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Precipitation Rankings, December 1896

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1896 1-Month	5.22" (132.59mm)	4.63" (117.60mm)	0.59" (14.99mm)	77th Driest	Driest to Date	1976
December 1896 1-Month	5.22" (132.59mm)	4.63" (117.60mm)	0.59" (14.99mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1895	1964
Nov–Dec 1896 2-Month	13.81" (350.77mm)	8.97" (227.84mm)	4.84" (122.93mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1895	1976
Nov–Dec 1896 2-Month	13.81" (350.77mm)	8.97" (227.84mm)	4.84" (122.93mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1996
Oct–Dec 1896 3-Month	15.71" (399.03mm)	11.51" (292.35mm)	4.20" (106.68mm)	120th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1976
Oct–Dec 1896 3-Month	15.71" (399.03mm)	11.51" (292.35mm)	4.20" (106.68mm)	9th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1996
Sep–Dec 1896 4-Month	16.67" (423.42mm)	12.93" (328.42mm)	3.74" (95.00mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1976
Sep–Dec 1896 4-Month	16.67" (423.42mm)	12.93" (328.42mm)	3.74" (95.00mm)	14th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1996
Aug–Dec 1896 5-Month	17.85" (453.39mm)	13.73" (348.74mm)	4.12" (104.65mm)	118th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1936
Aug–Dec 1896 5-Month	17.85" (453.39mm)	13.73" (348.74mm)	4.12" (104.65mm)	11th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1996
Jul–Dec 1896 6-Month	18.34" (465.84mm)	14.46" (367.28mm)	3.88" (98.56mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1936
Jul–Dec 1896 6-Month	18.34" (465.84mm)	14.46" (367.28mm)	3.88" (98.56mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1996
Jun–Dec 1896 7-Month	19.48" (494.79mm)	16.18" (410.97mm)	3.30" (83.82mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1976
Jun–Dec 1896 7-Month	19.48" (494.79mm)	16.18" (410.97mm)	3.30" (83.82mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1996
May–Dec 1896 8-Month	23.45" (595.63mm)	18.32" (465.33mm)	5.13" (130.30mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1935
May–Dec 1896 8-Month	23.45" (595.63mm)	18.32" (465.33mm)	5.13" (130.30mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1996
Apr–Dec 1896 9-Month	27.24" (691.90mm)	20.67" (525.02mm)	6.57" (166.88mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1976
Apr–Dec 1896 9-Month	27.24" (691.90mm)	20.67" (525.02mm)	6.57" (166.88mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1996
Mar–Dec 1896 10-Month	30.22" (767.59mm)	23.93" (607.82mm)	6.29" (159.77mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1895	1976
Mar–Dec 1896 10-Month	30.22" (767.59mm)	23.93" (607.82mm)	6.29" (159.77mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1996
Feb–Dec 1896 11-Month	33.11" (840.99mm)	27.54" (699.52mm)	5.57" (141.47mm)	115th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1935
Feb–Dec 1896 11-Month	33.11" (840.99mm)	27.54" (699.52mm)	5.57" (141.47mm)	14th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1996
Jan–Dec 1896 12-Month	39.81" (1,011.17mm)	32.07" (814.58mm)	7.74" (196.59mm)	124th Driest	Driest since: 1895	1929
Jan–Dec 1896 12-Month	39.81" (1,011.17mm)	32.07" (814.58mm)	7.74" (196.59mm)	5th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1996
Jul 1895–Dec 1896 18-Month	51.81" (1,315.97mm)	46.58" (1,183.13mm)	5.23" (132.84mm)	106th Driest	Driest to Date	1929
Jul 1895–Dec 1896 18-Month	51.81" (1,315.97mm)	46.58" (1,183.13mm)	5.23" (132.84mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1996
Jan 1895–Dec 1896 24-Month	67.95" (1,725.93mm)	64.19" (1,630.43mm)	3.76" (95.50mm)	99th Driest	Driest to Date	1930
Jan 1895–Dec 1896 24-Month	67.95" (1,725.93mm)	64.19" (1,630.43mm)	3.76" (95.50mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1996

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 25, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings