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Precipitation Rankings, December 1969

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1969 1-Month	8.16" (207.26mm)	3.84" (97.54mm)	4.32" (109.72mm)	125th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1943
December 1969 1-Month	8.16" (207.26mm)	3.84" (97.54mm)	4.32" (109.72mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1901	1973
Nov–Dec 1969 2-Month	15.33" (389.38mm)	7.85" (199.39mm)	7.48" (189.99mm)	127th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1917
Nov–Dec 1969 2-Month	15.33" (389.38mm)	7.85" (199.39mm)	7.48" (189.99mm)	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1969
Oct–Dec 1969 3-Month	17.37" (441.20mm)	11.35" (288.29mm)	6.02" (152.91mm)	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1924
Oct–Dec 1969 3-Month	17.37" (441.20mm)	11.35" (288.29mm)	6.02" (152.91mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2005
Sep–Dec 1969 4-Month	21.69" (550.93mm)	15.13" (384.30mm)	6.56" (166.63mm)	118th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1908
Sep–Dec 1969 4-Month	21.69" (550.93mm)	15.13" (384.30mm)	6.56" (166.63mm)	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1907	2005
Aug–Dec 1969 5-Month	25.06" (636.52mm)	19.04" (483.62mm)	6.02" (152.90mm)	113th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2001
Aug–Dec 1969 5-Month	25.06" (636.52mm)	19.04" (483.62mm)	6.02" (152.90mm)	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2011
Jul–Dec 1969 6-Month	29.51" (749.55mm)	22.72" (577.09mm)	6.79" (172.46mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1965
	29.51" (749.55mm)	22.72" (577.09mm)	6.79" (172.46mm)	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 2009
Jun–Dec 1969 7-Month	32.15" (816.61mm)	26.37" (669.80mm)	5.78" (146.81mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1949
	32.15" (816.61mm)	26.37" (669.80mm)	5.78" (146.81mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2011
	Ties: 1954
May–Dec 1969 8-Month	34.84" (884.94mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	4.88" (123.96mm)	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1965
May–Dec 1969 8-Month	34.84" (884.94mm)	29.96" (760.98mm)	4.88" (123.96mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2011
Apr–Dec 1969 9-Month	39.66" (1,007.36mm)	33.86" (860.04mm)	5.80" (147.32mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1968	1965
Apr–Dec 1969 9-Month	39.66" (1,007.36mm)	33.86" (860.04mm)	5.80" (147.32mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2011
Mar–Dec 1969 10-Month	42.54" (1,080.52mm)	37.79" (959.87mm)	4.75" (120.65mm)	95th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1965
Mar–Dec 1969 10-Month	42.54" (1,080.52mm)	37.79" (959.87mm)	4.75" (120.65mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2011
Feb–Dec 1969 11-Month	47.47" (1,205.74mm)	41.01" (1,041.65mm)	6.46" (164.09mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1965
Feb–Dec 1969 11-Month	47.47" (1,205.74mm)	41.01" (1,041.65mm)	6.46" (164.09mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1972
Jan–Dec 1969 12-Month	49.32" (1,252.73mm)	44.65" (1,134.11mm)	4.67" (118.62mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1965
Jan–Dec 1969 12-Month	49.32" (1,252.73mm)	44.65" (1,134.11mm)	4.67" (118.62mm)	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2018
Jul 1968–Dec 1969 18-Month	69.30" (1,760.22mm)	67.35" (1,710.69mm)	1.95" (49.53mm)	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1965
Jul 1968–Dec 1969 18-Month	69.30" (1,760.22mm)	67.35" (1,710.69mm)	1.95" (49.53mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2019
Jan 1968–Dec 1969 24-Month	93.26" (2,368.80mm)	89.27" (2,267.46mm)	3.99" (101.34mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1965
Jan 1968–Dec 1969 24-Month	93.26" (2,368.80mm)	89.27" (2,267.46mm)	3.99" (101.34mm)	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2019
Jan 1967–Dec 1969 36-Month	139.75" (3,549.65mm)	133.83" (3,399.28mm)	5.92" (150.37mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1966
Jan 1967–Dec 1969 36-Month	139.75" (3,549.65mm)	133.83" (3,399.28mm)	5.92" (150.37mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2011
Jan 1966–Dec 1969 48-Month	177.40" (4,505.96mm)	178.43" (4,532.12mm)	-1.03" (-26.16mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1966
Jan 1966–Dec 1969 48-Month	177.40" (4,505.96mm)	178.43" (4,532.12mm)	-1.03" (-26.16mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2011
Jan 1965–Dec 1969 60-Month	206.77" (5,251.96mm)	223.12" (5,667.25mm)	-16.35" (-415.29mm)	20th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1966
Jan 1965–Dec 1969 60-Month	206.77" (5,251.96mm)	223.12" (5,667.25mm)	-16.35" (-415.29mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1963	2009

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings