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Precipitation Rankings, December 1923

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1923 1-Month	2.83" (71.88mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	0.48" (12.19mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1922	1930
December 1923 1-Month	2.83" (71.88mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	0.48" (12.19mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1911	2015
Nov–Dec 1923 2-Month	4.71" (119.63mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	0.13" (3.30mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1921	1976
	4.71" (119.63mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	0.13" (3.30mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1922	2015
	Ties: 1998, 2009, 2014
Oct–Dec 1923 3-Month	7.24" (183.90mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	0.50" (12.70mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1917
Oct–Dec 1923 3-Month	7.24" (183.90mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	0.50" (12.70mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2015
Sep–Dec 1923 4-Month	10.07" (255.78mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	0.84" (21.34mm)	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1922	1939
Sep–Dec 1923 4-Month	10.07" (255.78mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	0.84" (21.34mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2018
Aug–Dec 1923 5-Month	12.99" (329.95mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	1.14" (28.96mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1922	1917
Aug–Dec 1923 5-Month	12.99" (329.95mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	1.14" (28.96mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	2018
Jul–Dec 1923 6-Month	15.69" (398.53mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	1.07" (27.18mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1917
	15.69" (398.53mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	1.07" (27.18mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	2018
	Ties: 2019
Jun–Dec 1923 7-Month	18.99" (482.35mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	1.44" (36.58mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1922	1917
Jun–Dec 1923 7-Month	18.99" (482.35mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	1.44" (36.58mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2018
May–Dec 1923 8-Month	22.12" (561.85mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	1.66" (42.17mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1917
	22.12" (561.85mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	1.66" (42.17mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2015
	Ties: 1968
Apr–Dec 1923 9-Month	24.96" (633.98mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	1.98" (50.29mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1956
Apr–Dec 1923 9-Month	24.96" (633.98mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	1.98" (50.29mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2015
Mar–Dec 1923 10-Month	27.38" (695.45mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	1.89" (48.00mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1956
Mar–Dec 1923 10-Month	27.38" (695.45mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	1.89" (48.00mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	2015
Feb–Dec 1923 11-Month	29.24" (742.70mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	1.62" (41.15mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1910
Feb–Dec 1923 11-Month	29.24" (742.70mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	1.62" (41.15mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2018
Jan–Dec 1923 12-Month	31.68" (804.67mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	1.74" (44.19mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1922	1910
Jan–Dec 1923 12-Month	31.68" (804.67mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	1.74" (44.19mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	1973
Jul 1922–Dec 1923 18-Month	44.75" (1,136.65mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	0.17" (4.32mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1922	1954
Jul 1922–Dec 1923 18-Month	44.75" (1,136.65mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	0.17" (4.32mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	2019
Jan 1922–Dec 1923 24-Month	61.57" (1,563.88mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	1.67" (42.42mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1931
Jan 1922–Dec 1923 24-Month	61.57" (1,563.88mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	1.67" (42.42mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	2019
Jan 1921–Dec 1923 36-Month	90.35" (2,294.89mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	0.49" (12.45mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1956
Jan 1921–Dec 1923 36-Month	90.35" (2,294.89mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	0.49" (12.45mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1921	2019
Jan 1920–Dec 1923 48-Month	121.65" (3,089.91mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	1.87" (47.50mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1921	1956
Jan 1920–Dec 1923 48-Month	121.65" (3,089.91mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	1.87" (47.50mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1922	2019
Jan 1919–Dec 1923 60-Month	153.41" (3,896.61mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	3.73" (94.74mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1922	1956
Jan 1919–Dec 1923 60-Month	153.41" (3,896.61mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	3.73" (94.74mm)	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	2019

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