National Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Contiguous U.S.

Precipitation Rankings, December 1936

View Period (Months):

All

Download:

Record Driest

Bottom 1/10

Bottom 1/3

Normal

Top 1/3

Top 1/10

Record Wettest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1936 1-Month	2.79" (70.87mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	0.44" (11.18mm)	100th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1930
	2.79" (70.87mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	0.44" (11.18mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2015
	Ties: 1992
Nov–Dec 1936 2-Month	3.93" (99.82mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	-0.65" (-16.51mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1976
Nov–Dec 1936 2-Month	3.93" (99.82mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	-0.65" (-16.51mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1934	2015
Oct–Dec 1936 3-Month	6.01" (152.65mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	-0.73" (-18.55mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1935	1917
Oct–Dec 1936 3-Month	6.01" (152.65mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	-0.73" (-18.55mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1934	2015
Sep–Dec 1936 4-Month	9.00" (228.60mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	-0.23" (-5.84mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1935	1939
Sep–Dec 1936 4-Month	9.00" (228.60mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	-0.23" (-5.84mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1934	2018
Aug–Dec 1936 5-Month	11.21" (284.73mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	-0.64" (-16.26mm)	35th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1917
Aug–Dec 1936 5-Month	11.21" (284.73mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	-0.64" (-16.26mm)	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1934	2018
Jul–Dec 1936 6-Month	13.52" (343.41mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	-1.10" (-27.94mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1917
	13.52" (343.41mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	-1.10" (-27.94mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1934	2018
	Ties: 1916
Jun–Dec 1936 7-Month	15.43" (391.92mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	-2.12" (-53.85mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1933	1917
Jun–Dec 1936 7-Month	15.43" (391.92mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	-2.12" (-53.85mm)	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2018
May–Dec 1936 8-Month	17.68" (449.07mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	-2.78" (-70.61mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1917
May–Dec 1936 8-Month	17.68" (449.07mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	-2.78" (-70.61mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2015
Apr–Dec 1936 9-Month	19.68" (499.87mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	-3.30" (-83.82mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1956
Apr–Dec 1936 9-Month	19.68" (499.87mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	-3.30" (-83.82mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2015
Mar–Dec 1936 10-Month	21.78" (553.21mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	-3.71" (-94.24mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1930	1956
Mar–Dec 1936 10-Month	21.78" (553.21mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	-3.71" (-94.24mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2015
Feb–Dec 1936 11-Month	24.40" (619.76mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	-3.22" (-81.79mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1910
Feb–Dec 1936 11-Month	24.40" (619.76mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	-3.22" (-81.79mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2018
Jan–Dec 1936 12-Month	27.28" (692.91mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	-2.66" (-67.57mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1910
Jan–Dec 1936 12-Month	27.28" (692.91mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	-2.66" (-67.57mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1973
Jul 1935–Dec 1936 18-Month	40.28" (1,023.11mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	-4.30" (-109.22mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1954
Jul 1935–Dec 1936 18-Month	40.28" (1,023.11mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	-4.30" (-109.22mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2019
Jan 1935–Dec 1936 24-Month	56.76" (1,441.70mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-3.14" (-79.76mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1935	1931
Jan 1935–Dec 1936 24-Month	56.76" (1,441.70mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-3.14" (-79.76mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1933	2019
Jan 1934–Dec 1936 36-Month	82.55" (2,096.77mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-7.31" (-185.67mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1956
Jan 1934–Dec 1936 36-Month	82.55" (2,096.77mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-7.31" (-185.67mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2019
Jan 1933–Dec 1936 48-Month	110.05" (2,795.27mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-9.73" (-247.14mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1936	1956
Jan 1933–Dec 1936 48-Month	110.05" (2,795.27mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-9.73" (-247.14mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2019
Jan 1932–Dec 1936 60-Month	140.49" (3,568.45mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-9.19" (-233.42mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1956
Jan 1932–Dec 1936 60-Month	140.49" (3,568.45mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-9.19" (-233.42mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2019

Citing This Page

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