National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, December 1973
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 1973 1-Month |
3.09" (78.49mm) | 2.35" (59.69mm) |
0.74" (18.80mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: |
1930 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Nov– 2-Month |
6.26" (159.00mm) | 4.58" (116.33mm) |
1.68" (42.67mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: |
1976 |
5th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2015 | ||||
Oct– 3-Month |
8.63" (219.20mm) | 6.74" (171.20mm) |
1.89" (48.00mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: |
1917 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Sep– 4-Month |
12.09" (307.09mm) | 9.23" (234.44mm) |
2.86" (72.65mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: |
1939 |
5th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2018 | ||||
Aug– 5-Month |
14.15" (359.41mm) | 11.85" (300.99mm) |
2.30" (58.42mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: |
1917 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Jul– 6-Month |
17.11" (434.59mm) | 14.62" (371.35mm) |
2.49" (63.24mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: |
1917 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Jun– 7-Month |
20.16" (512.06mm) | 17.55" (445.77mm) |
2.61" (66.29mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: |
1917 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
May– 8-Month |
23.19" (589.03mm) | 20.46" (519.68mm) |
2.73" (69.35mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: |
1917 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Apr– 9-Month |
26.52" (673.61mm) | 22.98" (583.69mm) |
3.54" (89.92mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Mar– 10-Month |
30.52" (775.21mm) | 25.49" (647.45mm) |
5.03" (127.76mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2015 | ||||
Feb– 11-Month |
32.48" (824.99mm) | 27.62" (701.55mm) |
4.86" (123.44mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
4th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2018 | ||||
Jan– 12-Month |
34.96" (887.98mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
5.02" (127.50mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
1973 | ||||
Jul 1972– 18-Month |
52.09" (1,323.09mm) | 44.58" (1,132.33mm) |
7.51" (190.76mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: |
1954 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Jan 1972– 24-Month |
66.66" (1,693.16mm) | 59.90" (1,521.46mm) |
6.76" (171.70mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
4th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Jan 1971– 36-Month |
96.99" (2,463.55mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
7.13" (181.11mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
12th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Jan 1970– 48-Month |
126.69" (3,217.93mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
6.91" (175.52mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
20th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Jan 1969– 60-Month |
157.32" (3,995.93mm) | 149.68" (3,801.87mm) |
7.64" (194.06mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
20th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings