Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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West Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, December 2006
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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December 2006 1-Month |
2.11" (53.59mm) | 2.55" (64.77mm) |
-0.44" (-11.18mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1989 |
69th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1955 | ||||
Nov–Dec 2006 2-Month |
3.59" (91.19mm) | 4.39" (111.51mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1956 |
75th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
Oct–Dec 2006 3-Month |
4.21" (106.93mm) | 5.42" (137.67mm) |
-1.21" (-30.74mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1976 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
Ties: 2007 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 2006 4-Month |
4.33" (109.98mm) | 5.92" (150.37mm) |
-1.59" (-40.39mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1917 |
95th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
Aug–Dec 2006 5-Month |
4.39" (111.51mm) | 6.31" (160.27mm) |
-1.92" (-48.76mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1917 |
101st Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
Ties: 1935 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 2006 6-Month |
4.76" (120.90mm) | 6.63" (168.40mm) |
-1.87" (-47.50mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1917 |
98th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
Jun–Dec 2006 7-Month |
4.97" (126.24mm) | 7.12" (180.85mm) |
-2.15" (-54.61mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1917 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
May–Dec 2006 8-Month |
5.62" (142.75mm) | 8.04" (204.22mm) |
-2.42" (-61.47mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1959 |
105th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
Apr–Dec 2006 9-Month |
8.79" (223.27mm) | 9.38" (238.25mm) |
-0.59" (-14.98mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 2000 | 1959 |
70th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
Mar–Dec 2006 10-Month |
12.69" (322.33mm) | 11.71" (297.43mm) |
0.98" (24.90mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1959 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
Feb–Dec 2006 11-Month |
14.60" (370.84mm) | 14.43" (366.52mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2013 |
59th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
Jan–Dec 2006 12-Month |
17.87" (453.90mm) | 17.41" (442.21mm) |
0.46" (11.69mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 2013 |
50th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
Jul 2005–Dec 2006 18-Month |
26.78" (680.21mm) | 24.07" (611.38mm) |
2.71" (68.83mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1959 |
33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 1983 | ||||
Jan 2005–Dec 2006 24-Month |
41.14" (1,044.96mm) | 34.81" (884.17mm) |
6.33" (160.79mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1929 |
14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1983 | ||||
Jan 2004–Dec 2006 36-Month |
58.62" (1,488.95mm) | 52.26" (1,327.40mm) |
6.36" (161.55mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 2015 |
23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1983 | ||||
Jan 2003–Dec 2006 48-Month |
75.39" (1,914.91mm) | 69.53" (1,766.06mm) |
5.86" (148.85mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1949 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1983 | ||||
Jan 2002–Dec 2006 60-Month |
88.94" (2,259.08mm) | 86.83" (2,205.48mm) |
2.11" (53.60mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1932 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1983 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published November 2019, retrieved on December 8, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/