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 September 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, December 1959
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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December 1959 1-Month |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 0.49" (12.45mm) |
-0.22" (-5.59mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1944 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month |
1.15" (29.21mm) | 1.11" (28.19mm) |
0.04" (1.02mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1999 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1922 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month |
2.88" (73.15mm) | 2.19" (55.63mm) |
0.69" (17.52mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1987 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1982 | ||||
| Ties: 1927 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month |
5.54" (140.72mm) | 3.82" (97.03mm) |
1.72" (43.69mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1952 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2008 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month |
7.50" (190.50mm) | 5.93" (150.62mm) |
1.57" (39.88mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1976 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1900 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1946 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month |
8.89" (225.81mm) | 8.52" (216.41mm) |
0.37" (9.40mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1976 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1900 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month |
11.92" (302.77mm) | 11.95" (303.53mm) |
-0.03" (-0.76mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1936 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1937 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1959 8-Month |
14.40" (365.76mm) | 14.28" (362.71mm) |
0.12" (3.05mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1936 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month |
14.84" (376.94mm) | 15.65" (397.51mm) |
-0.81" (-20.57mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1936 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month |
15.03" (381.76mm) | 16.39" (416.31mm) |
-1.36" (-34.55mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1936 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month |
15.53" (394.46mm) | 16.85" (427.99mm) |
-1.32" (-33.53mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1936 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2013 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month |
15.78" (400.81mm) | 17.34" (440.44mm) |
-1.56" (-39.63mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1936 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month |
23.13" (587.50mm) | 25.88" (657.35mm) |
-2.75" (-69.85mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1934 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1938 | ||||||
|
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month |
29.55" (750.57mm) | 34.65" (880.11mm) |
-5.10" (-129.54mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1934 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month |
48.46" (1,230.88mm) | 51.92" (1,318.77mm) |
-3.46" (-87.89mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1936 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month |
65.87" (1,673.10mm) | 69.14" (1,756.16mm) |
-3.27" (-83.06mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1936 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month |
83.09" (2,110.49mm) | 86.36" (2,193.54mm) |
-3.27" (-83.05mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1937 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published October 2019, retrieved on October 14, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/