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Precipitation Rankings, December 1962

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1962 1-Month	2.69" (68.33mm)	4.06" (103.12mm)	-1.37" (-34.79mm)	27th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1965
December 1962 1-Month	2.69" (68.33mm)	4.06" (103.12mm)	-1.37" (-34.79mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1990
Nov–Dec 1962 2-Month	6.00" (152.40mm)	7.63" (193.80mm)	-1.63" (-41.40mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1976
Nov–Dec 1962 2-Month	6.00" (152.40mm)	7.63" (193.80mm)	-1.63" (-41.40mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1978
Oct–Dec 1962 3-Month	9.54" (242.32mm)	10.42" (264.67mm)	-0.88" (-22.35mm)	51st Driest	Driest since: 1960	1963
	9.54" (242.32mm)	10.42" (264.67mm)	-0.88" (-22.35mm)	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1919
	Ties: 1998
Sep–Dec 1962 4-Month	14.00" (355.60mm)	13.65" (346.71mm)	0.35" (8.89mm)	65th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1963
Sep–Dec 1962 4-Month	14.00" (355.60mm)	13.65" (346.71mm)	0.35" (8.89mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2018
Aug–Dec 1962 5-Month	16.31" (414.27mm)	17.39" (441.71mm)	-1.08" (-27.44mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1961	1953
Aug–Dec 1962 5-Month	16.31" (414.27mm)	17.39" (441.71mm)	-1.08" (-27.44mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2018
Jul–Dec 1962 6-Month	20.65" (524.51mm)	21.73" (551.94mm)	-1.08" (-27.43mm)	47th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1953
Jul–Dec 1962 6-Month	20.65" (524.51mm)	21.73" (551.94mm)	-1.08" (-27.43mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1979
Jun–Dec 1962 7-Month	25.41" (645.41mm)	25.98" (659.89mm)	-0.57" (-14.48mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1930
Jun–Dec 1962 7-Month	25.41" (645.41mm)	25.98" (659.89mm)	-0.57" (-14.48mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	2018
May–Dec 1962 8-Month	29.77" (756.16mm)	30.32" (770.13mm)	-0.55" (-13.97mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1930
May–Dec 1962 8-Month	29.77" (756.16mm)	30.32" (770.13mm)	-0.55" (-13.97mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	2018
Apr–Dec 1962 9-Month	33.05" (839.47mm)	34.42" (874.27mm)	-1.37" (-34.80mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1930
Apr–Dec 1962 9-Month	33.05" (839.47mm)	34.42" (874.27mm)	-1.37" (-34.80mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	2011
Mar–Dec 1962 10-Month	37.77" (959.36mm)	39.13" (993.90mm)	-1.36" (-34.54mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1930
	37.77" (959.36mm)	39.13" (993.90mm)	-1.36" (-34.54mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	2011
	Ties: 2010
Feb–Dec 1962 11-Month	45.44" (1,154.18mm)	42.74" (1,085.60mm)	2.70" (68.58mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1930
Feb–Dec 1962 11-Month	45.44" (1,154.18mm)	42.74" (1,085.60mm)	2.70" (68.58mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	2011
Jan–Dec 1962 12-Month	50.20" (1,275.08mm)	46.94" (1,192.28mm)	3.26" (82.80mm)	85th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1930
Jan–Dec 1962 12-Month	50.20" (1,275.08mm)	46.94" (1,192.28mm)	3.26" (82.80mm)	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	2011
Jul 1961–Dec 1962 18-Month	72.35" (1,837.69mm)	68.70" (1,744.98mm)	3.65" (92.71mm)	80th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1930
Jul 1961–Dec 1962 18-Month	72.35" (1,837.69mm)	68.70" (1,744.98mm)	3.65" (92.71mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1979
Jan 1961–Dec 1962 24-Month	101.64" (2,581.66mm)	93.88" (2,384.55mm)	7.76" (197.11mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1961	1931
Jan 1961–Dec 1962 24-Month	101.64" (2,581.66mm)	93.88" (2,384.55mm)	7.76" (197.11mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2019
Jan 1960–Dec 1962 36-Month	142.54" (3,620.52mm)	140.90" (3,578.86mm)	1.64" (41.66mm)	58th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1954
Jan 1960–Dec 1962 36-Month	142.54" (3,620.52mm)	140.90" (3,578.86mm)	1.64" (41.66mm)	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2020
Jan 1959–Dec 1962 48-Month	186.36" (4,733.54mm)	187.95" (4,773.93mm)	-1.59" (-40.39mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1904
Jan 1959–Dec 1962 48-Month	186.36" (4,733.54mm)	187.95" (4,773.93mm)	-1.59" (-40.39mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2021
Jan 1958–Dec 1962 60-Month	230.43" (5,852.92mm)	235.00" (5,969.00mm)	-4.57" (-116.08mm)	39th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1944
Jan 1958–Dec 1962 60-Month	230.43" (5,852.92mm)	235.00" (5,969.00mm)	-4.57" (-116.08mm)	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	2021

Citing This Page

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