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Precipitation Rankings, December 1919

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1919 1-Month	1.81" (45.97mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	-0.54" (-13.72mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1917	1930
December 1919 1-Month	1.81" (45.97mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	-0.54" (-13.72mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1918	2015
Nov–Dec 1919 2-Month	4.61" (117.09mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	0.03" (0.76mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 1917	1976
Nov–Dec 1919 2-Month	4.61" (117.09mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	0.03" (0.76mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1918	2015
Oct–Dec 1919 3-Month	8.06" (204.72mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	1.32" (33.52mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1917
Oct–Dec 1919 3-Month	8.06" (204.72mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	1.32" (33.52mm)	14th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2015
Sep–Dec 1919 4-Month	10.40" (264.16mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	1.17" (29.72mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1939
Sep–Dec 1919 4-Month	10.40" (264.16mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	1.17" (29.72mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1902	2018
Aug–Dec 1919 5-Month	12.88" (327.15mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	1.03" (26.16mm)	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1918	1917
Aug–Dec 1919 5-Month	12.88" (327.15mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	1.03" (26.16mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2018
Jul–Dec 1919 6-Month	15.92" (404.37mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	1.30" (33.02mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1918	1917
Jul–Dec 1919 6-Month	15.92" (404.37mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	1.30" (33.02mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2018
Jun–Dec 1919 7-Month	18.89" (479.81mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	1.34" (34.04mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1918	1917
Jun–Dec 1919 7-Month	18.89" (479.81mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	1.34" (34.04mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2018
May–Dec 1919 8-Month	22.09" (561.09mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	1.63" (41.41mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1918	1917
	22.09" (561.09mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	1.63" (41.41mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2015
	Ties: 1995
Apr–Dec 1919 9-Month	24.50" (622.30mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	1.52" (38.61mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1956
Apr–Dec 1919 9-Month	24.50" (622.30mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	1.52" (38.61mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2015
Mar–Dec 1919 10-Month	27.21" (691.13mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	1.72" (43.68mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1956
	27.21" (691.13mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	1.72" (43.68mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2015
	Ties: 1998
Feb–Dec 1919 11-Month	29.85" (758.19mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	2.23" (56.64mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1910
Feb–Dec 1919 11-Month	29.85" (758.19mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	2.23" (56.64mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2018
Jan–Dec 1919 12-Month	31.76" (806.70mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	1.82" (46.22mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1918	1910
Jan–Dec 1919 12-Month	31.76" (806.70mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	1.82" (46.22mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1973
Jul 1918–Dec 1919 18-Month	46.90" (1,191.26mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	2.32" (58.93mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1954
Jul 1918–Dec 1919 18-Month	46.90" (1,191.26mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	2.32" (58.93mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2019
Jan 1918–Dec 1919 24-Month	60.54" (1,537.72mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	0.64" (16.26mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1918	1931
Jan 1918–Dec 1919 24-Month	60.54" (1,537.72mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	0.64" (16.26mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
Jan 1917–Dec 1919 36-Month	85.89" (2,181.61mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-3.97" (-100.83mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1918	1956
Jan 1917–Dec 1919 36-Month	85.89" (2,181.61mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-3.97" (-100.83mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1917	2019
Jan 1916–Dec 1919 48-Month	115.31" (2,928.87mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-4.47" (-113.54mm)	19th Driest	Driest since: 1913	1956
Jan 1916–Dec 1919 48-Month	115.31" (2,928.87mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-4.47" (-113.54mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1918	2019
Jan 1915–Dec 1919 60-Month	148.08" (3,761.23mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-1.60" (-40.64mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1918	1956
Jan 1915–Dec 1919 60-Month	148.08" (3,761.23mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-1.60" (-40.64mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019

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