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Contiguous U.S.

Precipitation Rankings, December 1959

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
December 1959
1-Month		2.22"
(56.39mm)		2.35"
(59.69mm)		-0.13"
(-3.30mm)		49th Driest
Driest since:
1930
80th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Ties: 1949, 1970
Nov–Dec 1959
2-Month		3.94"
(100.08mm)		4.58"
(116.33mm)		-0.64"
(-16.25mm)		28th Driest
Driest since:
1976
101st Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Oct–Dec 1959
3-Month		7.44"
(188.98mm)		6.74"
(171.20mm)		0.70"
(17.78mm)		90th Driest
Driest since:
1917
39th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Sep–Dec 1959
4-Month		10.26"
(260.60mm)		9.23"
(234.44mm)		1.03"
(26.16mm)		99th Driest
Driest since:
1939
30th Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Ties: 1927
Aug–Dec 1959
5-Month		13.02"
(330.71mm)		11.85"
(300.99mm)		1.17"
(29.72mm)		104th Driest
Driest since:
1917
25th Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Ties: 1920
Jul–Dec 1959
6-Month		15.96"
(405.38mm)		14.62"
(371.35mm)		1.34"
(34.03mm)		104th Driest
Driest since:
1917
25th Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Jun–Dec 1959
7-Month		18.58"
(471.93mm)		17.55"
(445.77mm)		1.03"
(26.16mm)		88th Driest
Driest since:
1917
41st Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
May–Dec 1959
8-Month		21.78"
(553.21mm)		20.46"
(519.68mm)		1.32"
(33.53mm)		93rd Driest
Driest since:
1917
36th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Apr–Dec 1959
9-Month		23.92"
(607.57mm)		22.98"
(583.69mm)		0.94"
(23.88mm)		80th Driest
Driest since:
1956
49th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Ties: 1907
Mar–Dec 1959
10-Month		26.06"
(661.92mm)		25.49"
(647.45mm)		0.57"
(14.47mm)		70th Driest
Driest since:
1956
59th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Feb–Dec 1959
11-Month		28.41"
(721.61mm)		27.62"
(701.55mm)		0.79"
(20.06mm)		74th Driest
Driest since:
1910
55th Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Jan–Dec 1959
12-Month		30.60"
(777.24mm)		29.94"
(760.48mm)		0.66"
(16.76mm)		76th Driest
Driest since:
1910
53rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1973
Jul 1958–Dec 1959
18-Month		44.74"
(1,136.40mm)		44.58"
(1,132.33mm)		0.16"
(4.07mm)		60th Driest
Driest since:
1954
68th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 1958–Dec 1959
24-Month		60.83"
(1,545.08mm)		59.90"
(1,521.46mm)		0.93"
(23.62mm)		76th Driest
Driest since:
1931
52nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 1957–Dec 1959
36-Month		94.70"
(2,405.38mm)		89.86"
(2,282.44mm)		4.84"
(122.94mm)		104th Driest
Driest since:
1956
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 1956–Dec 1959
48-Month		120.08"
(3,050.03mm)		119.78"
(3,042.41mm)		0.30"
(7.62mm)		60th Driest
Driest since:
1956
66th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 1955–Dec 1959
60-Month		147.82"
(3,754.63mm)		149.68"
(3,801.87mm)		-1.86"
(-47.24mm)		45th Driest
Driest since:
1956
80th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019

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