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 October 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, December 2004
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2004 1-Month |
0.09" (2.29mm) | 0.48" (12.19mm) |
-0.39" (-9.90mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 2001 | 1986 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1909 | ||||
| Ties: 1943, 1979 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 2004 2-Month |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 1.14" (28.96mm) |
-0.69" (-17.53mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1912 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 1922 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2004 3-Month |
2.65" (67.31mm) | 2.42" (61.47mm) |
0.23" (5.84mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1912 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 2004 4-Month |
6.53" (165.86mm) | 4.03" (102.36mm) |
2.50" (63.50mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1952 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1996 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2004 5-Month |
8.31" (211.07mm) | 6.17" (156.72mm) |
2.14" (54.35mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1958 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1996 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2004 6-Month |
11.17" (283.72mm) | 8.71" (221.23mm) |
2.46" (62.49mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1976 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2004 7-Month |
13.81" (350.77mm) | 12.14" (308.36mm) |
1.67" (42.41mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1936 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1915 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2004 8-Month |
17.51" (444.75mm) | 15.06" (382.52mm) |
2.45" (62.23mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1936 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1915 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 2004 9-Month |
18.39" (467.11mm) | 17.01" (432.05mm) |
1.38" (35.06mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1936 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1915 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2004 10-Month |
20.00" (508.00mm) | 18.06" (458.72mm) |
1.94" (49.28mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1936 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1915 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2004 11-Month |
20.46" (519.68mm) | 18.60" (472.44mm) |
1.86" (47.24mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1936 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1915 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2004 12-Month |
20.79" (528.07mm) | 19.07" (484.38mm) |
1.72" (43.69mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1936 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1999 | 1915 | ||||
|
Jul 2003–Dec 2004 18-Month |
27.22" (691.39mm) | 27.82" (706.63mm) |
-0.60" (-15.24mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1936 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jan 2003–Dec 2004 24-Month |
37.92" (963.17mm) | 38.15" (969.01mm) |
-0.23" (-5.84mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1934 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1915 | ||||
|
Jan 2002–Dec 2004 36-Month |
52.22" (1,326.39mm) | 57.20" (1,452.88mm) |
-4.98" (-126.49mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1936 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jan 2001–Dec 2004 48-Month |
72.40" (1,838.96mm) | 76.16" (1,934.46mm) |
-3.76" (-95.50mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1936 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1900 | ||||||
|
Jan 2000–Dec 2004 60-Month |
91.52" (2,324.61mm) | 95.09" (2,415.29mm) |
-3.57" (-90.68mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1937 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2003 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1990 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published November 2019, retrieved on November 14, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/