Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Precipitation Rankings, December 1982
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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December 1982 1-Month |
4.92" (124.97mm) | 3.61" (91.69mm) |
1.31" (33.28mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1989 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1955 | ||||
| Ties: 1920 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1982 2-Month |
9.97" (253.24mm) | 6.15" (156.21mm) |
3.82" (97.03mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1956 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 1983 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1982 3-Month |
12.63" (320.80mm) | 7.34" (186.44mm) |
5.29" (134.36mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 2013 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1982 4-Month |
13.89" (352.81mm) | 7.79" (197.87mm) |
6.10" (154.94mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 2013 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 2010 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1982 5-Month |
14.25" (361.95mm) | 8.04" (204.22mm) |
6.21" (157.73mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 2013 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1982 6-Month |
14.48" (367.79mm) | 8.21" (208.53mm) |
6.27" (159.26mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 2013 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1982 7-Month |
15.16" (385.06mm) | 8.56" (217.42mm) |
6.60" (167.64mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1990 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1982 8-Month |
15.38" (390.65mm) | 9.44" (239.78mm) |
5.94" (150.87mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1959 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1983 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1982 9-Month |
19.02" (483.11mm) | 11.08" (281.43mm) |
7.94" (201.68mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1959 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1982 10-Month |
24.80" (629.92mm) | 14.29" (362.97mm) |
10.51" (266.95mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1959 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1982 11-Month |
27.75" (704.85mm) | 18.14" (460.76mm) |
9.61" (244.09mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 2013 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1982 12-Month |
31.99" (812.55mm) | 22.39" (568.71mm) |
9.60" (243.84mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 2013 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1983 | ||||
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Jul 1981–Dec 1982 18-Month |
45.76" (1,162.30mm) | 30.66" (778.76mm) |
15.10" (383.54mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1976 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan 1981–Dec 1982 24-Month |
58.23" (1,479.04mm) | 44.77" (1,137.16mm) |
13.46" (341.88mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 2014 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan 1980–Dec 1982 36-Month |
82.35" (2,091.69mm) | 67.22" (1,707.39mm) |
15.13" (384.30mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 2015 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan 1979–Dec 1982 48-Month |
106.98" (2,717.29mm) | 89.43" (2,271.52mm) |
17.55" (445.77mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1949 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 1983 | ||||
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Jan 1978–Dec 1982 60-Month |
135.84" (3,450.34mm) | 111.65" (2,835.91mm) |
24.19" (614.43mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1932 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1983 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 13, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/