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 November 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Montana
Precipitation Rankings, December 1953
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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December 1953 1-Month |
1.29" (32.77mm) | 1.29" (32.77mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1930 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1917 | ||||
Ties: 1923, 1963 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1953 2-Month |
2.19" (55.63mm) | 2.57" (65.28mm) |
-0.38" (-9.65mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1908 |
79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1927 | ||||
Ties: 1985 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1953 3-Month |
2.98" (75.69mm) | 3.82" (97.03mm) |
-0.84" (-21.34mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1907 |
100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1927 | ||||
Sep–Dec 1953 4-Month |
3.67" (93.22mm) | 5.27" (133.86mm) |
-1.60" (-40.64mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1904 |
110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1946 | ||||
Ties: 1954 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month |
4.80" (121.92mm) | 6.59" (167.39mm) |
-1.79" (-45.47mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1904 |
111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1927 | ||||
Jul–Dec 1953 6-Month |
5.51" (139.95mm) | 8.17" (207.52mm) |
-2.66" (-67.57mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1904 |
119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1927 | ||||
Jun–Dec 1953 7-Month |
9.12" (231.65mm) | 11.04" (280.42mm) |
-1.92" (-48.77mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1904 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1993 | ||||
May–Dec 1953 8-Month |
13.23" (336.04mm) | 13.45" (341.63mm) |
-0.22" (-5.59mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1904 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1927 | ||||
Ties: 1945 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1953 9-Month |
15.38" (390.65mm) | 14.96" (379.98mm) |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1904 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1927 | ||||
Mar–Dec 1953 10-Month |
16.30" (414.02mm) | 16.24" (412.50mm) |
0.06" (1.52mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1936 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1927 | ||||
Feb–Dec 1953 11-Month |
17.78" (451.61mm) | 17.30" (439.42mm) |
0.48" (12.19mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1931 |
57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1927 | ||||
Ties: 1977 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1953 12-Month |
20.14" (511.56mm) | 18.65" (473.71mm) |
1.49" (37.85mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1931 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1927 | ||||
Jul 1952–Dec 1953 18-Month |
24.89" (632.21mm) | 26.84" (681.74mm) |
-1.95" (-49.53mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1936 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1927 | ||||
Jan 1952–Dec 1953 24-Month |
33.45" (849.63mm) | 37.32" (947.93mm) |
-3.87" (-98.30mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1935 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2011 | ||||
Jan 1951–Dec 1953 36-Month |
54.18" (1,376.17mm) | 56.02" (1,422.91mm) |
-1.84" (-46.74mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1936 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1898 | ||||
Jan 1950–Dec 1953 48-Month |
74.53" (1,893.06mm) | 74.72" (1,897.89mm) |
-0.19" (-4.83mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1937 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1951 | 1909 | ||||
Jan 1949–Dec 1953 60-Month |
90.53" (2,299.46mm) | 93.44" (2,373.38mm) |
-2.91" (-73.92mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1937 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2014 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published December 2019, retrieved on December 14, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/