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.
North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, December 2016
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2016 1-Month |
1.30" (33.02mm) | 0.49" (12.45mm) |
0.81" (20.57mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1944 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2016 2-Month |
2.21" (56.13mm) | 1.11" (28.19mm) |
1.10" (27.94mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1999 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1922 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2016 3-Month |
3.44" (87.38mm) | 2.19" (55.63mm) |
1.25" (31.75mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1987 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1982 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 2016 4-Month |
6.49" (164.85mm) | 3.82" (97.03mm) |
2.67" (67.82mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1952 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2016 5-Month |
8.93" (226.82mm) | 5.93" (150.62mm) |
3.00" (76.20mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1976 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2016 6-Month |
13.26" (336.80mm) | 8.52" (216.41mm) |
4.74" (120.39mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1976 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2016 7-Month |
15.87" (403.10mm) | 11.95" (303.53mm) |
3.92" (99.57mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1936 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1901 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 2016 8-Month |
18.18" (461.77mm) | 14.28" (362.71mm) |
3.90" (99.06mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1936 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2016 9-Month |
20.71" (526.03mm) | 15.65" (397.51mm) |
5.06" (128.52mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1936 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2016 10-Month |
21.24" (539.50mm) | 16.39" (416.31mm) |
4.85" (123.19mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1936 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2016 11-Month |
21.63" (549.40mm) | 16.85" (427.99mm) |
4.78" (121.41mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1936 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2016 12-Month |
21.85" (554.99mm) | 17.34" (440.44mm) |
4.51" (114.55mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1936 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 2015–Dec 2016 18-Month |
30.04" (763.02mm) | 25.88" (657.35mm) |
4.16" (105.67mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1934 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 2015–Dec 2016 24-Month |
39.57" (1,005.08mm) | 34.65" (880.11mm) |
4.92" (124.97mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1934 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 2014–Dec 2016 36-Month |
58.18" (1,477.77mm) | 51.92" (1,318.77mm) |
6.26" (159.00mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1936 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 2013–Dec 2016 48-Month |
81.46" (2,069.08mm) | 69.14" (1,756.16mm) |
12.32" (312.92mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1936 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1996 | ||||||
|
Jan 2012–Dec 2016 60-Month |
96.55" (2,452.37mm) | 86.36" (2,193.54mm) |
10.19" (258.83mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1937 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/