Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Northwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, December 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1972 1-Month |
5.78" (146.81mm) | 4.63" (117.60mm) |
1.15" (29.21mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1976 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1964 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month |
8.72" (221.49mm) | 8.97" (227.84mm) |
-0.25" (-6.35mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1976 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1996 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month |
10.13" (257.30mm) | 11.51" (292.35mm) |
-1.38" (-35.05mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1976 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1996 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month |
12.15" (308.61mm) | 12.93" (328.42mm) |
-0.78" (-19.81mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1976 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1996 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month |
12.97" (329.44mm) | 13.73" (348.74mm) |
-0.76" (-19.30mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1936 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1996 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month |
13.66" (346.96mm) | 14.46" (367.28mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1936 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1996 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month |
15.38" (390.65mm) | 16.18" (410.97mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1976 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1996 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1972 8-Month |
17.07" (433.58mm) | 18.32" (465.33mm) |
-1.25" (-31.75mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1935 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1996 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month |
19.95" (506.73mm) | 20.67" (525.02mm) |
-0.72" (-18.29mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1976 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1996 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month |
24.59" (624.59mm) | 23.93" (607.82mm) |
0.66" (16.77mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1976 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1996 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month |
29.18" (741.17mm) | 27.54" (699.52mm) |
1.64" (41.65mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1935 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1996 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month |
35.25" (895.35mm) | 32.07" (814.58mm) |
3.18" (80.77mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1929 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1996 | ||||
|
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month |
51.51" (1,308.35mm) | 46.58" (1,183.13mm) |
4.93" (125.22mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1929 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1996 | ||||
|
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month |
72.98" (1,853.69mm) | 64.19" (1,630.43mm) |
8.79" (223.26mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1930 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1996 | ||||
|
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month |
109.17" (2,772.92mm) | 96.33" (2,446.78mm) |
12.84" (326.14mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1930 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1997 | ||||
|
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month |
139.00" (3,530.60mm) | 128.33" (3,259.58mm) |
10.67" (271.02mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1931 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month |
175.18" (4,449.57mm) | 160.34" (4,072.64mm) |
14.84" (376.93mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1932 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1999 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published October 2019, retrieved on October 14, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/