Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Nevada
Precipitation Rankings, December 2020
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2020 1-Month |
0.59" (14.99mm) | 1.02" (25.91mm) |
-0.43" (-10.92mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2020 2-Month |
1.31" (33.27mm) | 1.89" (48.01mm) |
-0.58" (-14.74mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1925 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 2020 3-Month |
1.37" (34.80mm) | 2.67" (67.82mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1999 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 1958 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 2020 4-Month |
1.44" (36.58mm) | 3.24" (82.30mm) |
-1.80" (-45.72mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1999 | 1999 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2020 5-Month |
1.56" (39.62mm) | 3.84" (97.54mm) |
-2.28" (-57.92mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1999 | 1999 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2020 6-Month |
1.66" (42.16mm) | 4.38" (111.25mm) |
-2.72" (-69.09mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2020 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2020 7-Month |
2.22" (56.39mm) | 5.07" (128.78mm) |
-2.85" (-72.39mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2020 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2020 8-Month |
2.85" (72.39mm) | 6.05" (153.67mm) |
-3.20" (-81.28mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2020 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2020 9-Month |
3.53" (89.66mm) | 6.96" (176.78mm) |
-3.43" (-87.12mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2020 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2020 10-Month |
4.79" (121.67mm) | 8.03" (203.96mm) |
-3.24" (-82.29mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1959 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2020 11-Month |
5.16" (131.06mm) | 9.14" (232.16mm) |
-3.98" (-101.10mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2020 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2020 12-Month |
5.86" (148.84mm) | 10.30" (261.62mm) |
-4.44" (-112.78mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2020 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul 2019–Dec 2020 18-Month |
9.67" (245.62mm) | 14.68" (372.87mm) |
-5.01" (-127.25mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1929 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan 2019–Dec 2020 24-Month |
19.67" (499.62mm) | 20.59" (522.99mm) |
-0.92" (-23.37mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1929 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan 2018–Dec 2020 36-Month |
28.94" (735.08mm) | 30.90" (784.86mm) |
-1.96" (-49.78mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1929 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan 2017–Dec 2020 48-Month |
40.11" (1,018.79mm) | 41.13" (1,044.70mm) |
-1.02" (-25.91mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1929 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1994 | ||||||
|
Jan 2016–Dec 2020 60-Month |
51.26" (1,302.00mm) | 51.39" (1,305.31mm) |
-0.13" (-3.31mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1962 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1984 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/