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Precipitation Rankings, December 1917

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1917 1-Month	2.61" (66.29mm)	3.84" (97.54mm)	-1.23" (-31.25mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1910	1943
December 1917 1-Month	2.61" (66.29mm)	3.84" (97.54mm)	-1.23" (-31.25mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1973
Nov–Dec 1917 2-Month	3.48" (88.39mm)	7.85" (199.39mm)	-4.37" (-111.00mm)	1st Driest	Driest since: 1917	1917
Nov–Dec 1917 2-Month	3.48" (88.39mm)	7.85" (199.39mm)	-4.37" (-111.00mm)	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1969
Oct–Dec 1917 3-Month	9.25" (234.95mm)	11.35" (288.29mm)	-2.10" (-53.34mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1916	1924
Oct–Dec 1917 3-Month	9.25" (234.95mm)	11.35" (288.29mm)	-2.10" (-53.34mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2005
Sep–Dec 1917 4-Month	10.88" (276.35mm)	15.13" (384.30mm)	-4.25" (-107.95mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1908
Sep–Dec 1917 4-Month	10.88" (276.35mm)	15.13" (384.30mm)	-4.25" (-107.95mm)	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2005
Aug–Dec 1917 5-Month	16.11" (409.19mm)	19.04" (483.62mm)	-2.93" (-74.43mm)	31st Driest	Driest since: 1916	2001
Aug–Dec 1917 5-Month	16.11" (409.19mm)	19.04" (483.62mm)	-2.93" (-74.43mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2011
Jul–Dec 1917 6-Month	18.14" (460.76mm)	22.72" (577.09mm)	-4.58" (-116.33mm)	19th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1965
Jul–Dec 1917 6-Month	18.14" (460.76mm)	22.72" (577.09mm)	-4.58" (-116.33mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2018
Jun–Dec 1917 7-Month	23.14" (587.76mm)	26.37" (669.80mm)	-3.23" (-82.04mm)	29th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1949
Jun–Dec 1917 7-Month	23.14" (587.76mm)	26.37" (669.80mm)	-3.23" (-82.04mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2011
May–Dec 1917 8-Month	27.29" (693.17mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-2.67" (-67.81mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1965
	27.29" (693.17mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	-2.67" (-67.81mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2011
	Ties: 1943
Apr–Dec 1917 9-Month	29.78" (756.41mm)	33.86" (860.04mm)	-4.08" (-103.63mm)	25th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1965
Apr–Dec 1917 9-Month	29.78" (756.41mm)	33.86" (860.04mm)	-4.08" (-103.63mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2011
Mar–Dec 1917 10-Month	34.07" (865.38mm)	37.79" (959.87mm)	-3.72" (-94.49mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1965
Mar–Dec 1917 10-Month	34.07" (865.38mm)	37.79" (959.87mm)	-3.72" (-94.49mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2011
Feb–Dec 1917 11-Month	36.64" (930.66mm)	41.01" (1,041.65mm)	-4.37" (-110.99mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1914	1965
Feb–Dec 1917 11-Month	36.64" (930.66mm)	41.01" (1,041.65mm)	-4.37" (-110.99mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	1972
Jan–Dec 1917 12-Month	39.77" (1,010.16mm)	44.65" (1,134.11mm)	-4.88" (-123.95mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1965
Jan–Dec 1917 12-Month	39.77" (1,010.16mm)	44.65" (1,134.11mm)	-4.88" (-123.95mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2018
Jul 1916–Dec 1917 18-Month	59.55" (1,512.57mm)	67.35" (1,710.69mm)	-7.80" (-198.12mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1965
Jul 1916–Dec 1917 18-Month	59.55" (1,512.57mm)	67.35" (1,710.69mm)	-7.80" (-198.12mm)	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
Jan 1916–Dec 1917 24-Month	82.45" (2,094.23mm)	89.27" (2,267.46mm)	-6.82" (-173.23mm)	28th Driest	Driest since: 1915	1965
Jan 1916–Dec 1917 24-Month	82.45" (2,094.23mm)	89.27" (2,267.46mm)	-6.82" (-173.23mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2019
Jan 1915–Dec 1917 36-Month	127.14" (3,229.36mm)	133.83" (3,399.28mm)	-6.69" (-169.92mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1916	1966
Jan 1915–Dec 1917 36-Month	127.14" (3,229.36mm)	133.83" (3,399.28mm)	-6.69" (-169.92mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1907	2011
Jan 1914–Dec 1917 48-Month	163.50" (4,152.90mm)	178.43" (4,532.12mm)	-14.93" (-379.22mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1966
Jan 1914–Dec 1917 48-Month	163.50" (4,152.90mm)	178.43" (4,532.12mm)	-14.93" (-379.22mm)	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2011
Jan 1913–Dec 1917 60-Month	204.72" (5,199.89mm)	223.12" (5,667.25mm)	-18.40" (-467.36mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1914	1966
Jan 1913–Dec 1917 60-Month	204.72" (5,199.89mm)	223.12" (5,667.25mm)	-18.40" (-467.36mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1916	2009

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on November 29, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings