Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, December 1996
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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December 1996 1-Month |
1.72" (43.69mm) | 2.50" (63.50mm) |
-0.78" (-19.81mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1917 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1982 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1996 2-Month |
5.57" (141.48mm) | 4.97" (126.24mm) |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1917 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2015 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1996 3-Month |
8.00" (203.20mm) | 7.67" (194.82mm) |
0.33" (8.38mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1917 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2015 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1996 4-Month |
12.71" (322.83mm) | 10.85" (275.59mm) |
1.86" (47.24mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1917 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2018 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1996 5-Month |
17.83" (452.88mm) | 13.77" (349.76mm) |
4.06" (103.12mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1917 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1996 6-Month |
21.74" (552.20mm) | 16.94" (430.28mm) |
4.80" (121.92mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1924, 1956 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1996 7-Month |
25.52" (648.21mm) | 20.47" (519.94mm) |
5.05" (128.27mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1917 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2018 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1996 8-Month |
27.92" (709.17mm) | 24.52" (622.81mm) |
3.40" (86.36mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1917 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1992 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1996 9-Month |
30.42" (772.67mm) | 27.73" (704.34mm) |
2.69" (68.33mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1917 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1992 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1996 10-Month |
32.29" (820.17mm) | 30.43" (772.92mm) |
1.86" (47.25mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1956 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1996 11-Month |
32.98" (837.69mm) | 32.66" (829.56mm) |
0.32" (8.13mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1917 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1996 12-Month |
34.48" (875.79mm) | 34.88" (885.95mm) |
-0.40" (-10.16mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1917 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jul 1995–Dec 1996 18-Month |
49.75" (1,263.65mm) | 51.85" (1,316.99mm) |
-2.10" (-53.34mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1917 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jan 1995–Dec 1996 24-Month |
70.49" (1,790.45mm) | 69.84" (1,773.94mm) |
0.65" (16.51mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1917 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jan 1994–Dec 1996 36-Month |
107.47" (2,729.74mm) | 104.78" (2,661.41mm) |
2.69" (68.33mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1990 | 1956 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1992 | ||||
|
Jan 1993–Dec 1996 48-Month |
145.16" (3,687.06mm) | 139.71" (3,548.63mm) |
5.45" (138.43mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1990 | 1956 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan 1992–Dec 1996 60-Month |
185.75" (4,718.05mm) | 174.55" (4,433.57mm) |
11.20" (284.48mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1990 | 1956 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 6, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/