Mitchell December Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of December in Mitchell, South Dakota from 1895–2023.

Rainiest December in Mitchell History

The rainiest December in Mitchell, South Dakota history happened in 1902, with 2.13 inches of total precipitation.

Driest December in Mitchell History

There have been 8 times where no rain was recorded in Mitchell, South Dakota for the entire month of December. The most recent time this happened was 1997.

Mitchell Average December Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	1.46
2022	1.35
2021	1.09
2020	0.65
2019	1.38
2018	1.79
2017	0.62
2016	1.11
2015	1.03
2014	1.22
2013	0.65
2012	1.06
2011	0.22
2010	0.25
2009	0.05
2008	0.01
2007	0.19
2006	1.29
2005	0.23
2004	0.12
2003	0.13
2002	0.08
2001	0.01
2000	0.13
1999	0.05
1998	0.31
1997	0.00
1996	1.54
1995	0.15
1994	0.71
1993	0.27
1992	0.33
1991	0.00
1990	0.68
1989	0.31
1988	0.41
1987	1.99
1986	0.00
1985	0.81
1984	0.55
1982	0.94
1981	1.75
1980	0.46
1979	0.04
1978	0.49
1977	0.84
1976	0.30
1975	0.08
1974	0.11
1973	0.66
1972	0.43
1971	0.54
1970	0.45
1969	0.92
1968	1.48
1967	0.50
1966	0.53
1965	0.82
1964	0.72
1963	0.25
1962	0.13
1961	0.29
1960	1.21
1959	0.68
1958	0.09
1957	0.14
1956	0.17
1955	0.80
1954	0.10
1953	1.05
1952	0.11
1951	1.24
1950	0.15
1949	0.90
1948	0.42
1947	0.41
1946	0.33
1945	0.73
1944	0.05
1943	0.00
1942	0.18
1941	0.22
1940	0.38
1939	0.19
1938	0.15
1937	1.02
1936	0.82
1935	0.48
1934	0.12
1933	0.53
1932	0.25
1931	1.97
1930	0.05
1929	0.10
1928	0.10
1927	1.29
1926	0.27
1925	0.33
1924	0.96
1923	0.20
1922	0.58
1921	0.22
1920	0.96
1919	0.14
1918	1.15
1917	0.19
1916	0.32
1915	0.63
1914	0.60
1913	0.00
1912	0.18
1911	0.55
1910	0.06
1909	1.60
1908	0.85
1907	0.20
1906	1.00
1905	0.00
1904	0.50
1903	0.95
1902	2.13
1901	0.30
1900	0.00
1899	0.11
1898	0.06
1897	0.53
1896	0.00
1895	0.05

Notes

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