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.
North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, December 1959
View Period (Months):All1234567891011121824364860
Download:
| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1959 1-Month |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 0.49" (12.45mm) |
-0.22" (-5.59mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1944 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month |
1.15" (29.21mm) | 1.11" (28.19mm) |
0.04" (1.02mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1999 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1922 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month |
2.88" (73.15mm) | 2.19" (55.63mm) |
0.69" (17.52mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1987 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1982 | ||||
| Ties: 1927 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month |
5.54" (140.72mm) | 3.82" (97.03mm) |
1.72" (43.69mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1952 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month |
7.50" (190.50mm) | 5.93" (150.62mm) |
1.57" (39.88mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1976 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1946 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month |
8.89" (225.81mm) | 8.52" (216.41mm) |
0.37" (9.40mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1976 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month |
11.92" (302.77mm) | 11.95" (303.53mm) |
-0.03" (-0.76mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1936 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1937 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1959 8-Month |
14.40" (365.76mm) | 14.28" (362.71mm) |
0.12" (3.05mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1936 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month |
14.84" (376.94mm) | 15.65" (397.51mm) |
-0.81" (-20.57mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1936 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month |
15.03" (381.76mm) | 16.39" (416.31mm) |
-1.36" (-34.55mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1936 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month |
15.53" (394.46mm) | 16.85" (427.99mm) |
-1.32" (-33.53mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1936 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month |
15.78" (400.81mm) | 17.34" (440.44mm) |
-1.56" (-39.63mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1936 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month |
23.13" (587.50mm) | 25.88" (657.35mm) |
-2.75" (-69.85mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1934 |
| 101st 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) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1934 |
| 115th 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 |
| 103rd 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 |
| 103rd 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 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 17, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/