Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Kentucky
Precipitation Rankings, December 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1978 1-Month |
10.46" (265.68mm) | 4.06" (103.12mm) |
6.40" (162.56mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1965 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1990 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month |
15.14" (384.56mm) | 7.63" (193.80mm) |
7.51" (190.76mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1978 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month |
18.03" (457.96mm) | 10.42" (264.67mm) |
7.61" (193.29mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1963 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1919 | 1919 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month |
19.27" (489.46mm) | 13.65" (346.71mm) |
5.62" (142.75mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1963 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month |
25.17" (639.32mm) | 17.39" (441.71mm) |
7.78" (197.61mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1953 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1926 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month |
30.68" (779.27mm) | 21.73" (551.94mm) |
8.95" (227.33mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1953 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1926 | 1979 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month |
33.57" (852.68mm) | 25.98" (659.89mm) |
7.59" (192.79mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1930 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1926 | 2018 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1978 8-Month |
39.14" (994.16mm) | 30.32" (770.13mm) |
8.82" (224.03mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1930 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1915 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month |
42.27" (1,073.66mm) | 34.42" (874.27mm) |
7.85" (199.39mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1930 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2011 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month |
46.13" (1,171.70mm) | 39.13" (993.90mm) |
7.00" (177.80mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1930 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month |
47.24" (1,199.90mm) | 42.74" (1,085.60mm) |
4.50" (114.30mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1930 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month |
52.97" (1,345.44mm) | 46.94" (1,192.28mm) |
6.03" (153.16mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1930 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month |
80.85" (2,053.59mm) | 68.70" (1,744.98mm) |
12.15" (308.61mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1930 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1979 | ||||
|
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month |
101.49" (2,577.85mm) | 93.88" (2,384.55mm) |
7.61" (193.30mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month |
143.98" (3,657.09mm) | 140.90" (3,578.86mm) |
3.08" (78.23mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1954 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month |
200.93" (5,103.62mm) | 187.95" (4,773.93mm) |
12.98" (329.69mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1904 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month |
253.99" (6,451.35mm) | 235.00" (5,969.00mm) |
18.99" (482.35mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1944 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 2014 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 5, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/