Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, December 1986
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1986 1-Month |
3.04" (77.22mm) | 2.50" (63.50mm) |
0.54" (13.72mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1982 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1986 2-Month |
7.14" (181.36mm) | 4.97" (126.24mm) |
2.17" (55.12mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2015 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1986 3-Month |
12.36" (313.94mm) | 7.67" (194.82mm) |
4.69" (119.12mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1986 4-Month |
16.63" (422.40mm) | 10.85" (275.59mm) |
5.78" (146.81mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1913 | 2018 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1986 5-Month |
20.13" (511.30mm) | 13.77" (349.76mm) |
6.36" (161.54mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1986 6-Month |
22.09" (561.09mm) | 16.94" (430.28mm) |
5.15" (130.81mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1924, 1956 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1986 7-Month |
27.03" (686.56mm) | 20.47" (519.94mm) |
6.56" (166.62mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1973 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1986 8-Month |
31.79" (807.47mm) | 24.52" (622.81mm) |
7.27" (184.66mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1986 9-Month |
34.51" (876.55mm) | 27.73" (704.34mm) |
6.78" (172.21mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1986 10-Month |
35.86" (910.84mm) | 30.43" (772.92mm) |
5.43" (137.92mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1956 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1986 11-Month |
37.64" (956.06mm) | 32.66" (829.56mm) |
4.98" (126.50mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1986 12-Month |
38.18" (969.77mm) | 34.88" (885.95mm) |
3.30" (83.82mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jul 1985–Dec 1986 18-Month |
58.06" (1,474.72mm) | 51.85" (1,316.99mm) |
6.21" (157.73mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1917 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jan 1985–Dec 1986 24-Month |
76.24" (1,936.50mm) | 69.84" (1,773.94mm) |
6.40" (162.56mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jan 1984–Dec 1986 36-Month |
112.22" (2,850.39mm) | 104.78" (2,661.41mm) |
7.44" (188.98mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1956 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1992 | ||||
|
Jan 1983–Dec 1986 48-Month |
148.52" (3,772.41mm) | 139.71" (3,548.63mm) |
8.81" (223.78mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1956 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1923 | ||||||
|
Jan 1982–Dec 1986 60-Month |
186.06" (4,725.92mm) | 174.55" (4,433.57mm) |
11.51" (292.35mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1956 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 3, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/