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Precipitation Rankings, December 1953

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1953 1-Month	2.50" (63.50mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	0.15" (3.81mm)	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1930
	2.50" (63.50mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	0.15" (3.81mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1914
Nov–Dec 1953 2-Month	4.29" (108.97mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	-0.29" (-7.36mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1976
Nov–Dec 1953 2-Month	4.29" (108.97mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	-0.29" (-7.36mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2015
Oct–Dec 1953 3-Month	5.80" (147.32mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	-0.94" (-23.88mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1917
Oct–Dec 1953 3-Month	5.80" (147.32mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	-0.94" (-23.88mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2015
Sep–Dec 1953 4-Month	7.30" (185.42mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	-1.93" (-49.02mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1939
Sep–Dec 1953 4-Month	7.30" (185.42mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	-1.93" (-49.02mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month	9.59" (243.59mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	-2.26" (-57.40mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1917
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month	9.59" (243.59mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	-2.26" (-57.40mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
Jul–Dec 1953 6-Month	12.24" (310.90mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	-2.38" (-60.45mm)	9th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1917
Jul–Dec 1953 6-Month	12.24" (310.90mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	-2.38" (-60.45mm)	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
Jun–Dec 1953 7-Month	14.78" (375.41mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	-2.77" (-70.36mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1917
Jun–Dec 1953 7-Month	14.78" (375.41mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	-2.77" (-70.36mm)	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
May–Dec 1953 8-Month	18.04" (458.22mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	-2.42" (-61.46mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1917
May–Dec 1953 8-Month	18.04" (458.22mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	-2.42" (-61.46mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2015
Apr–Dec 1953 9-Month	21.00" (533.40mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	-1.98" (-50.29mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1952	1956
	21.00" (533.40mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	-1.98" (-50.29mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1899
Mar–Dec 1953 10-Month	23.61" (599.69mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	-1.88" (-47.76mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1956
Mar–Dec 1953 10-Month	23.61" (599.69mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	-1.88" (-47.76mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2015
Feb–Dec 1953 11-Month	25.67" (652.02mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	-1.95" (-49.53mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1910
Feb–Dec 1953 11-Month	25.67" (652.02mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	-1.95" (-49.53mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2018
Jan–Dec 1953 12-Month	28.31" (719.07mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	-1.63" (-41.41mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1910
Jan–Dec 1953 12-Month	28.31" (719.07mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	-1.63" (-41.41mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1973
Jul 1952–Dec 1953 18-Month	39.99" (1,015.75mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	-4.59" (-116.58mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1954
Jul 1952–Dec 1953 18-Month	39.99" (1,015.75mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	-4.59" (-116.58mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
Jan 1952–Dec 1953 24-Month	54.65" (1,388.11mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-5.25" (-133.35mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1934	1931
Jan 1952–Dec 1953 24-Month	54.65" (1,388.11mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	-5.25" (-133.35mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
Jan 1951–Dec 1953 36-Month	85.90" (2,181.86mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-3.96" (-100.58mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1936	1956
	85.90" (2,181.86mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	-3.96" (-100.58mm)	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
	Ties: 1910
Jan 1950–Dec 1953 48-Month	116.77" (2,965.96mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-3.01" (-76.45mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1939	1956
Jan 1950–Dec 1953 48-Month	116.77" (2,965.96mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	-3.01" (-76.45mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
Jan 1949–Dec 1953 60-Month	147.07" (3,735.58mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-2.61" (-66.29mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1940	1956
Jan 1949–Dec 1953 60-Month	147.07" (3,735.58mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	-2.61" (-66.29mm)	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019

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