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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	0.94" (23.88mm)	0.81" (20.57mm)	0.13" (3.31mm)	81st Driest	Driest since: 1963	1913
	0.94" (23.88mm)	0.81" (20.57mm)	0.13" (3.31mm)	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1968
	Ties: 1934
Nov–Dec 1970 2-Month	3.35" (85.09mm)	2.12" (53.85mm)	1.23" (31.24mm)	116th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1939
Nov–Dec 1970 2-Month	3.35" (85.09mm)	2.12" (53.85mm)	1.23" (31.24mm)	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1931	2015
Oct–Dec 1970 3-Month	7.97" (202.44mm)	4.04" (102.62mm)	3.93" (99.82mm)	127th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1976
Oct–Dec 1970 3-Month	7.97" (202.44mm)	4.04" (102.62mm)	3.93" (99.82mm)	2nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1971
Sep–Dec 1970 4-Month	10.93" (277.62mm)	6.91" (175.51mm)	4.02" (102.11mm)	121st Driest	Driest since: 1969	1976
Sep–Dec 1970 4-Month	10.93" (277.62mm)	6.91" (175.51mm)	4.02" (102.11mm)	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
Aug–Dec 1970 5-Month	12.49" (317.25mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	2.14" (54.36mm)	96th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1976
Aug–Dec 1970 5-Month	12.49" (317.25mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	2.14" (54.36mm)	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1900
Jul–Dec 1970 6-Month	15.47" (392.94mm)	13.95" (354.33mm)	1.52" (38.61mm)	94th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1976
Jul–Dec 1970 6-Month	15.47" (392.94mm)	13.95" (354.33mm)	1.52" (38.61mm)	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1900
Jun–Dec 1970 7-Month	18.90" (480.06mm)	18.06" (458.72mm)	0.84" (21.34mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1976
Jun–Dec 1970 7-Month	18.90" (480.06mm)	18.06" (458.72mm)	0.84" (21.34mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2010
May–Dec 1970 8-Month	22.47" (570.74mm)	21.19" (538.23mm)	1.28" (32.51mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1976
May–Dec 1970 8-Month	22.47" (570.74mm)	21.19" (538.23mm)	1.28" (32.51mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2010
Apr–Dec 1970 9-Month	25.36" (644.14mm)	23.24" (590.30mm)	2.12" (53.84mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1976
Apr–Dec 1970 9-Month	25.36" (644.14mm)	23.24" (590.30mm)	2.12" (53.84mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
Mar–Dec 1970 10-Month	26.64" (676.66mm)	24.50" (622.30mm)	2.14" (54.36mm)	89th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1910
Mar–Dec 1970 10-Month	26.64" (676.66mm)	24.50" (622.30mm)	2.14" (54.36mm)	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
Feb–Dec 1970 11-Month	26.92" (683.77mm)	25.19" (639.83mm)	1.73" (43.94mm)	77th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1910
Feb–Dec 1970 11-Month	26.92" (683.77mm)	25.19" (639.83mm)	1.73" (43.94mm)	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
Jan–Dec 1970 12-Month	27.43" (696.72mm)	25.98" (659.89mm)	1.45" (36.83mm)	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1969	1910
Jan–Dec 1970 12-Month	27.43" (696.72mm)	25.98" (659.89mm)	1.45" (36.83mm)	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
Jul 1969–Dec 1970 18-Month	41.09" (1,043.69mm)	40.00" (1,016.00mm)	1.09" (27.69mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1976
	41.09" (1,043.69mm)	40.00" (1,016.00mm)	1.09" (27.69mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
	Ties: 1945
Jan 1969–Dec 1970 24-Month	53.12" (1,349.25mm)	51.96" (1,319.78mm)	1.16" (29.47mm)	64th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1934
Jan 1969–Dec 1970 24-Month	53.12" (1,349.25mm)	51.96" (1,319.78mm)	1.16" (29.47mm)	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
Jan 1968–Dec 1970 36-Month	86.57" (2,198.88mm)	77.94" (1,979.68mm)	8.63" (219.20mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1934
Jan 1968–Dec 1970 36-Month	86.57" (2,198.88mm)	77.94" (1,979.68mm)	8.63" (219.20mm)	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1906	2019
Jan 1967–Dec 1970 48-Month	108.05" (2,744.47mm)	103.87" (2,638.30mm)	4.18" (106.17mm)	68th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1936
	108.05" (2,744.47mm)	103.87" (2,638.30mm)	4.18" (106.17mm)	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
	Ties: 2003
Jan 1966–Dec 1970 60-Month	132.72" (3,371.09mm)	129.82" (3,297.43mm)	2.90" (73.66mm)	58th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1936
Jan 1966–Dec 1970 60-Month	132.72" (3,371.09mm)	129.82" (3,297.43mm)	2.90" (73.66mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings