Pierre December Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of December in Pierre, South Dakota from 1893–2023.

Rainiest December in Pierre History

The rainiest December in Pierre, South Dakota history happened in 1951, with 2.91 inches of total precipitation.

Driest December in Pierre History

There have been 3 times where no rain was recorded in Pierre, South Dakota for the entire month of December. The most recent time this happened was 2001.

Pierre Average December Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	1.23
2022	1.91
2021	0.07
2020	0.26
2019	1.02
2018	1.05
2017	0.47
2016	1.71
2015	1.01
2014	0.82
2013	1.48
2012	0.65
2011	0.09
2010	1.96
2009	1.60
2008	1.14
2007	0.60
2006	0.06
2005	0.44
2004	0.04
2003	0.15
2002	0.24
2001	0.00
2000	0.06
1999	0.25
1998	0.16
1997	0.05
1996	1.20
1995	0.32
1994	0.46
1993	0.64
1992	0.24
1991	0.11
1990	0.85
1989	0.59
1988	0.81
1987	0.98
1986	0.00
1985	0.86
1984	0.71
1983	0.79
1982	0.13
1981	0.32
1980	0.54
1979	0.14
1978	0.28
1977	0.99
1976	0.48
1975	0.46
1974	0.05
1973	0.39
1972	1.12
1971	0.31
1970	0.75
1969	0.82
1968	0.90
1967	0.86
1966	0.29
1965	0.51
1964	0.70
1963	0.26
1962	0.19
1961	0.56
1960	0.78
1959	0.56
1958	0.21
1957	0.06
1956	0.32
1955	1.44
1954	0.13
1953	0.62
1952	0.13
1951	2.91
1950	0.19
1949	0.63
1948	0.12
1947	0.01
1946	0.32
1945	0.28
1944	0.08
1943	0.06
1942	0.18
1941	0.16
1940	0.33
1939	0.46
1938	0.13
1937	0.50
1936	0.18
1935	0.35
1934	0.41
1933	0.87
1932	0.28
1931	0.87
1930	0.02
1929	0.08
1928	0.19
1927	1.11
1926	0.23
1925	0.65
1924	0.71
1923	0.24
1922	0.31
1921	0.27
1912	0.01
1911	0.54
1909	1.10
1908	0.60
1907	0.34
1906	0.84
1905	0.00
1904	0.34
1903	0.75
1902	2.21
1901	0.86
1900	0.31
1899	0.41
1898	0.25
1897	0.47
1893	0.63

Notes

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