Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Maine
Precipitation Rankings, December 1953
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1953 1-Month |
4.31" (109.47mm) | 3.53" (89.66mm) |
0.78" (19.81mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1949 | 1943 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 2009 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1953 2-Month |
8.21" (208.53mm) | 7.42" (188.47mm) |
0.79" (20.06mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1904 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1953 3-Month |
12.42" (315.47mm) | 11.12" (282.45mm) |
1.30" (33.02mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 2001 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2005 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1953 4-Month |
15.39" (390.91mm) | 14.81" (376.17mm) |
0.58" (14.74mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1955 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2005 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month |
18.37" (466.60mm) | 18.32" (465.33mm) |
0.05" (1.27mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1947 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2005 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1953 6-Month |
22.21" (564.13mm) | 22.11" (561.59mm) |
0.10" (2.54mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1978 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2005 | ||||
| Ties: 1986 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1953 7-Month |
24.58" (624.33mm) | 25.84" (656.34mm) |
-1.26" (-32.01mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 2001 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2005 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1953 8-Month |
27.62" (701.55mm) | 29.24" (742.70mm) |
-1.62" (-41.15mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 2001 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2005 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1953 9-Month |
32.06" (814.32mm) | 32.58" (827.53mm) |
-0.52" (-13.21mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 2001 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2005 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1953 10-Month |
39.38" (1,000.25mm) | 35.90" (911.86mm) |
3.48" (88.39mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 2001 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2005 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1953 11-Month |
42.54" (1,080.52mm) | 38.68" (982.47mm) |
3.86" (98.05mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 2001 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2005 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1953 12-Month |
46.55" (1,182.37mm) | 41.98" (1,066.29mm) |
4.57" (116.08mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 2001 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 2005 | ||||
|
Jul 1952–Dec 1953 18-Month |
63.65" (1,616.71mm) | 64.10" (1,628.14mm) |
-0.45" (-11.43mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 2001 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2006 | ||||
|
Jan 1952–Dec 1953 24-Month |
85.13" (2,162.30mm) | 84.04" (2,134.62mm) |
1.09" (27.68mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1965 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2006 | ||||
|
Jan 1951–Dec 1953 36-Month |
134.88" (3,425.95mm) | 125.98" (3,199.89mm) |
8.90" (226.06mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1966 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jan 1950–Dec 1953 48-Month |
179.40" (4,556.76mm) | 167.93" (4,265.42mm) |
11.47" (291.34mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1967 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 1983, 1996 | ||||||
|
Jan 1949–Dec 1953 60-Month |
214.50" (5,448.30mm) | 209.92" (5,331.97mm) |
4.58" (116.33mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1968 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2009 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/