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Contiguous U.S.

December 2014 Precipitation Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
December 2014
1-Month
2.57in
(65.28mm)
2.34in
(59.44mm)
0.23in80th Driest
Driest since:
1930
51st Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Nov–Dec 2014
2-Month
4.70in
(119.38mm)
4.58in
(116.33mm)
0.12in71st Driest
Driest since:
1976
60th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Oct–Dec 2014
3-Month
7.12in
(180.85mm)
6.74in
(171.20mm)
0.38in82nd Driest
Driest since:
1917
49th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Sep–Dec 2014
4-Month
9.75in
(247.65mm)
9.22in
(234.19mm)
0.53in89th Driest
Driest since:
1939
42nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Aug–Dec 2014
5-Month
12.88in
(327.15mm)
11.84in
(300.74mm)
1.04in96th Driest
Driest since:
1917
35th Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Jul–Dec 2014
6-Month
15.48in
(393.19mm)
14.62in
(371.35mm)
0.86in90th Driest
Driest since:
1917
41st Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Jun–Dec 2014
7-Month
19.15in
(486.41mm)
17.54in
(445.52mm)
1.61in109th Driest
Driest since:
1917
22nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
May–Dec 2014
8-Month
21.96in
(557.78mm)
20.45in
(519.43mm)
1.51in98th Driest
Driest since:
1917
33rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Apr–Dec 2014
9-Month
24.83in
(630.68mm)
22.96in
(583.18mm)
1.87in106th Driest
Driest since:
1956
25th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Mar–Dec 2014
10-Month
27.20in
(690.88mm)
25.47in
(646.94mm)
1.73in103rd Driest
Driest since:
1956
28th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Feb–Dec 2014
11-Month
29.44in
(747.78mm)
27.61in
(701.29mm)
1.83in105th Driest
Driest since:
1910
26th Wettest
Wettest since:
2018
Jan–Dec 2014
12-Month
30.81in
(782.57mm)
29.92in
(759.97mm)
0.89in85th Driest
Driest since:
1910
46th Wettest
Wettest since:
1973
Jul 2013–Dec 2014
18-Month
46.17in
(1,172.72mm)
44.56in1.61in90th Driest
Driest since:
1954
40th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 2013–Dec 2014
24-Month
61.85in
(1,570.99mm)
59.86in1.99in91st Driest
Driest since:
1931
39th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 2012–Dec 2014
36-Month
89.37in
(2,270.00mm)
89.81in-0.44in56th Driest
Driest since:
1956
73rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 2011–Dec 2014
48-Month
119.46in
(3,034.28mm)
119.71in-0.25in55th Driest
Driest since:
1956
73rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan 2010–Dec 2014
60-Month
150.82in
(3,830.83mm)
149.60in1.22in69th Driest
Driest since:
1956
58th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019

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