Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, December 1985
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1985 1-Month |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 0.49" (12.45mm) |
-0.04" (-1.02mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1944 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1984, 2000 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1985 2-Month |
1.48" (37.59mm) | 1.11" (28.19mm) |
0.37" (9.40mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1999 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1922 | ||||
| Ties: 1947, 1988 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1985 3-Month |
3.19" (81.03mm) | 2.19" (55.63mm) |
1.00" (25.40mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1987 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1982 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1985 4-Month |
4.72" (119.89mm) | 3.82" (97.03mm) |
0.90" (22.86mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1952 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2008 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1985 5-Month |
8.17" (207.52mm) | 5.93" (150.62mm) |
2.24" (56.90mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1976 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1900 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1985 6-Month |
9.25" (234.95mm) | 8.52" (216.41mm) |
0.73" (18.54mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1976 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1900 | ||||
| Ties: 1999 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1985 7-Month |
11.63" (295.40mm) | 11.95" (303.53mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1936 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1993 | ||||
| Ties: 1908 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1985 8-Month |
15.05" (382.27mm) | 14.28" (362.71mm) |
0.77" (19.56mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1936 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1993 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1985 9-Month |
16.00" (406.40mm) | 15.65" (397.51mm) |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1936 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1985 10-Month |
16.94" (430.28mm) | 16.39" (416.31mm) |
0.55" (13.97mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1936 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1985 11-Month |
17.10" (434.34mm) | 16.85" (427.99mm) |
0.25" (6.35mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1936 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2013 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1985 12-Month |
17.33" (440.18mm) | 17.34" (440.44mm) |
-0.01" (-0.26mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1936 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jul 1984–Dec 1985 18-Month |
24.26" (616.20mm) | 25.88" (657.35mm) |
-1.62" (-41.15mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1934 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1958 | ||||||
|
Jan 1984–Dec 1985 24-Month |
33.22" (843.79mm) | 34.65" (880.11mm) |
-1.43" (-36.32mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1934 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 1983–Dec 1985 36-Month |
48.94" (1,243.08mm) | 51.92" (1,318.77mm) |
-2.98" (-75.69mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1936 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 1982–Dec 1985 48-Month |
70.36" (1,787.14mm) | 69.14" (1,756.16mm) |
1.22" (30.98mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1936 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 1981–Dec 1985 60-Month |
87.44" (2,220.98mm) | 86.36" (2,193.54mm) |
1.08" (27.44mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1937 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published November 2019, retrieved on November 21, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/