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Northwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, December 1953

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1953 1-Month	5.20" (132.08mm)	4.63" (117.60mm)	0.57" (14.48mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1976
December 1953 1-Month	5.20" (132.08mm)	4.63" (117.60mm)	0.57" (14.48mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1964
Nov–Dec 1953 2-Month	10.01" (254.25mm)	8.97" (227.84mm)	1.04" (26.41mm)	81st Driest	Driest since: 1952	1976
	10.01" (254.25mm)	8.97" (227.84mm)	1.04" (26.41mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1996
	Ties: 1932
Oct–Dec 1953 3-Month	11.85" (300.99mm)	11.51" (292.35mm)	0.34" (8.64mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1976
Oct–Dec 1953 3-Month	11.85" (300.99mm)	11.51" (292.35mm)	0.34" (8.64mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Sep–Dec 1953 4-Month	12.62" (320.55mm)	12.93" (328.42mm)	-0.31" (-7.87mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1976
Sep–Dec 1953 4-Month	12.62" (320.55mm)	12.93" (328.42mm)	-0.31" (-7.87mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month	13.94" (354.08mm)	13.73" (348.74mm)	0.21" (5.34mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month	13.94" (354.08mm)	13.73" (348.74mm)	0.21" (5.34mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Jul–Dec 1953 6-Month	14.11" (358.39mm)	14.46" (367.28mm)	-0.35" (-8.89mm)	61st Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
Jul–Dec 1953 6-Month	14.11" (358.39mm)	14.46" (367.28mm)	-0.35" (-8.89mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Jun–Dec 1953 7-Month	16.24" (412.50mm)	16.18" (410.97mm)	0.06" (1.53mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1976
	16.24" (412.50mm)	16.18" (410.97mm)	0.06" (1.53mm)	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
	Ties: 2007
May–Dec 1953 8-Month	19.73" (501.14mm)	18.32" (465.33mm)	1.41" (35.81mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1935
May–Dec 1953 8-Month	19.73" (501.14mm)	18.32" (465.33mm)	1.41" (35.81mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Apr–Dec 1953 9-Month	22.17" (563.12mm)	20.67" (525.02mm)	1.50" (38.10mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1976
Apr–Dec 1953 9-Month	22.17" (563.12mm)	20.67" (525.02mm)	1.50" (38.10mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1996
Mar–Dec 1953 10-Month	25.13" (638.30mm)	23.93" (607.82mm)	1.20" (30.48mm)	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1976
Mar–Dec 1953 10-Month	25.13" (638.30mm)	23.93" (607.82mm)	1.20" (30.48mm)	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1996
Feb–Dec 1953 11-Month	28.63" (727.20mm)	27.54" (699.52mm)	1.09" (27.68mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1935
Feb–Dec 1953 11-Month	28.63" (727.20mm)	27.54" (699.52mm)	1.09" (27.68mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Jan–Dec 1953 12-Month	37.95" (963.93mm)	32.07" (814.58mm)	5.88" (149.35mm)	119th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1929
Jan–Dec 1953 12-Month	37.95" (963.93mm)	32.07" (814.58mm)	5.88" (149.35mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1996
Jul 1952–Dec 1953 18-Month	46.14" (1,171.96mm)	46.58" (1,183.13mm)	-0.44" (-11.17mm)	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1929
Jul 1952–Dec 1953 18-Month	46.14" (1,171.96mm)	46.58" (1,183.13mm)	-0.44" (-11.17mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Jan 1952–Dec 1953 24-Month	62.14" (1,578.36mm)	64.19" (1,630.43mm)	-2.05" (-52.07mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1930
	62.14" (1,578.36mm)	64.19" (1,630.43mm)	-2.05" (-52.07mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
	Ties: 1901
Jan 1951–Dec 1953 36-Month	97.02" (2,464.31mm)	96.33" (2,446.78mm)	0.69" (17.53mm)	69th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1930
Jan 1951–Dec 1953 36-Month	97.02" (2,464.31mm)	96.33" (2,446.78mm)	0.69" (17.53mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1997
Jan 1950–Dec 1953 48-Month	137.08" (3,481.83mm)	128.33" (3,259.58mm)	8.75" (222.25mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1931
Jan 1950–Dec 1953 48-Month	137.08" (3,481.83mm)	128.33" (3,259.58mm)	8.75" (222.25mm)	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1998
Jan 1949–Dec 1953 60-Month	164.04" (4,166.62mm)	160.34" (4,072.64mm)	3.70" (93.98mm)	84th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1932
Jan 1949–Dec 1953 60-Month	164.04" (4,166.62mm)	160.34" (4,072.64mm)	3.70" (93.98mm)	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1999

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 10, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings