Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Kentucky
Precipitation Rankings, December 1961
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1961 1-Month |
5.13" (130.30mm) | 4.06" (103.12mm) |
1.07" (27.18mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1965 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1990 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1961 2-Month |
9.15" (232.41mm) | 7.63" (193.80mm) |
1.52" (38.61mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1976 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1978 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1961 3-Month |
11.16" (283.46mm) | 10.42" (264.67mm) |
0.74" (18.79mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1963 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1919 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1961 4-Month |
12.72" (323.09mm) | 13.65" (346.71mm) |
-0.93" (-23.62mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1963 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2018 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1961 5-Month |
16.08" (408.43mm) | 17.39" (441.71mm) |
-1.31" (-33.28mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1953 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1961 6-Month |
22.15" (562.61mm) | 21.73" (551.94mm) |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1953 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1979 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1961 7-Month |
27.65" (702.31mm) | 25.98" (659.89mm) |
1.67" (42.42mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1930 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2018 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1961 8-Month |
33.65" (854.71mm) | 30.32" (770.13mm) |
3.33" (84.58mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1930 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1961 9-Month |
38.94" (989.08mm) | 34.42" (874.27mm) |
4.52" (114.81mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1930 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2011 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1961 10-Month |
44.36" (1,126.74mm) | 39.13" (993.90mm) |
5.23" (132.84mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1930 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1906 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1961 11-Month |
48.93" (1,242.82mm) | 42.74" (1,085.60mm) |
6.19" (157.22mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1930 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1950 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1961 12-Month |
51.44" (1,306.58mm) | 46.94" (1,192.28mm) |
4.50" (114.30mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1930 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jul 1960–Dec 1961 18-Month |
70.00" (1,778.00mm) | 68.70" (1,744.98mm) |
1.30" (33.02mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1930 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1979 | ||||
|
Jan 1960–Dec 1961 24-Month |
92.34" (2,345.44mm) | 93.88" (2,384.55mm) |
-1.54" (-39.11mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1931 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 1959–Dec 1961 36-Month |
136.16" (3,458.46mm) | 140.90" (3,578.86mm) |
-4.74" (-120.40mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1954 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jan 1958–Dec 1961 48-Month |
180.23" (4,577.84mm) | 187.95" (4,773.93mm) |
-7.72" (-196.09mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1904 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jan 1957–Dec 1961 60-Month |
235.36" (5,978.14mm) | 235.00" (5,969.00mm) |
0.36" (9.14mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1944 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/