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Northwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, December 1952

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1952 1-Month	5.09" (129.29mm)	4.63" (117.60mm)	0.46" (11.69mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1976
December 1952 1-Month	5.09" (129.29mm)	4.63" (117.60mm)	0.46" (11.69mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1964
Nov–Dec 1952 2-Month	6.34" (161.04mm)	8.97" (227.84mm)	-2.63" (-66.80mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1944	1976
Nov–Dec 1952 2-Month	6.34" (161.04mm)	8.97" (227.84mm)	-2.63" (-66.80mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Oct–Dec 1952 3-Month	6.74" (171.20mm)	11.51" (292.35mm)	-4.77" (-121.15mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1976
Oct–Dec 1952 3-Month	6.74" (171.20mm)	11.51" (292.35mm)	-4.77" (-121.15mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Sep–Dec 1952 4-Month	7.33" (186.18mm)	12.93" (328.42mm)	-5.60" (-142.24mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1976
Sep–Dec 1952 4-Month	7.33" (186.18mm)	12.93" (328.42mm)	-5.60" (-142.24mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Aug–Dec 1952 5-Month	7.75" (196.85mm)	13.73" (348.74mm)	-5.98" (-151.89mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1936	1936
Aug–Dec 1952 5-Month	7.75" (196.85mm)	13.73" (348.74mm)	-5.98" (-151.89mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Jul–Dec 1952 6-Month	8.19" (208.03mm)	14.46" (367.28mm)	-6.27" (-159.25mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1936	1936
Jul–Dec 1952 6-Month	8.19" (208.03mm)	14.46" (367.28mm)	-6.27" (-159.25mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Jun–Dec 1952 7-Month	10.91" (277.11mm)	16.18" (410.97mm)	-5.27" (-133.86mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1976
Jun–Dec 1952 7-Month	10.91" (277.11mm)	16.18" (410.97mm)	-5.27" (-133.86mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
May–Dec 1952 8-Month	12.60" (320.04mm)	18.32" (465.33mm)	-5.72" (-145.29mm)	7th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1935
May–Dec 1952 8-Month	12.60" (320.04mm)	18.32" (465.33mm)	-5.72" (-145.29mm)	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Apr–Dec 1952 9-Month	13.88" (352.55mm)	20.67" (525.02mm)	-6.79" (-172.47mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1976
Apr–Dec 1952 9-Month	13.88" (352.55mm)	20.67" (525.02mm)	-6.79" (-172.47mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Mar–Dec 1952 10-Month	16.73" (424.94mm)	23.93" (607.82mm)	-7.20" (-182.88mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1976
Mar–Dec 1952 10-Month	16.73" (424.94mm)	23.93" (607.82mm)	-7.20" (-182.88mm)	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Feb–Dec 1952 11-Month	19.99" (507.75mm)	27.54" (699.52mm)	-7.55" (-191.77mm)	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1935	1935
Feb–Dec 1952 11-Month	19.99" (507.75mm)	27.54" (699.52mm)	-7.55" (-191.77mm)	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Jan–Dec 1952 12-Month	24.19" (614.43mm)	32.07" (814.58mm)	-7.88" (-200.15mm)	5th Driest	Driest since: 1935	1929
Jan–Dec 1952 12-Month	24.19" (614.43mm)	32.07" (814.58mm)	-7.88" (-200.15mm)	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Jul 1951–Dec 1952 18-Month	41.45" (1,052.83mm)	46.58" (1,183.13mm)	-5.13" (-130.30mm)	21st Driest	Driest since: 1944	1929
Jul 1951–Dec 1952 18-Month	41.45" (1,052.83mm)	46.58" (1,183.13mm)	-5.13" (-130.30mm)	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Jan 1951–Dec 1952 24-Month	59.07" (1,500.38mm)	64.19" (1,630.43mm)	-5.12" (-130.05mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1930
Jan 1951–Dec 1952 24-Month	59.07" (1,500.38mm)	64.19" (1,630.43mm)	-5.12" (-130.05mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Jan 1950–Dec 1952 36-Month	99.13" (2,517.90mm)	96.33" (2,446.78mm)	2.80" (71.12mm)	90th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1930
Jan 1950–Dec 1952 36-Month	99.13" (2,517.90mm)	96.33" (2,446.78mm)	2.80" (71.12mm)	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1997
Jan 1949–Dec 1952 48-Month	126.09" (3,202.69mm)	128.33" (3,259.58mm)	-2.24" (-56.89mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1931
Jan 1949–Dec 1952 48-Month	126.09" (3,202.69mm)	128.33" (3,259.58mm)	-2.24" (-56.89mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1998
Jan 1948–Dec 1952 60-Month	165.15" (4,194.81mm)	160.34" (4,072.64mm)	4.81" (122.17mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1948	1932
Jan 1948–Dec 1952 60-Month	165.15" (4,194.81mm)	160.34" (4,072.64mm)	4.81" (122.17mm)	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1999

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 20, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings