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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Maine
Precipitation Rankings, December 2008
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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December 2008 1-Month |
5.32" (135.13mm) | 3.53" (89.66mm) |
1.79" (45.47mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1943 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1973 | ||||
Ties: 1920 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 2008 2-Month |
10.66" (270.76mm) | 7.42" (188.47mm) |
3.24" (82.29mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1904 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 1983 | ||||
Oct–Dec 2008 3-Month |
14.75" (374.65mm) | 11.12" (282.45mm) |
3.63" (92.20mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 2001 |
18th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2005 | ||||
Sep–Dec 2008 4-Month |
20.76" (527.30mm) | 14.81" (376.17mm) |
5.95" (151.13mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1955 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2005 | ||||
Aug–Dec 2008 5-Month |
26.17" (664.72mm) | 18.32" (465.33mm) |
7.85" (199.39mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1947 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2005 | ||||
Jul–Dec 2008 6-Month |
31.08" (789.43mm) | 22.11" (561.59mm) |
8.97" (227.84mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1978 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2005 | ||||
Jun–Dec 2008 7-Month |
37.24" (945.90mm) | 25.84" (656.34mm) |
11.40" (289.56mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 2001 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2005 | ||||
May–Dec 2008 8-Month |
38.89" (987.81mm) | 29.24" (742.70mm) |
9.65" (245.11mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 2001 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 2005 | ||||
Apr–Dec 2008 9-Month |
43.13" (1,095.50mm) | 32.58" (827.53mm) |
10.55" (267.97mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 2001 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 2005 | ||||
Mar–Dec 2008 10-Month |
47.75" (1,212.85mm) | 35.90" (911.86mm) |
11.85" (300.99mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 2001 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2005 | ||||
Feb–Dec 2008 11-Month |
53.11" (1,348.99mm) | 38.68" (982.47mm) |
14.43" (366.52mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 2001 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2005 | ||||
Jan–Dec 2008 12-Month |
56.02" (1,422.91mm) | 41.98" (1,066.29mm) |
14.04" (356.62mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 2001 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2005 | ||||
Jul 2007–Dec 2008 18-Month |
82.11" (2,085.59mm) | 64.10" (1,628.14mm) |
18.01" (457.45mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 2001 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 2006 | ||||
Jan 2007–Dec 2008 24-Month |
103.65" (2,632.71mm) | 84.04" (2,134.62mm) |
19.61" (498.09mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1965 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 2006 | ||||
Jan 2006–Dec 2008 36-Month |
155.30" (3,944.62mm) | 125.98" (3,199.89mm) |
29.32" (744.73mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1966 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2007 | ||||
Jan 2005–Dec 2008 48-Month |
216.89" (5,509.01mm) | 167.93" (4,265.42mm) |
48.96" (1,243.59mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1967 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2008 | ||||
Jan 2004–Dec 2008 60-Month |
255.69" (6,494.53mm) | 209.92" (5,331.97mm) |
45.77" (1,162.56mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1968 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2009 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/