Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Southwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, December 1989
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1989 1-Month |
0.41" (10.41mm) | 1.01" (25.65mm) |
-0.60" (-15.24mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1917, 1976 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1965 | ||||
| Ties: 1950 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1989 2-Month |
0.63" (16.00mm) | 1.91" (48.51mm) |
-1.28" (-32.51mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1903 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1978 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1989 3-Month |
1.47" (37.34mm) | 3.05" (77.47mm) |
-1.58" (-40.13mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1972 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1989 4-Month |
2.38" (60.45mm) | 4.41" (112.01mm) |
-2.03" (-51.56mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1989 5-Month |
4.34" (110.24mm) | 6.43" (163.32mm) |
-2.09" (-53.08mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1956 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1989 6-Month |
6.11" (155.19mm) | 8.30" (210.82mm) |
-2.19" (-55.63mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1956 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1989 7-Month |
6.94" (176.28mm) | 9.24" (234.70mm) |
-2.30" (-58.42mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1956 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1989 8-Month |
7.68" (195.07mm) | 10.35" (262.89mm) |
-2.67" (-67.82mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1989 9-Month |
7.99" (202.95mm) | 11.41" (289.81mm) |
-3.42" (-86.86mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1989 10-Month |
8.77" (222.76mm) | 12.57" (319.28mm) |
-3.80" (-96.52mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1989 11-Month |
9.65" (245.11mm) | 13.57" (344.68mm) |
-3.92" (-99.57mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1989 12-Month |
10.65" (270.51mm) | 14.55" (369.57mm) |
-3.90" (-99.06mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jul 1988–Dec 1989 18-Month |
18.62" (472.95mm) | 22.83" (579.88mm) |
-4.21" (-106.93mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1956 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan 1988–Dec 1989 24-Month |
24.96" (633.98mm) | 29.08" (738.63mm) |
-4.12" (-104.65mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan 1987–Dec 1989 36-Month |
40.39" (1,025.91mm) | 43.59" (1,107.19mm) |
-3.20" (-81.28mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1956 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1907 | ||||
|
Jan 1986–Dec 1989 48-Month |
57.89" (1,470.41mm) | 58.08" (1,475.23mm) |
-0.19" (-4.82mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1956 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1986 | ||||
|
Jan 1985–Dec 1989 60-Month |
74.63" (1,895.60mm) | 72.55" (1,842.77mm) |
2.08" (52.83mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1956 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1986 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published December 2019, retrieved on December 14, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/