Regional Rankings

Regional Data Info
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Northwest Climate Region

Precipitation Rankings, December 1970

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean
Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)
Wettest/Driest
Since
Record
December 1970
1-Month
5.76"
(146.30mm)
4.63"
(117.60mm)
1.13"
(28.70mm)
94th Driest
Driest since:
1976
35th Wettest
Wettest since:
1964
Nov–Dec 1970
2-Month
11.21"
(284.73mm)
8.97"
(227.84mm)
2.24"
(56.89mm)
106th Driest
Driest since:
1976
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1996
Ties: 1948
Oct–Dec 1970
3-Month
13.87"
(352.30mm)
11.51"
(292.35mm)
2.36"
(59.95mm)
99th Driest
Driest since:
1976
30th Wettest
Wettest since:
1996
Sep–Dec 1970
4-Month
15.75"
(400.05mm)
12.93"
(328.42mm)
2.82"
(71.63mm)
105th Driest
Driest since:
1976
24th Wettest
Wettest since:
1996
Ties: 1951
Aug–Dec 1970
5-Month
15.96"
(405.38mm)
13.73"
(348.74mm)
2.23"
(56.64mm)
96th Driest
Driest since:
1936
33rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1996
Jul–Dec 1970
6-Month
16.66"
(423.16mm)
14.46"
(367.28mm)
2.20"
(55.88mm)
96th Driest
Driest since:
1936
33rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1996
Jun–Dec 1970
7-Month
18.51"
(470.15mm)
16.18"
(410.97mm)
2.33"
(59.18mm)
98th Driest
Driest since:
1976
31st Wettest
Wettest since:
1996
May–Dec 1970
8-Month
20.06"
(509.52mm)
18.32"
(465.33mm)
1.74"
(44.19mm)
90th Driest
Driest since:
1935
39th Wettest
Wettest since:
1996
Ties: 2006
Apr–Dec 1970
9-Month
22.76"
(578.10mm)
20.67"
(525.02mm)
2.09"
(53.08mm)
93rd Driest
Driest since:
1976
36th Wettest
Wettest since:
1996
Mar–Dec 1970
10-Month
25.37"
(644.40mm)
23.93"
(607.82mm)
1.44"
(36.58mm)
85th Driest
Driest since:
1976
44th Wettest
Wettest since:
1996
Feb–Dec 1970
11-Month
27.73"
(704.34mm)
27.54"
(699.52mm)
0.19"
(4.82mm)
66th Driest
Driest since:
1935
63rd Wettest
Wettest since:
1996
Jan–Dec 1970
12-Month
36.19"
(919.23mm)
32.07"
(814.58mm)
4.12"
(104.65mm)
104th Driest
Driest since:
1929
25th Wettest
Wettest since:
1996
Jul 1969–Dec 1970
18-Month
48.14"
(1,222.76mm)
46.58"
(1,183.13mm)
1.56"
(39.63mm)
79th Driest
Driest since:
1929
49th Wettest
Wettest since:
1996
Jan 1969–Dec 1970
24-Month
66.02"
(1,676.91mm)
64.19"
(1,630.43mm)
1.83"
(46.48mm)
78th Driest
Driest since:
1930
50th Wettest
Wettest since:
1996
Ties: 1949
Jan 1968–Dec 1970
36-Month
102.20"
(2,595.88mm)
96.33"
(2,446.78mm)
5.87"
(149.10mm)
105th Driest
Driest since:
1930
22nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1997
Jan 1967–Dec 1970
48-Month
133.31"
(3,386.07mm)
128.33"
(3,259.58mm)
4.98"
(126.49mm)
96th Driest
Driest since:
1931
30th Wettest
Wettest since:
1998
Jan 1966–Dec 1970
60-Month
162.98"
(4,139.69mm)
160.34"
(4,072.64mm)
2.64"
(67.05mm)
78th Driest
Driest since:
1932
47th Wettest
Wettest since:
1999

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