Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, December 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1973 1-Month |
3.09" (78.49mm) | 2.35" (59.69mm) |
0.74" (18.80mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1930 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month |
6.26" (159.00mm) | 4.58" (116.33mm) |
1.68" (42.67mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1976 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2015 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month |
8.63" (219.20mm) | 6.74" (171.20mm) |
1.89" (48.00mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month |
12.09" (307.09mm) | 9.23" (234.44mm) |
2.86" (72.65mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1939 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month |
14.15" (359.41mm) | 11.85" (300.99mm) |
2.30" (58.42mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month |
17.11" (434.59mm) | 14.62" (371.35mm) |
2.49" (63.24mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month |
20.16" (512.06mm) | 17.55" (445.77mm) |
2.61" (66.29mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1973 8-Month |
23.19" (589.03mm) | 20.46" (519.68mm) |
2.73" (69.35mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1917 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month |
26.52" (673.61mm) | 22.98" (583.69mm) |
3.54" (89.92mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month |
30.52" (775.21mm) | 25.49" (647.45mm) |
5.03" (127.76mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month |
32.48" (824.99mm) | 27.62" (701.55mm) |
4.86" (123.44mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1910 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month |
34.96" (887.98mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
5.02" (127.50mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1910 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month |
52.09" (1,323.09mm) | 44.58" (1,132.33mm) |
7.51" (190.76mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1954 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month |
66.66" (1,693.16mm) | 59.90" (1,521.46mm) |
6.76" (171.70mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month |
96.99" (2,463.55mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
7.13" (181.11mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month |
126.69" (3,217.93mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
6.91" (175.52mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month |
157.32" (3,995.93mm) | 149.68" (3,801.87mm) |
7.64" (194.06mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1956 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1909 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 18, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/