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Precipitation Rankings, December 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1959 1-Month	0.27" (6.86mm)	0.49" (12.45mm)	-0.22" (-5.59mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1958	1944
December 1959 1-Month	0.27" (6.86mm)	0.49" (12.45mm)	-0.22" (-5.59mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	2022
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month	1.15" (29.21mm)	1.11" (28.19mm)	0.04" (1.02mm)	78th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1999
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month	1.15" (29.21mm)	1.11" (28.19mm)	0.04" (1.02mm)	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1922
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	2.88" (73.15mm)	2.19" (55.63mm)	0.69" (17.52mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1987
	2.88" (73.15mm)	2.19" (55.63mm)	0.69" (17.52mm)	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1982
	Ties: 1927
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	5.54" (140.72mm)	3.82" (97.03mm)	1.72" (43.69mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1952
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	5.54" (140.72mm)	3.82" (97.03mm)	1.72" (43.69mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2019
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month	7.50" (190.50mm)	5.93" (150.62mm)	1.57" (39.88mm)	104th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1976
	7.50" (190.50mm)	5.93" (150.62mm)	1.57" (39.88mm)	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2019
	Ties: 1926, 1946
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month	8.89" (225.81mm)	8.52" (216.41mm)	0.37" (9.40mm)	74th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1976
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month	8.89" (225.81mm)	8.52" (216.41mm)	0.37" (9.40mm)	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2019
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month	11.92" (302.77mm)	11.95" (303.53mm)	-0.03" (-0.76mm)	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1958	1936
	11.92" (302.77mm)	11.95" (303.53mm)	-0.03" (-0.76mm)	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2019
	Ties: 1937
May–Dec 1959 8-Month	14.40" (365.76mm)	14.28" (362.71mm)	0.12" (3.05mm)	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1958	1936
May–Dec 1959 8-Month	14.40" (365.76mm)	14.28" (362.71mm)	0.12" (3.05mm)	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2019
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month	14.84" (376.94mm)	15.65" (397.51mm)	-0.81" (-20.57mm)	45th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1936
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month	14.84" (376.94mm)	15.65" (397.51mm)	-0.81" (-20.57mm)	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2019
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month	15.03" (381.76mm)	16.39" (416.31mm)	-1.36" (-34.55mm)	37th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1936
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month	15.03" (381.76mm)	16.39" (416.31mm)	-1.36" (-34.55mm)	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2019
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month	15.53" (394.46mm)	16.85" (427.99mm)	-1.32" (-33.53mm)	40th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1936
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month	15.53" (394.46mm)	16.85" (427.99mm)	-1.32" (-33.53mm)	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2019
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month	15.78" (400.81mm)	17.34" (440.44mm)	-1.56" (-39.63mm)	36th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1936
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month	15.78" (400.81mm)	17.34" (440.44mm)	-1.56" (-39.63mm)	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2019
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month	23.13" (587.50mm)	25.88" (657.35mm)	-2.75" (-69.85mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1934
	23.13" (587.50mm)	25.88" (657.35mm)	-2.75" (-69.85mm)	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2011
	Ties: 1938
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month	29.55" (750.57mm)	34.65" (880.11mm)	-5.10" (-129.54mm)	12th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1934
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month	29.55" (750.57mm)	34.65" (880.11mm)	-5.10" (-129.54mm)	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2011
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month	48.46" (1,230.88mm)	51.92" (1,318.77mm)	-3.46" (-87.89mm)	24th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month	48.46" (1,230.88mm)	51.92" (1,318.77mm)	-3.46" (-87.89mm)	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2011
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month	65.87" (1,673.10mm)	69.14" (1,756.16mm)	-3.27" (-83.06mm)	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month	65.87" (1,673.10mm)	69.14" (1,756.16mm)	-3.27" (-83.06mm)	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2011
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month	83.09" (2,110.49mm)	86.36" (2,193.54mm)	-3.27" (-83.05mm)	26th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1937
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month	83.09" (2,110.49mm)	86.36" (2,193.54mm)	-3.27" (-83.05mm)	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2011

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings