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Northwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, December 1945

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1945 1-Month	5.55" (140.97mm)	4.63" (117.60mm)	0.92" (23.37mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1976
	5.55" (140.97mm)	4.63" (117.60mm)	0.92" (23.37mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1964
	Ties: 1931
Nov–Dec 1945 2-Month	11.73" (297.94mm)	8.97" (227.84mm)	2.76" (70.10mm)	110th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1976
Nov–Dec 1945 2-Month	11.73" (297.94mm)	8.97" (227.84mm)	2.76" (70.10mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1996
Oct–Dec 1945 3-Month	13.78" (350.01mm)	11.51" (292.35mm)	2.27" (57.66mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1976
Oct–Dec 1945 3-Month	13.78" (350.01mm)	11.51" (292.35mm)	2.27" (57.66mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1996
Sep–Dec 1945 4-Month	15.81" (401.57mm)	12.93" (328.42mm)	2.88" (73.15mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1976
Sep–Dec 1945 4-Month	15.81" (401.57mm)	12.93" (328.42mm)	2.88" (73.15mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1996
Aug–Dec 1945 5-Month	16.40" (416.56mm)	13.73" (348.74mm)	2.67" (67.82mm)	99th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1936
Aug–Dec 1945 5-Month	16.40" (416.56mm)	13.73" (348.74mm)	2.67" (67.82mm)	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1996
Jul–Dec 1945 6-Month	16.71" (424.43mm)	14.46" (367.28mm)	2.25" (57.15mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1936
Jul–Dec 1945 6-Month	16.71" (424.43mm)	14.46" (367.28mm)	2.25" (57.15mm)	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1996
Jun–Dec 1945 7-Month	18.10" (459.74mm)	16.18" (410.97mm)	1.92" (48.77mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1976
Jun–Dec 1945 7-Month	18.10" (459.74mm)	16.18" (410.97mm)	1.92" (48.77mm)	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1996
May–Dec 1945 8-Month	21.80" (553.72mm)	18.32" (465.33mm)	3.48" (88.39mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1935
May–Dec 1945 8-Month	21.80" (553.72mm)	18.32" (465.33mm)	3.48" (88.39mm)	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1996
Apr–Dec 1945 9-Month	24.03" (610.36mm)	20.67" (525.02mm)	3.36" (85.34mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1976
Apr–Dec 1945 9-Month	24.03" (610.36mm)	20.67" (525.02mm)	3.36" (85.34mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1996
Mar–Dec 1945 10-Month	28.37" (720.60mm)	23.93" (607.82mm)	4.44" (112.78mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1976
Mar–Dec 1945 10-Month	28.37" (720.60mm)	23.93" (607.82mm)	4.44" (112.78mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	1996
Feb–Dec 1945 11-Month	32.88" (835.15mm)	27.54" (699.52mm)	5.34" (135.63mm)	112th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1935
Feb–Dec 1945 11-Month	32.88" (835.15mm)	27.54" (699.52mm)	5.34" (135.63mm)	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	1996
Jan–Dec 1945 12-Month	36.43" (925.32mm)	32.07" (814.58mm)	4.36" (110.74mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1929
Jan–Dec 1945 12-Month	36.43" (925.32mm)	32.07" (814.58mm)	4.36" (110.74mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	1996
Jul 1944–Dec 1945 18-Month	46.31" (1,176.27mm)	46.58" (1,183.13mm)	-0.27" (-6.86mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1929
Jul 1944–Dec 1945 18-Month	46.31" (1,176.27mm)	46.58" (1,183.13mm)	-0.27" (-6.86mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1996
Jan 1944–Dec 1945 24-Month	61.21" (1,554.73mm)	64.19" (1,630.43mm)	-2.98" (-75.70mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1930
Jan 1944–Dec 1945 24-Month	61.21" (1,554.73mm)	64.19" (1,630.43mm)	-2.98" (-75.70mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1996
Jan 1943–Dec 1945 36-Month	88.45" (2,246.63mm)	96.33" (2,446.78mm)	-7.88" (-200.15mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1944	1930
Jan 1943–Dec 1945 36-Month	88.45" (2,246.63mm)	96.33" (2,446.78mm)	-7.88" (-200.15mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1997
Jan 1942–Dec 1945 48-Month	122.24" (3,104.90mm)	128.33" (3,259.58mm)	-6.09" (-154.68mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1944	1931
	122.24" (3,104.90mm)	128.33" (3,259.58mm)	-6.09" (-154.68mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1998
	Ties: 1928
Jan 1941–Dec 1945 60-Month	155.87" (3,959.10mm)	160.34" (4,072.64mm)	-4.47" (-113.54mm)	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1944	1932
Jan 1941–Dec 1945 60-Month	155.87" (3,959.10mm)	160.34" (4,072.64mm)	-4.47" (-113.54mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1999

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings