-1.97" (-50.03mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2015
	Ties: 2012
Apr–Dec 1904 9-Month	20.61" (523.49mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	-2.37" (-60.20mm)	16th Driest	Driest to Date	1956
Apr–Dec 1904 9-Month	20.61" (523.49mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	-2.37" (-60.20mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2015
Mar–Dec 1904 10-Month	23.71" (602.23mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	-1.78" (-45.22mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1901	1956
Mar–Dec 1904 10-Month	23.71" (602.23mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	-1.78" (-45.22mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2015
Feb–Dec 1904 11-Month	26.14" (663.96mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	-1.48" (-37.59mm)	29th Driest	Driest since: 1901	1910
Feb–Dec 1904 11-Month	26.14" (663.96mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	-1.48" (-37.59mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2018
Jan–Dec 1904 12-Month	27.95" (709.93mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	-1.99" (-50.55mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1901	1910
Jan–Dec 1904 12-Month	27.95" (709.93mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	-1.99" (-50.55mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	1973
Jul 1903–Dec 1904 18-Month	41.12" (1,044.45mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	-3.46" (-87.88mm)	17th Driest	Driest to Date	1954
Jul 1903–Dec 1904 18-Month	41.12" (1,044.45mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	-3.46" (-87.88mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2019
Jan 1903–Dec 1904 24-Month	57.31" (1,455.67mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-2.59" (-65.79mm)	26th Driest	Driest to Date	1931
Jan 1903–Dec 1904 24-Month	57.31" (1,455.67mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-2.59" (-65.79mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2019
Jan 1902–Dec 1904 36-Month	87.94" (2,233.68mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-1.92" (-48.76mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1903	1956
Jan 1902–Dec 1904 36-Month	87.94" (2,233.68mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-1.92" (-48.76mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1902	2019
Jan 1901–Dec 1904 48-Month	115.57" (2,935.48mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-4.21" (-106.93mm)	22nd Driest	Driest to Date	1956
Jan 1901–Dec 1904 48-Month	115.57" (2,935.48mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-4.21" (-106.93mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2019
Jan 1900–Dec 1904 60-Month	146.20" (3,713.48mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-3.48" (-88.39mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1899	1956
Jan 1900–Dec 1904 60-Month	146.20" (3,713.48mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-3.48" (-88.39mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1903	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 23, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings