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Precipitation Rankings, December 1913

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1913 1-Month	2.31" (58.67mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	-0.04" (-1.02mm)	58th Driest	Driest since: 1912	1930
	2.31" (58.67mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	-0.04" (-1.02mm)	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2015
	Ties: 1997
Nov–Dec 1913 2-Month	4.62" (117.35mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	0.04" (1.02mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 1912	1976
	4.62" (117.35mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	0.04" (1.02mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2015
	Ties: 1995
Oct–Dec 1913 3-Month	7.14" (181.36mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	0.40" (10.16mm)	81st Driest	Driest since: 1912	1917
Oct–Dec 1913 3-Month	7.14" (181.36mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	0.40" (10.16mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2015
Sep–Dec 1913 4-Month	10.27" (260.86mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	1.04" (26.42mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1912	1939
Sep–Dec 1913 4-Month	10.27" (260.86mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	1.04" (26.42mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2018
Aug–Dec 1913 5-Month	12.17" (309.12mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	0.32" (8.13mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1912	1917
Aug–Dec 1913 5-Month	12.17" (309.12mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	0.32" (8.13mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2018
Jul–Dec 1913 6-Month	14.81" (376.17mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	0.19" (4.82mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1912	1917
	14.81" (376.17mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	0.19" (4.82mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2018
	Ties: 1909
Jun–Dec 1913 7-Month	17.52" (445.01mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	-0.03" (-0.76mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 1912	1917
Jun–Dec 1913 7-Month	17.52" (445.01mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	-0.03" (-0.76mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2018
May–Dec 1913 8-Month	20.03" (508.76mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	-0.43" (-10.92mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1912	1917
	20.03" (508.76mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	-0.43" (-10.92mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2015
	Ties: 1929
Apr–Dec 1913 9-Month	22.08" (560.83mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	-0.90" (-22.86mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1956
	22.08" (560.83mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	-0.90" (-22.86mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	2015
	Ties: 1989
Mar–Dec 1913 10-Month	25.07" (636.78mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	-0.42" (-10.67mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1956
Mar–Dec 1913 10-Month	25.07" (636.78mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	-0.42" (-10.67mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	2015
Feb–Dec 1913 11-Month	26.97" (685.04mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	-0.65" (-16.51mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1910	1910
Feb–Dec 1913 11-Month	26.97" (685.04mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	-0.65" (-16.51mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	2018
Jan–Dec 1913 12-Month	29.84" (757.94mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1910
Jan–Dec 1913 12-Month	29.84" (757.94mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	-0.10" (-2.54mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	1973
Jul 1912–Dec 1913 18-Month	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	-0.44" (-11.17mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1954
	44.14" (1,121.16mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	-0.44" (-11.17mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	2019
	Ties: 1900, 2022
Jan 1912–Dec 1913 24-Month	60.32" (1,532.13mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 1912	1931
Jan 1912–Dec 1913 24-Month	60.32" (1,532.13mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	0.42" (10.67mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	2019
Jan 1911–Dec 1913 36-Month	89.84" (2,281.94mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-0.02" (-0.50mm)	60th Driest	Driest since: 1912	1956
Jan 1911–Dec 1913 36-Month	89.84" (2,281.94mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-0.02" (-0.50mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	2019
Jan 1910–Dec 1913 48-Month	114.75" (2,914.65mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-5.03" (-127.76mm)	16th Driest	Driest since: 1913	1956
Jan 1910–Dec 1913 48-Month	114.75" (2,914.65mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-5.03" (-127.76mm)	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	2019
Jan 1909–Dec 1913 60-Month	145.94" (3,706.88mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-3.74" (-94.99mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1912	1956
Jan 1909–Dec 1913 60-Month	145.94" (3,706.88mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-3.74" (-94.99mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings