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Precipitation Rankings, December 1914

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1914 1-Month	2.50" (63.50mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	0.15" (3.81mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1913	1930
	2.50" (63.50mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	0.15" (3.81mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2015
	Ties: 1953
Nov–Dec 1914 2-Month	4.01" (101.85mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	-0.57" (-14.48mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1912	1976
Nov–Dec 1914 2-Month	4.01" (101.85mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	-0.57" (-14.48mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	2015
Oct–Dec 1914 3-Month	6.52" (165.61mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	-0.22" (-5.59mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1912	1917
Oct–Dec 1914 3-Month	6.52" (165.61mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	-0.22" (-5.59mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	2015
Sep–Dec 1914 4-Month	8.70" (220.98mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	-0.53" (-13.46mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1912	1939
Sep–Dec 1914 4-Month	8.70" (220.98mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	-0.53" (-13.46mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	2018
Aug–Dec 1914 5-Month	11.87" (301.50mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	0.02" (0.51mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1912	1917
	11.87" (301.50mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	0.02" (0.51mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	2018
	Ties: 1898
Jul–Dec 1914 6-Month	14.32" (363.73mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	-0.30" (-7.62mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1912	1917
Jul–Dec 1914 6-Month	14.32" (363.73mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	-0.30" (-7.62mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	2018
Jun–Dec 1914 7-Month	17.17" (436.12mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	-0.38" (-9.65mm)	46th Driest	Driest since: 1912	1917
Jun–Dec 1914 7-Month	17.17" (436.12mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	-0.38" (-9.65mm)	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	2018
May–Dec 1914 8-Month	19.65" (499.11mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	-0.81" (-20.57mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1917
May–Dec 1914 8-Month	19.65" (499.11mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	-0.81" (-20.57mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	2015
Apr–Dec 1914 9-Month	22.38" (568.45mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	-0.60" (-15.24mm)	41st Driest	Driest since: 1913	1956
	22.38" (568.45mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	-0.60" (-15.24mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	2015
	Ties: 1921
Mar–Dec 1914 10-Month	24.23" (615.44mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	-1.26" (-32.01mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1910	1956
Mar–Dec 1914 10-Month	24.23" (615.44mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	-1.26" (-32.01mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	2015
Feb–Dec 1914 11-Month	26.31" (668.27mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	-1.31" (-33.28mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1910
Feb–Dec 1914 11-Month	26.31" (668.27mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	-1.31" (-33.28mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	2018
Jan–Dec 1914 12-Month	28.81" (731.77mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	-1.13" (-28.71mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1910
Jan–Dec 1914 12-Month	28.81" (731.77mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	-1.13" (-28.71mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	1973
Jul 1913–Dec 1914 18-Month	43.62" (1,107.95mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	-0.96" (-24.38mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1911	1954
Jul 1913–Dec 1914 18-Month	43.62" (1,107.95mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	-0.96" (-24.38mm)	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	2019
Jan 1913–Dec 1914 24-Month	58.65" (1,489.71mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-1.25" (-31.75mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1911	1931
Jan 1913–Dec 1914 24-Month	58.65" (1,489.71mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-1.25" (-31.75mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	2019
Jan 1912–Dec 1914 36-Month	89.13" (2,263.90mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-0.73" (-18.54mm)	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1912	1956
Jan 1912–Dec 1914 36-Month	89.13" (2,263.90mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-0.73" (-18.54mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	2019
Jan 1911–Dec 1914 48-Month	118.65" (3,013.71mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-1.13" (-28.70mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1913	1956
Jan 1911–Dec 1914 48-Month	118.65" (3,013.71mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-1.13" (-28.70mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	2019
Jan 1910–Dec 1914 60-Month	143.56" (3,646.42mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-6.12" (-155.45mm)	16th Driest	Driest to Date	1956
Jan 1910–Dec 1914 60-Month	143.56" (3,646.42mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-6.12" (-155.45mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings