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Precipitation Rankings, December 1952

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1952 1-Month	2.45" (62.23mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	0.10" (2.54mm)	69th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1930
	2.45" (62.23mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	0.10" (2.54mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 2010
Nov–Dec 1952 2-Month	4.60" (116.84mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	0.02" (0.51mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1950	1976
	4.60" (116.84mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	0.02" (0.51mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1974, 1997
Oct–Dec 1952 3-Month	5.14" (130.56mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	-1.60" (-40.64mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1943	1917
Oct–Dec 1952 3-Month	5.14" (130.56mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	-1.60" (-40.64mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2015
Sep–Dec 1952 4-Month	6.67" (169.42mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	-2.56" (-65.02mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1939	1939
Sep–Dec 1952 4-Month	6.67" (169.42mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	-2.56" (-65.02mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
Aug–Dec 1952 5-Month	9.29" (235.97mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	-2.56" (-65.02mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1943	1917
Aug–Dec 1952 5-Month	9.29" (235.97mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	-2.56" (-65.02mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
Jul–Dec 1952 6-Month	11.68" (296.67mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	-2.94" (-74.68mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1943	1917
Jul–Dec 1952 6-Month	11.68" (296.67mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	-2.94" (-74.68mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
Jun–Dec 1952 7-Month	13.88" (352.55mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	-3.67" (-93.22mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1917	1917
Jun–Dec 1952 7-Month	13.88" (352.55mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	-3.67" (-93.22mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
May–Dec 1952 8-Month	16.57" (420.88mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	-3.89" (-98.80mm)	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1917	1917
May–Dec 1952 8-Month	16.57" (420.88mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	-3.89" (-98.80mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2015
Apr–Dec 1952 9-Month	18.97" (481.84mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	-4.01" (-101.85mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1956
Apr–Dec 1952 9-Month	18.97" (481.84mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	-4.01" (-101.85mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2015
Mar–Dec 1952 10-Month	21.90" (556.26mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	-3.59" (-91.19mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1956
Mar–Dec 1952 10-Month	21.90" (556.26mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	-3.59" (-91.19mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2015
Feb–Dec 1952 11-Month	23.90" (607.06mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	-3.72" (-94.49mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1910
Feb–Dec 1952 11-Month	23.90" (607.06mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	-3.72" (-94.49mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
Jan–Dec 1952 12-Month	26.34" (669.04mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	-3.60" (-91.44mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1910
Jan–Dec 1952 12-Month	26.34" (669.04mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	-3.60" (-91.44mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1973
Jul 1951–Dec 1952 18-Month	42.22" (1,072.39mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	-2.36" (-59.94mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1954
Jul 1951–Dec 1952 18-Month	42.22" (1,072.39mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	-2.36" (-59.94mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Jan 1951–Dec 1952 24-Month	57.59" (1,462.79mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-2.31" (-58.67mm)	29th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1931
Jan 1951–Dec 1952 24-Month	57.59" (1,462.79mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-2.31" (-58.67mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Jan 1950–Dec 1952 36-Month	88.46" (2,246.88mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-1.40" (-35.56mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1940	1956
Jan 1950–Dec 1952 36-Month	88.46" (2,246.88mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-1.40" (-35.56mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Jan 1949–Dec 1952 48-Month	118.76" (3,016.50mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-1.02" (-25.91mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1956
Jan 1949–Dec 1952 48-Month	118.76" (3,016.50mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-1.02" (-25.91mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Jan 1948–Dec 1952 60-Month	149.45" (3,796.03mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-0.23" (-5.84mm)	58th Driest	Driest since: 1943	1956
Jan 1948–Dec 1952 60-Month	149.45" (3,796.03mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-0.23" (-5.84mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019

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