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Precipitation Rankings, December 2008

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 2008 1-Month	1.27" (32.26mm)	0.49" (12.45mm)	0.78" (19.81mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1944
December 2008 1-Month	1.27" (32.26mm)	0.49" (12.45mm)	0.78" (19.81mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2022
Nov–Dec 2008 2-Month	2.71" (68.83mm)	1.11" (28.19mm)	1.60" (40.64mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1999
Nov–Dec 2008 2-Month	2.71" (68.83mm)	1.11" (28.19mm)	1.60" (40.64mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2000	1922
Oct–Dec 2008 3-Month	5.21" (132.33mm)	2.19" (55.63mm)	3.02" (76.70mm)	125th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1987
Oct–Dec 2008 3-Month	5.21" (132.33mm)	2.19" (55.63mm)	3.02" (76.70mm)	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1998	1982
Sep–Dec 2008 4-Month	7.86" (199.64mm)	3.82" (97.03mm)	4.04" (102.61mm)	127th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1952
Sep–Dec 2008 4-Month	7.86" (199.64mm)	3.82" (97.03mm)	4.04" (102.61mm)	2nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Aug–Dec 2008 5-Month	10.07" (255.78mm)	5.93" (150.62mm)	4.14" (105.16mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1976
Aug–Dec 2008 5-Month	10.07" (255.78mm)	5.93" (150.62mm)	4.14" (105.16mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1900	2019
Jul–Dec 2008 6-Month	12.45" (316.23mm)	8.52" (216.41mm)	3.93" (99.82mm)	123rd Driest	Driest since: 2007	1976
Jul–Dec 2008 6-Month	12.45" (316.23mm)	8.52" (216.41mm)	3.93" (99.82mm)	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	2019
Jun–Dec 2008 7-Month	16.56" (420.62mm)	11.95" (303.53mm)	4.61" (117.09mm)	126th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1936
Jun–Dec 2008 7-Month	16.56" (420.62mm)	11.95" (303.53mm)	4.61" (117.09mm)	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	2019
May–Dec 2008 8-Month	18.21" (462.53mm)	14.28" (362.71mm)	3.93" (99.82mm)	118th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1936
May–Dec 2008 8-Month	18.21" (462.53mm)	14.28" (362.71mm)	3.93" (99.82mm)	11th Wettest	Wettest since: 2005	2019
Apr–Dec 2008 9-Month	18.89" (479.81mm)	15.65" (397.51mm)	3.24" (82.30mm)	109th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1936
Apr–Dec 2008 9-Month	18.89" (479.81mm)	15.65" (397.51mm)	3.24" (82.30mm)	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 2005	2019
Mar–Dec 2008 10-Month	19.25" (488.95mm)	16.39" (416.31mm)	2.86" (72.64mm)	108th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1936
Mar–Dec 2008 10-Month	19.25" (488.95mm)	16.39" (416.31mm)	2.86" (72.64mm)	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 2005	2019
Feb–Dec 2008 11-Month	19.66" (499.36mm)	16.85" (427.99mm)	2.81" (71.37mm)	107th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1936
	19.66" (499.36mm)	16.85" (427.99mm)	2.81" (71.37mm)	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2005	2019
	Ties: 1994
Jan–Dec 2008 12-Month	19.76" (501.90mm)	17.34" (440.44mm)	2.42" (61.46mm)	101st Driest	Driest since: 2007	1936
Jan–Dec 2008 12-Month	19.76" (501.90mm)	17.34" (440.44mm)	2.42" (61.46mm)	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 2005	2019
Jul 2007–Dec 2008 18-Month	26.36" (669.54mm)	25.88" (657.35mm)	0.48" (12.19mm)	67th Driest	Driest since: 2006	1934
Jul 2007–Dec 2008 18-Month	26.36" (669.54mm)	25.88" (657.35mm)	0.48" (12.19mm)	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	2011
Jan 2007–Dec 2008 24-Month	38.76" (984.50mm)	34.65" (880.11mm)	4.11" (104.39mm)	105th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1934
Jan 2007–Dec 2008 24-Month	38.76" (984.50mm)	34.65" (880.11mm)	4.11" (104.39mm)	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2005	2011
Jan 2006–Dec 2008 36-Month	52.78" (1,340.61mm)	51.92" (1,318.77mm)	0.86" (21.84mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 2004	1936
	52.78" (1,340.61mm)	51.92" (1,318.77mm)	0.86" (21.84mm)	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	2011
	Ties: 1901
Jan 2005–Dec 2008 48-Month	73.76" (1,873.50mm)	69.14" (1,756.16mm)	4.62" (117.34mm)	97th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1936
Jan 2005–Dec 2008 48-Month	73.76" (1,873.50mm)	69.14" (1,756.16mm)	4.62" (117.34mm)	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	2011
Jan 2004–Dec 2008 60-Month	92.62" (2,352.55mm)	86.36" (2,193.54mm)	6.26" (159.01mm)	98th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1937
Jan 2004–Dec 2008 60-Month	92.62" (2,352.55mm)	86.36" (2,193.54mm)	6.26" (159.01mm)	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	2011

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings