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Seattle December Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of December in Seattle, Washington from 1894–2023.

Rainiest December in Seattle History

The rainiest December in Seattle, Washington history happened in 1933, with 15.33 inches of total precipitation.

Driest December in Seattle History

The driest December in Seattle, Washington history happened in 1944, with just 1.00 inches of total precipitation.

Seattle Average December Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	8.48
2022	7.55
2021	4.08
2020	6.65
2019	7.96
2018	6.08
2017	5.43
2016	3.87
2015	11.21
2014	4.79
2013	1.66
2012	6.85
2011	2.24
2010	8.69
2009	2.75
2008	4.10
2007	9.08
2006	7.30
2005	6.85
2004	4.37
2003	3.88
2002	5.98
2001	5.89
2000	2.51
1999	5.06
1998	8.98
1997	2.63
1996	10.18
1995	6.37
1994	8.15
1993	4.48
1992	4.09
1991	3.31
1990	3.63
1989	4.79
1988	3.48
1987	6.11
1986	3.67
1985	1.78
1984	4.95
1983	5.02
1982	6.86
1981	5.56
1980	7.39
1979	11.85
1978	1.37
1977	6.47
1976	1.86
1975	7.66
1974	6.45
1973	8.33
1972	8.98
1971	6.67
1970	8.28
1969	5.68
1968	8.55
1967	4.72
1966	8.31
1965	7.10
1964	5.53
1963	5.79
1962	5.22
1961	5.32
1960	3.75
1959	6.83
1958	7.15
1957	5.52
1956	5.62
1955	9.50
1954	5.20
1953	5.92
1952	5.02
1951	3.92
1950	7.14
1949	5.30
1948	6.13
1947	6.26
1946	5.79
1945	5.49
1944	1.00
1943	1.27
1942	5.21
1941	7.08
1940	4.04
1939	10.41
1938	2.95
1937	8.49
1936	5.42
1935	4.11
1934	6.06
1933	15.33
1932	4.82
1931	6.54
1930	1.85
1929	5.26
1928	3.69
1927	3.34
1926	4.03
1925	4.30
1924	4.63
1923	3.31
1922	7.37
1921	7.25
1920	5.68
1919	4.10
1918	5.04
1917	9.21
1916	4.13
1915	7.77
1914	1.39
1913	2.61
1912	4.43
1911	3.75
1910	3.47
1909	2.69
1908	3.61
1907	6.33
1906	6.80
1905	5.62
1904	5.29
1903	4.14
1902	8.82
1901	2.45
1900	7.21
1899	3.90
1898	4.12
1897	11.80
1896	7.58
1895	7.98
1894	3.75

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