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 December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, December 2014
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2014 1-Month |
0.67" (17.02mm) | 0.48" (12.19mm) |
0.19" (4.83mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1986 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1909 | ||||
| Ties: 1911 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 2014 2-Month |
1.29" (32.77mm) | 1.14" (28.96mm) |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1912 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 2008 | 1922 | ||||
| Ties: 1953 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 2014 3-Month |
1.86" (47.24mm) | 2.42" (61.47mm) |
-0.56" (-14.23mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1912 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1975 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 2014 4-Month |
3.47" (88.14mm) | 4.03" (102.36mm) |
-0.56" (-14.22mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1952 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1996 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2014 5-Month |
7.51" (190.75mm) | 6.17" (156.72mm) |
1.34" (34.03mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1958 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1973 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 2014 6-Month |
8.55" (217.17mm) | 8.71" (221.23mm) |
-0.16" (-4.06mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1976 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1965 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 2014 7-Month |
14.44" (366.78mm) | 12.14" (308.36mm) |
2.30" (58.42mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1936 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2014 8-Month |
16.86" (428.24mm) | 15.06" (382.52mm) |
1.80" (45.72mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1936 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2014 9-Month |
18.83" (478.28mm) | 17.01" (432.05mm) |
1.82" (46.23mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1936 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2014 10-Month |
19.59" (497.59mm) | 18.06" (458.72mm) |
1.53" (38.87mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1936 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2014 11-Month |
19.95" (506.73mm) | 18.60" (472.44mm) |
1.35" (34.29mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1936 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2014 12-Month |
20.19" (512.83mm) | 19.07" (484.38mm) |
1.12" (28.45mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1936 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 2013–Dec 2014 18-Month |
33.04" (839.22mm) | 27.82" (706.63mm) |
5.22" (132.59mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1936 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 2013–Dec 2014 24-Month |
45.13" (1,146.30mm) | 38.15" (969.01mm) |
6.98" (177.29mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1934 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 2012–Dec 2014 36-Month |
59.71" (1,516.63mm) | 57.20" (1,452.88mm) |
2.51" (63.75mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1936 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 2011–Dec 2014 48-Month |
81.84" (2,078.74mm) | 76.16" (1,934.46mm) |
5.68" (144.28mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1936 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan 2010–Dec 2014 60-Month |
106.52" (2,705.61mm) | 95.09" (2,415.29mm) |
11.43" (290.32mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1937 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 18, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/