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Upper Midwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, December 1962

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
December 1962
1-Month		0.76"
(19.30mm)		1.25"
(31.75mm)		-0.49"
(-12.45mm)		18th Driest
Driest since:
1943
111th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Nov–Dec 1962
2-Month		1.33"
(33.78mm)		3.10"
(78.74mm)		-1.77"
(-44.96mm)		5th Driest
Driest since:
1976
124th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Oct–Dec 1962
3-Month		3.28"
(83.31mm)		5.38"
(136.65mm)		-2.10"
(-53.34mm)		5th Driest
Driest since:
1976
124th Wettest
Wettest since:
1982
Sep–Dec 1962
4-Month		6.21"
(157.73mm)		8.74"
(222.00mm)		-2.53"
(-64.27mm)		11th Driest
Driest since:
1976
118th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1910
Aug–Dec 1962
5-Month		10.10"
(256.54mm)		12.27"
(311.66mm)		-2.17"
(-55.12mm)		24th Driest
Driest since:
1976
105th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul–Dec 1962
6-Month		14.73"
(374.14mm)		15.84"
(402.34mm)		-1.11"
(-28.20mm)		44th Driest
Driest since:
1976
85th Wettest
Wettest since:
1900
Jun–Dec 1962
7-Month		17.90"
(454.66mm)		19.89"
(505.21mm)		-1.99"
(-50.55mm)		29th Driest
Driest since:
1976
100th Wettest
Wettest since:
2010
May–Dec 1962
8-Month		22.77"
(578.36mm)		23.31"
(592.07mm)		-0.54"
(-13.71mm)		47th Driest
Driest since:
1976
82nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Apr–Dec 1962
9-Month		24.58"
(624.33mm)		25.81"
(655.57mm)		-1.23"
(-31.24mm)		38th Driest
Driest since:
1976
91st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Mar–Dec 1962
10-Month		25.80"
(655.32mm)		27.52"
(699.01mm)		-1.72"
(-43.69mm)		33rd Driest
Driest since:
1910
96th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 2003
Feb–Dec 1962
11-Month		27.61"
(701.29mm)		28.54"
(724.92mm)		-0.93"
(-23.63mm)		44th Driest
Driest since:
1910
85th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan–Dec 1962
12-Month		28.65"
(727.71mm)		29.68"
(753.87mm)		-1.03"
(-26.16mm)		43rd Driest
Driest since:
1910
86th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1974
Jul 1961–Dec 1962
18-Month		46.93"
(1,192.02mm)		45.59"
(1,157.99mm)		1.34"
(34.03mm)		78th Driest
Driest since:
1976
50th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 1961–Dec 1962
24-Month		58.58"
(1,487.93mm)		59.39"
(1,508.51mm)		-0.81"
(-20.58mm)		47th Driest
Driest since:
1989
81st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 1960–Dec 1962
36-Month		88.68"
(2,252.47mm)		89.07"
(2,262.38mm)		-0.39"
(-9.91mm)		53rd Driest
Driest since:
1989
74th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 1959–Dec 1962
48-Month		122.19"
(3,103.63mm)		118.71"
(3,015.23mm)		3.48"
(88.40mm)		75th Driest
Driest since:
1936
51st Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 1958–Dec 1962
60-Month		145.88"
(3,705.35mm)		148.36"
(3,768.34mm)		-2.48"
(-62.99mm)		39th Driest
Driest since:
1936
86th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Ties: 1917

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