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Precipitation Rankings, December 1953

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1953 1-Month	0.60" (15.24mm)	0.49" (12.45mm)	0.11" (2.79mm)	87th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1944
	0.60" (15.24mm)	0.49" (12.45mm)	0.11" (2.79mm)	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2022
	Ties: 1946
Nov–Dec 1953 2-Month	0.97" (24.64mm)	1.11" (28.19mm)	-0.14" (-3.55mm)	58th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1999
	0.97" (24.64mm)	1.11" (28.19mm)	-0.14" (-3.55mm)	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1922
	Ties: 1902, 1972
Oct–Dec 1953 3-Month	2.04" (51.82mm)	2.19" (55.63mm)	-0.15" (-3.81mm)	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1987
Oct–Dec 1953 3-Month	2.04" (51.82mm)	2.19" (55.63mm)	-0.15" (-3.81mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1982
Sep–Dec 1953 4-Month	2.89" (73.41mm)	3.82" (97.03mm)	-0.93" (-23.62mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1952
	2.89" (73.41mm)	3.82" (97.03mm)	-0.93" (-23.62mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
	Ties: 1918
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month	4.63" (117.60mm)	5.93" (150.62mm)	-1.30" (-33.02mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1976
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month	4.63" (117.60mm)	5.93" (150.62mm)	-1.30" (-33.02mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Jul–Dec 1953 6-Month	6.18" (156.97mm)	8.52" (216.41mm)	-2.34" (-59.44mm)	10th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1976
Jul–Dec 1953 6-Month	6.18" (156.97mm)	8.52" (216.41mm)	-2.34" (-59.44mm)	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
Jun–Dec 1953 7-Month	11.59" (294.39mm)	11.95" (303.53mm)	-0.36" (-9.14mm)	50th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
	11.59" (294.39mm)	11.95" (303.53mm)	-0.36" (-9.14mm)	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
	Ties: 1909
May–Dec 1953 8-Month	15.61" (396.49mm)	14.28" (362.71mm)	1.33" (33.78mm)	86th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
	15.61" (396.49mm)	14.28" (362.71mm)	1.33" (33.78mm)	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1947	2019
	Ties: 1954
Apr–Dec 1953 9-Month	18.19" (462.03mm)	15.65" (397.51mm)	2.54" (64.52mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
Apr–Dec 1953 9-Month	18.19" (462.03mm)	15.65" (397.51mm)	2.54" (64.52mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	2019
Mar–Dec 1953 10-Month	19.16" (486.66mm)	16.39" (416.31mm)	2.77" (70.35mm)	106th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
	19.16" (486.66mm)	16.39" (416.31mm)	2.77" (70.35mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	2019
	Ties: 1994
Feb–Dec 1953 11-Month	19.49" (495.05mm)	16.85" (427.99mm)	2.64" (67.06mm)	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
Feb–Dec 1953 11-Month	19.49" (495.05mm)	16.85" (427.99mm)	2.64" (67.06mm)	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	2019
Jan–Dec 1953 12-Month	19.92" (505.97mm)	17.34" (440.44mm)	2.58" (65.53mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
Jan–Dec 1953 12-Month	19.92" (505.97mm)	17.34" (440.44mm)	2.58" (65.53mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	2019
Jul 1952–Dec 1953 18-Month	26.27" (667.26mm)	25.88" (657.35mm)	0.39" (9.91mm)	66th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1934
Jul 1952–Dec 1953 18-Month	26.27" (667.26mm)	25.88" (657.35mm)	0.39" (9.91mm)	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	2011
Jan 1952–Dec 1953 24-Month	32.03" (813.56mm)	34.65" (880.11mm)	-2.62" (-66.55mm)	30th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1934
Jan 1952–Dec 1953 24-Month	32.03" (813.56mm)	34.65" (880.11mm)	-2.62" (-66.55mm)	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2011
Jan 1951–Dec 1953 36-Month	48.68" (1,236.47mm)	51.92" (1,318.77mm)	-3.24" (-82.30mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
Jan 1951–Dec 1953 36-Month	48.68" (1,236.47mm)	51.92" (1,318.77mm)	-3.24" (-82.30mm)	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2011
Jan 1950–Dec 1953 48-Month	67.23" (1,707.64mm)	69.14" (1,756.16mm)	-1.91" (-48.52mm)	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
Jan 1950–Dec 1953 48-Month	67.23" (1,707.64mm)	69.14" (1,756.16mm)	-1.91" (-48.52mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2011
Jan 1949–Dec 1953 60-Month	83.66" (2,124.96mm)	86.36" (2,193.54mm)	-2.70" (-68.58mm)	29th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1937
Jan 1949–Dec 1953 60-Month	83.66" (2,124.96mm)	86.36" (2,193.54mm)	-2.70" (-68.58mm)	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2011

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings