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.
Nevada
Precipitation Rankings, December 1997
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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December 1997 1-Month |
0.52" (13.21mm) | 1.02" (25.91mm) |
-0.50" (-12.70mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1976 |
98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
Nov–Dec 1997 2-Month |
1.40" (35.56mm) | 1.89" (48.01mm) |
-0.49" (-12.45mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1976 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
Ties: 1923, 1928 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1997 3-Month |
1.87" (47.50mm) | 2.67" (67.82mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1990 | 1999 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2010 | ||||
Ties: 1979 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1997 4-Month |
3.18" (80.77mm) | 3.24" (82.30mm) |
-0.06" (-1.53mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1999 |
58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
Ties: 2007 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1997 5-Month |
3.53" (89.66mm) | 3.84" (97.54mm) |
-0.31" (-7.88mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1999 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
Ties: 1943 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1997 6-Month |
4.18" (106.17mm) | 4.38" (111.25mm) |
-0.20" (-5.08mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1999 |
68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
Jun–Dec 1997 7-Month |
5.93" (150.62mm) | 5.07" (128.78mm) |
0.86" (21.84mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1917 |
27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
May–Dec 1997 8-Month |
6.32" (160.53mm) | 6.05" (153.67mm) |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1929 |
47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
Apr–Dec 1997 9-Month |
7.13" (181.10mm) | 6.96" (176.78mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1928 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
Mar–Dec 1997 10-Month |
7.38" (187.45mm) | 8.03" (203.96mm) |
-0.65" (-16.51mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1959 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
Feb–Dec 1997 11-Month |
7.86" (199.64mm) | 9.14" (232.16mm) |
-1.28" (-32.52mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1989 | 1933 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
Jan–Dec 1997 12-Month |
10.01" (254.25mm) | 10.30" (261.62mm) |
-0.29" (-7.37mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 2002 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
Jul 1996–Dec 1997 18-Month |
15.46" (392.68mm) | 14.68" (372.87mm) |
0.78" (19.81mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1929 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1995 | 1983 | ||||
Jan 1996–Dec 1997 24-Month |
22.20" (563.88mm) | 20.59" (522.99mm) |
1.61" (40.89mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1994 | 1929 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
Jan 1995–Dec 1997 36-Month |
35.95" (913.13mm) | 30.90" (784.86mm) |
5.05" (128.27mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1929 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1984 | ||||
Jan 1994–Dec 1997 48-Month |
45.48" (1,155.19mm) | 41.13" (1,044.70mm) |
4.35" (110.49mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1929 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1983 | ||||
Jan 1993–Dec 1997 60-Month |
56.27" (1,429.26mm) | 51.39" (1,305.31mm) |
4.88" (123.95mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1962 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1984 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published December 2019, retrieved on December 15, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/