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Precipitation Rankings, December 1961

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1961 1-Month	2.69" (68.33mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	0.34" (8.64mm)	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1960	1930
	2.69" (68.33mm)	2.35" (59.69mm)	0.34" (8.64mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1907, 1990
Nov–Dec 1961 2-Month	5.28" (134.11mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	0.70" (17.78mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1960	1976
Nov–Dec 1961 2-Month	5.28" (134.11mm)	4.58" (116.33mm)	0.70" (17.78mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2015
Oct–Dec 1961 3-Month	7.06" (179.32mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	0.32" (8.12mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1917
Oct–Dec 1961 3-Month	7.06" (179.32mm)	6.74" (171.20mm)	0.32" (8.12mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2015
Sep–Dec 1961 4-Month	10.00" (254.00mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1939
Sep–Dec 1961 4-Month	10.00" (254.00mm)	9.23" (234.44mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2018
Aug–Dec 1961 5-Month	12.62" (320.55mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1917
Aug–Dec 1961 5-Month	12.62" (320.55mm)	11.85" (300.99mm)	0.77" (19.56mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2018
Jul–Dec 1961 6-Month	15.73" (399.54mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	1.11" (28.19mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1917
Jul–Dec 1961 6-Month	15.73" (399.54mm)	14.62" (371.35mm)	1.11" (28.19mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2018
Jun–Dec 1961 7-Month	18.65" (473.71mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	1.10" (27.94mm)	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1960	1917
Jun–Dec 1961 7-Month	18.65" (473.71mm)	17.55" (445.77mm)	1.10" (27.94mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2018
May–Dec 1961 8-Month	21.53" (546.86mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	1.07" (27.18mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1917
	21.53" (546.86mm)	20.46" (519.68mm)	1.07" (27.18mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 2016
Apr–Dec 1961 9-Month	23.83" (605.28mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	0.85" (21.59mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1956
Apr–Dec 1961 9-Month	23.83" (605.28mm)	22.98" (583.69mm)	0.85" (21.59mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2015
Mar–Dec 1961 10-Month	26.99" (685.55mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	1.50" (38.10mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1956
Mar–Dec 1961 10-Month	26.99" (685.55mm)	25.49" (647.45mm)	1.50" (38.10mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2015
Feb–Dec 1961 11-Month	29.77" (756.16mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	2.15" (54.61mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1910
Feb–Dec 1961 11-Month	29.77" (756.16mm)	27.62" (701.55mm)	2.15" (54.61mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2018
Jan–Dec 1961 12-Month	31.25" (793.75mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	1.31" (33.27mm)	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1960	1910
	31.25" (793.75mm)	29.94" (760.48mm)	1.31" (33.27mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1973
	Ties: 1951
Jul 1960–Dec 1961 18-Month	45.32" (1,151.13mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	0.74" (18.80mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1960	1954
	45.32" (1,151.13mm)	44.58" (1,132.33mm)	0.74" (18.80mm)	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2019
	Ties: 1928
Jan 1960–Dec 1961 24-Month	60.00" (1,524.00mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	0.10" (2.54mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1931
	60.00" (1,524.00mm)	59.90" (1,521.46mm)	0.10" (2.54mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2019
	Ties: 1912
Jan 1959–Dec 1961 36-Month	90.60" (2,301.24mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	0.74" (18.80mm)	71st Driest	Driest since: 1960	1956
Jan 1959–Dec 1961 36-Month	90.60" (2,301.24mm)	89.86" (2,282.44mm)	0.74" (18.80mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2019
Jan 1958–Dec 1961 48-Month	120.83" (3,069.08mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	1.05" (26.67mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1956
Jan 1958–Dec 1961 48-Month	120.83" (3,069.08mm)	119.78" (3,042.41mm)	1.05" (26.67mm)	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2019
Jan 1957–Dec 1961 60-Month	154.70" (3,929.38mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	5.02" (127.51mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1956
Jan 1957–Dec 1961 60-Month	154.70" (3,929.38mm)	149.68" (3,801.87mm)	5.02" (127.51mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings