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Precipitation Rankings, December 1912

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1912 1-Month	2.10" (53.34mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	-0.25" (-6.35mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1930
December 1912 1-Month	2.10" (53.34mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	-0.25" (-6.35mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2015
Nov–Dec 1912 2-Month	3.62" (91.95mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	-0.96" (-24.38mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1976
Nov–Dec 1912 2-Month	3.62" (91.95mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	-0.96" (-24.38mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2015
Oct–Dec 1912 3-Month	5.75" (146.05mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	-0.99" (-25.15mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1910	1917
Oct–Dec 1912 3-Month	5.75" (146.05mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	-0.99" (-25.15mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2015
Sep–Dec 1912 4-Month	8.26" (209.80mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	-0.97" (-24.64mm)	29th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1939
Sep–Dec 1912 4-Month	8.26" (209.80mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	-0.97" (-24.64mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2018
Aug–Dec 1912 5-Month	11.31" (287.27mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	-0.54" (-13.72mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1917
Aug–Dec 1912 5-Month	11.31" (287.27mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	-0.54" (-13.72mm)	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2018
Jul–Dec 1912 6-Month	14.30" (363.22mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	-0.32" (-8.13mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1917
	14.30" (363.22mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	-0.32" (-8.13mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2018
	Ties: 2017
Jun–Dec 1912 7-Month	17.01" (432.05mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	-0.54" (-13.72mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1910	1917
Jun–Dec 1912 7-Month	17.01" (432.05mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	-0.54" (-13.72mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2018
May–Dec 1912 8-Month	19.90" (505.46mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	-0.56" (-14.22mm)	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1910	1917
May–Dec 1912 8-Month	19.90" (505.46mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	-0.56" (-14.22mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2015
Apr–Dec 1912 9-Month	23.24" (590.30mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	0.26" (6.61mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1956
	23.24" (590.30mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	0.26" (6.61mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2015
	Ties: 1911
Mar–Dec 1912 10-Month	26.63" (676.40mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	1.14" (28.95mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1956
Mar–Dec 1912 10-Month	26.63" (676.40mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	1.14" (28.95mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1906	2015
Feb–Dec 1912 11-Month	28.53" (724.66mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	0.91" (23.11mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1910
Feb–Dec 1912 11-Month	28.53" (724.66mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	0.91" (23.11mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1906	2018
Jan–Dec 1912 12-Month	30.48" (774.19mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	0.54" (13.71mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1911	1910
Jan–Dec 1912 12-Month	30.48" (774.19mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	0.54" (13.71mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	1973
Jul 1911–Dec 1912 18-Month	46.70" (1,186.18mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	2.12" (53.85mm)	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1911	1954
Jul 1911–Dec 1912 18-Month	46.70" (1,186.18mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	2.12" (53.85mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1907	2019
Jan 1911–Dec 1912 24-Month	60.00" (1,524.00mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	0.10" (2.54mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1931
	60.00" (1,524.00mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	0.10" (2.54mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	2019
	Ties: 1961
Jan 1910–Dec 1912 36-Month	84.91" (2,156.71mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-4.95" (-125.73mm)	13th Driest	Driest to Date	1956
Jan 1910–Dec 1912 36-Month	84.91" (2,156.71mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-4.95" (-125.73mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2019
Jan 1909–Dec 1912 48-Month	116.10" (2,948.94mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-3.68" (-93.47mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1956
	116.10" (2,948.94mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-3.68" (-93.47mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	2019
	Ties: 1926
Jan 1908–Dec 1912 60-Month	145.90" (3,705.86mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-3.78" (-96.01mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1899	1956
Jan 1908–Dec 1912 60-Month	145.90" (3,705.86mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-3.78" (-96.01mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings