Alaska December Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of December in Alaska for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest December in Alaska History?

1943 was the wettest December in Alaska history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 5.59 inches.

What Was the Driest December in Alaska History?

1933 was the driest December in Alaska history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.80 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	8	4.57
2022	52	3.02
2021	18	4.02
2020	14	4.13
2019	49	3.04
2018	58	2.92
2017	30	3.55
2016	83	2.10
2015	95	1.65
2014	62	2.84
2013	46	3.11
2012	73	2.46
2011	2	4.66
2010	91	1.85
2009	79	2.34
2008	75	2.44
2007	71	2.49
2006	20	3.90
2005	27	3.61
2004	6	4.60
2003	26	3.63
2002	59	2.90
2001	60	2.87
2000	50	3.04
1999	4	4.62
1998	76	2.44
1997	11	4.31
1996	90	1.87
1995	86	1.99
1994	29	3.56
1993	21	3.81
1992	33	3.47
1991	16	4.10
1990	9	4.55
1989	5	4.62
1988	13	4.21
1987	35	3.43
1986	15	4.13
1985	12	4.23
1984	24	3.73
1983	98	1.43
1982	64	2.77
1981	74	2.45
1980	87	1.98
1979	54	2.98
1978	10	4.46
1977	88	1.98
1976	45	3.16
1975	56	2.96
1974	37	3.39
1973	84	2.06
1972	85	2.06
1971	25	3.73
1970	42	3.27
1969	36	3.40
1968	96	1.65
1967	34	3.45
1966	82	2.13
1965	65	2.74
1964	70	2.53
1963	28	3.57
1962	57	2.95
1961	48	3.06
1960	22	3.78
1959	32	3.51
1958	66	2.70
1957	77	2.44
1956	80	2.32
1955	39	3.34
1954	41	3.29
1953	44	3.25
1952	69	2.55
1951	61	2.86
1950	78	2.44
1949	72	2.48
1948	67	2.66
1947	53	3.01
1946	47	3.10
1945	94	1.74
1944	51	3.03
1943	1	5.59
1942	97	1.48
1941	81	2.27
1940	55	2.97
1939	40	3.34
1938	31	3.54
1937	89	1.98
1936	43	3.27
1935	68	2.63
1934	7	4.58
1933	99	0.80
1932	92	1.83
1931	63	2.78
1930	3	4.63
1929	93	1.75
1928	17	4.06
1927	38	3.35
1926	19	3.96
1925	23	3.74