Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, December 1974
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1974 1-Month |
0.74" (18.80mm) | 1.01" (25.65mm) |
-0.27" (-6.85mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1917, 1976 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1965 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1988 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1974 2-Month |
1.39" (35.31mm) | 1.91" (48.51mm) |
-0.52" (-13.20mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1903 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1978 | ||||
| Ties: 1907 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1974 3-Month |
3.84" (97.54mm) | 3.05" (77.47mm) |
0.79" (20.07mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1917 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1972 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1959 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1974 4-Month |
5.16" (131.06mm) | 4.41" (112.01mm) |
0.75" (19.05mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1956 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1974 5-Month |
6.69" (169.93mm) | 6.43" (163.32mm) |
0.26" (6.61mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1956 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1974 6-Month |
8.61" (218.69mm) | 8.30" (210.82mm) |
0.31" (7.87mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1956 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1974 7-Month |
9.14" (232.16mm) | 9.24" (234.70mm) |
-0.10" (-2.54mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1956 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 2016 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1974 8-Month |
9.34" (237.24mm) | 10.35" (262.89mm) |
-1.01" (-25.65mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1956 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 1979 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1974 9-Month |
10.07" (255.78mm) | 11.41" (289.81mm) |
-1.34" (-34.03mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1956 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1974 10-Month |
10.89" (276.61mm) | 12.57" (319.28mm) |
-1.68" (-42.67mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1956 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1974 11-Month |
11.22" (284.99mm) | 13.57" (344.68mm) |
-2.35" (-59.69mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1962 | 1956 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1974 12-Month |
12.76" (324.10mm) | 14.55" (369.57mm) |
-1.79" (-45.47mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1956 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jul 1973–Dec 1974 18-Month |
18.82" (478.03mm) | 22.83" (579.88mm) |
-4.01" (-101.85mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
| Ties: 1976 | ||||||
|
Jan 1973–Dec 1974 24-Month |
26.45" (671.83mm) | 29.08" (738.63mm) |
-2.63" (-66.80mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1956 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan 1972–Dec 1974 36-Month |
41.28" (1,048.51mm) | 43.59" (1,107.19mm) |
-2.31" (-58.68mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1956 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1907 | ||||
|
Jan 1971–Dec 1974 48-Month |
55.13" (1,400.30mm) | 58.08" (1,475.23mm) |
-2.95" (-74.93mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1964 | 1956 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1986 | ||||
|
Jan 1970–Dec 1974 60-Month |
67.94" (1,725.68mm) | 72.55" (1,842.77mm) |
-4.61" (-117.09mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1956 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1986 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published November 2019, retrieved on December 6, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/