Hot Springs December Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of December in Hot Springs, South Dakota from 1894–2023.

Rainiest December in Hot Springs History

The rainiest December in Hot Springs, South Dakota history happened in 1917, with 1.71 inches of total precipitation.

Driest December in Hot Springs History

There have been 4 times where no rain was recorded in Hot Springs, South Dakota for the entire month of December. The most recent time this happened was 1979.

Hot Springs Average December Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	0.18
2022	0.18
2021	0.74
2020	0.26
2019	0.64
2018	0.60
2017	0.46
2016	1.09
2015	0.75
2014	0.37
2013	0.68
2012	0.57
2011	0.32
2010	0.99
2009	0.72
2008	0.39
2007	0.69
2006	0.30
2005	0.06
2004	0.05
2003	0.82
2002	0.17
2001	0.02
2000	0.31
1999	0.01
1998	0.27
1997	0.11
1996	0.72
1995	0.10
1994	0.98
1993	0.47
1992	0.72
1991	0.05
1990	0.31
1989	0.17
1988	0.27
1987	0.66
1986	0.07
1985	0.10
1984	0.08
1983	0.68
1982	0.25
1981	0.76
1980	0.52
1979	0.00
1978	0.59
1977	0.43
1976	0.13
1975	0.75
1974	0.05
1973	0.60
1972	0.19
1971	0.22
1970	0.24
1969	0.22
1968	0.51
1967	0.78
1966	0.38
1965	0.32
1964	0.76
1963	0.16
1962	0.28
1961	0.26
1960	0.64
1959	0.25
1958	0.16
1957	0.09
1956	0.40
1955	0.53
1954	0.19
1953	0.12
1952	0.21
1951	0.23
1950	0.13
1949	0.40
1948	0.37
1947	0.17
1946	0.56
1945	0.54
1944	0.69
1943	0.30
1942	0.20
1941	0.51
1940	0.17
1939	0.22
1938	0.16
1937	0.21
1936	0.72
1935	0.35
1934	0.34
1933	0.40
1932	0.40
1931	0.90
1930	0.00
1929	0.15
1928	0.40
1927	0.55
1926	0.40
1925	0.35
1924	1.60
1923	0.50
1922	0.63
1921	0.80
1920	0.68
1919	0.65
1918	0.58
1917	1.71
1916	0.25
1915	0.72
1914	0.31
1912	0.00
1911	0.82
1910	0.95
1909	1.65
1908	0.57
1900	0.30
1899	0.70
1898	0.10
1897	0.14
1894	0.00

Notes

Its possible for precipitation totals to include both rain and melted snowfall
Months with more than 10% missing data are excluded