Arizona December Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of December in Arizona 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 Arizona History?

1965 was the wettest December in Arizona history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 4.50 inches.

What Was the Driest December in Arizona History?

1917 was the driest December in Arizona history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.00 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	65	0.94
2022	41	1.48
2021	29	1.77
2020	105	0.29
2019	35	1.63
2018	76	0.71
2017	116	0.13
2016	16	2.13
2015	80	0.60
2014	42	1.47
2013	94	0.44
2012	44	1.46
2011	37	1.55
2010	31	1.67
2009	53	1.21
2008	20	1.89
2007	15	2.28
2006	99	0.37
2005	124	0.04
2004	32	1.66
2003	88	0.54
2002	69	0.86
2001	72	0.82
2000	117	0.12
1999	125	0.04
1998	95	0.39
1997	23	1.87
1996	111	0.19
1995	106	0.29
1994	17	2.10
1993	107	0.29
1992	6	3.23
1991	19	1.98
1990	50	1.36
1989	98	0.38
1988	96	0.39
1987	47	1.44
1986	45	1.45
1985	97	0.39
1984	4	3.44
1983	43	1.47
1982	13	2.44
1981	122	0.05
1980	100	0.37
1979	78	0.68
1978	9	3.05
1977	68	0.88
1976	101	0.36
1975	71	0.83
1974	83	0.57
1973	123	0.05
1972	52	1.32
1971	48	1.44
1970	77	0.69
1969	86	0.56
1968	59	1.05
1967	2	3.69
1966	46	1.45
1965	1	4.50
1964	66	0.93
1963	113	0.16
1962	63	0.96
1961	30	1.71
1960	79	0.66
1959	11	2.71
1958	126	0.03
1957	93	0.46
1956	112	0.18
1955	91	0.51
1954	103	0.31
1953	109	0.24
1952	62	0.99
1951	26	1.81
1950	127	0.02
1949	54	1.14
1948	33	1.66
1947	55	1.13
1946	67	0.90
1945	57	1.11
1944	61	1.01
1943	51	1.36
1942	60	1.04
1941	22	1.88
1940	5	3.35
1939	102	0.33
1938	21	1.89
1937	58	1.06
1936	18	2.01
1935	70	0.84
1934	39	1.52
1933	104	0.30
1932	25	1.84
1931	40	1.52
1930	114	0.15
1929	121	0.08
1928	75	0.76
1927	38	1.55
1926	10	2.73
1925	84	0.57
1924	27	1.80
1923	12	2.60
1922	89	0.53
1921	24	1.85
1920	110	0.21
1919	85	0.57
1918	28	1.80
1917	129	0.00
1916	74	0.78
1915	14	2.41
1914	8	3.10
1913	64	0.95
1912	81	0.59
1911	90	0.53
1910	92	0.49
1909	34	1.66
1908	7	3.11
1907	118	0.12
1906	3	3.52
1905	56	1.13
1904	73	0.82
1903	119	0.09
1902	49	1.37
1901	120	0.09
1900	128	0.02
1899	115	0.15
1898	36	1.63
1897	82	0.59
1896	87	0.56
1895	108	0.29