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Contiguous U.S.

December 2013 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
December 2013
1-Month
2.21in
(56.13mm)
2.34in
(59.44mm)
-0.13in47th Driest
Driest since:
1930
84th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Ties: 1929
Nov–Dec 2013
2-Month
4.25in
(107.95mm)
4.58in
(116.33mm)
-0.33in45th Driest
Driest since:
1976
86th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Oct–Dec 2013
3-Month
6.48in
(164.59mm)
6.74in
(171.20mm)
-0.26in47th Driest
Driest since:
1917
84th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Ties: 1898, 1922
Sep–Dec 2013
4-Month
9.46in
(240.28mm)
9.22in
(234.19mm)
0.24in70th Driest
Driest since:
1939
61st Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Aug–Dec 2013
5-Month
12.02in
(305.31mm)
11.84in
(300.74mm)
0.18in72nd Driest
Driest since:
1917
59th Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Ties: 1907
Jul–Dec 2013
6-Month
15.36in
(390.14mm)
14.62in
(371.35mm)
0.74in87th Driest
Driest since:
1917
44th Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Jun–Dec 2013
7-Month
18.70in
(474.98mm)
17.54in
(445.52mm)
1.16in95th Driest
Driest since:
1917
36th Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
May–Dec 2013
8-Month
22.05in
(560.07mm)
20.45in
(519.43mm)
1.60in103rd Driest
Driest since:
1917
28th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Ties: 2010
Apr–Dec 2013
9-Month
24.95in
(633.73mm)
22.96in
(583.18mm)
1.99in108th Driest
Driest since:
1956
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Mar–Dec 2013
10-Month
26.66in
(677.16mm)
25.47in
(646.94mm)
1.19in91st Driest
Driest since:
1956
40th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Feb–Dec 2013
11-Month
28.67in
(728.22mm)
27.61in
(701.29mm)
1.06in84th Driest
Driest since:
1910
47th Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Jan–Dec 2013
12-Month
31.04in
(788.42mm)
29.92in
(759.97mm)
1.12in89th Driest
Driest since:
1910
42nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1973
Jul 2012–Dec 2013
18-Month
44.79in
(1,137.67mm)
44.56in0.23in63rd Driest
Driest since:
1954
67th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 2012–Dec 2013
24-Month
58.56in
(1,487.42mm)
59.86in-1.30in43rd Driest
Driest since:
1931
87th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 2011–Dec 2013
36-Month
88.65in
(2,251.71mm)
89.81in-1.16in47th Driest
Driest since:
1956
82nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 2010–Dec 2013
48-Month
120.01in
(3,048.25mm)
119.71in0.30in61st Driest
Driest since:
1956
67th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 2009–Dec 2013
60-Month
152.30in
(3,868.42mm)
149.60in2.70in78th Driest
Driest since:
1956
49th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019

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