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Washington D.C. December Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of December in Washington D.C. from 1852–2023.

Rainiest December in Washington D.C. History

The rainiest December in Washington D.C. history happened in 1901, with 7.56 inches of total precipitation.

Driest December in Washington D.C. History

The driest December in Washington D.C. history happened in 1889, with just 0.19 inches of total precipitation.

Washington D.C. Average December Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	6.43
2022	3.86
2021	0.63
2020	4.96
2019	3.28
2018	5.82
2017	0.50
2016	2.61
2015	4.84
2014	3.50
2013	5.53
2012	3.03
2011	4.90
2010	1.78
2009	6.79
2008	2.97
2007	3.28
2006	1.56
2005	3.34
2004	3.05
2003	4.32
2002	4.45
2001	1.53
2000	2.01
1999	2.49
1998	1.74
1997	1.74
1996	5.51
1995	2.17
1994	2.35
1993	4.38
1992	2.86
1991	5.07
1990	4.73
1989	2.10
1988	1.30
1987	2.57
1986	4.98
1985	0.68
1984	1.19
1983	5.91
1982	1.74
1981	2.80
1980	0.65
1979	0.85
1978	4.00
1977	4.86
1976	1.99
1975	4.04
1974	4.43
1973	6.03
1972	4.55
1971	1.66
1970	3.33
1969	6.54
1968	2.22
1967	5.93
1966	3.28
1965	0.47
1964	2.87
1963	1.72
1962	3.33
1961	2.88
1960	2.43
1959	3.26
1958	1.62
1957	5.62
1956	3.02
1955	0.22
1954	2.82
1953	3.32
1952	2.95
1951	4.54
1950	2.72
1949	1.98
1948	4.69
1947	1.36
1946	1.72
1945	4.71
1944	3.33
1943	1.54
1942	3.83
1941	3.94
1940	2.27
1939	2.20
1938	2.69
1937	0.71
1936	5.23
1935	2.06
1934	2.91
1933	2.43
1932	3.93
1931	2.03
1930	2.04
1929	2.20
1928	1.21
1927	3.51
1926	3.02
1925	1.07
1924	2.98
1923	2.80
1922	3.48
1921	1.95
1920	3.15
1919	3.32
1918	4.65
1917	1.47
1916	4.03
1915	2.80
1914	4.49
1913	2.29
1912	4.12
1911	3.34
1910	2.64
1909	3.39
1908	3.63
1907	4.20
1906	3.23
1905	5.39
1904	3.33
1903	1.89
1902	5.29
1901	7.56
1900	2.52
1899	1.68
1898	3.56
1897	3.35
1896	0.30
1895	2.38
1894	4.15
1893	2.27
1892	2.82
1891	2.80
1890	3.74
1889	0.19
1888	3.27
1887	4.31
1886	3.44
1885	2.67
1884	4.70
1883	2.89
1882	2.38
1881	6.12
1880	4.02
1879	4.66
1878	4.94
1877	3.22
1876	1.30
1875	3.51
1874	2.59
1873	0.97
1872	2.49
1871	1.32
1859	2.87
1858	5.79
1856	2.34
1855	3.20
1853	0.26
1852	3.93

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