National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Precipitation Rankings, December 1998
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 1998 1-Month |
2.08" (52.83mm) | 2.35" (59.69mm) |
-0.27" (-6.86mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: |
1930 |
90th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Nov– 2-Month |
4.71" (119.63mm) | 4.58" (116.33mm) |
0.13" (3.30mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: |
1976 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Ties: 1923, 2009, 2014 | ||||||
Oct– 3-Month |
7.68" (195.07mm) | 6.74" (171.20mm) |
0.94" (23.87mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: |
1917 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Sep– 4-Month |
10.19" (258.83mm) | 9.23" (234.44mm) |
0.96" (24.39mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: |
1939 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Aug– 5-Month |
12.61" (320.29mm) | 11.85" (300.99mm) |
0.76" (19.30mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: |
1917 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Jul– 6-Month |
15.47" (392.94mm) | 14.62" (371.35mm) |
0.85" (21.59mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: |
1917 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Jun– 7-Month |
18.79" (477.27mm) | 17.55" (445.77mm) |
1.24" (31.50mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: |
1917 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Ties: 1968 | ||||||
May– 8-Month |
21.41" (543.81mm) | 20.46" (519.68mm) |
0.95" (24.13mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: |
1917 |
49th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Apr– 9-Month |
23.98" (609.09mm) | 22.98" (583.69mm) |
1.00" (25.40mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
47th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Mar– 10-Month |
27.21" (691.13mm) | 25.49" (647.45mm) |
1.72" (43.68mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2015 | ||||
Ties: 1919 | ||||||
Feb– 11-Month |
30.53" (775.46mm) | 27.62" (701.55mm) |
2.91" (73.91mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2018 | ||||
Jan– 12-Month |
33.89" (860.81mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
3.95" (100.33mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: |
1910 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1973 | ||||
Jul 1997– 18-Month |
48.94" (1,243.08mm) | 44.58" (1,132.33mm) |
4.36" (110.75mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: |
1954 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jan 1997– 24-Month |
65.75" (1,670.05mm) | 59.90" (1,521.46mm) |
5.85" (148.59mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: |
1931 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jan 1996– 36-Month |
99.45" (2,526.03mm) | 89.86" (2,282.44mm) |
9.59" (243.59mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jan 1995– 48-Month |
132.14" (3,356.36mm) | 119.78" (3,042.41mm) |
12.36" (313.95mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
4th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 | ||||
Jan 1994– 60-Month |
162.76" (4,134.10mm) | 149.68" (3,801.87mm) |
13.08" (332.23mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: |
1956 |
4th Wettest | Wettest to Date |
2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings