Delaware December Precipitation by Year

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

2023 was the wettest December in Delaware history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 8.23 inches.

What Was the Driest December in Delaware History?

1955 was the driest December in Delaware history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.70 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	1	8.23
2022	31	4.52
2021	125	0.99
2020	10	6.02
2019	42	4.07
2018	25	4.82
2017	124	1.05
2016	76	2.95
2015	27	4.62
2014	50	3.85
2013	22	4.96
2012	44	3.96
2011	71	3.14
2010	108	2.10
2009	2	7.71
2008	20	5.25
2007	29	4.60
2006	112	1.94
2005	54	3.71
2004	82	2.78
2003	12	5.83
2002	40	4.09
2001	111	2.03
2000	80	2.81
1999	83	2.78
1998	84	2.75
1997	79	2.85
1996	3	7.71
1995	99	2.26
1994	114	1.71
1993	32	4.49
1992	48	3.92
1991	24	4.86
1990	41	4.09
1989	120	1.41
1988	128	0.72
1987	85	2.73
1986	7	6.56
1985	122	1.11
1984	115	1.66
1983	11	5.88
1982	87	2.68
1981	45	3.96
1980	127	0.79
1979	116	1.61
1978	33	4.49
1977	5	6.94
1976	86	2.70
1975	89	2.57
1974	23	4.92
1973	9	6.08
1972	16	5.51
1971	102	2.24
1970	64	3.42
1969	4	7.55
1968	90	2.57
1967	15	5.62
1966	46	3.95
1965	126	0.92
1964	65	3.37
1963	106	2.18
1962	72	3.12
1961	53	3.74
1960	77	2.89
1959	66	3.31
1958	96	2.34
1957	14	5.65
1956	55	3.64
1955	129	0.70
1954	67	3.26
1953	74	3.04
1952	60	3.56
1951	19	5.33
1950	93	2.49
1949	113	1.74
1948	18	5.48
1947	103	2.24
1946	109	2.08
1945	6	6.87
1944	78	2.86
1943	117	1.60
1942	56	3.64
1941	63	3.44
1940	104	2.23
1939	118	1.54
1938	81	2.79
1937	121	1.26
1936	21	5.03
1935	98	2.28
1934	94	2.45
1933	59	3.61
1932	51	3.78
1931	100	2.25
1930	110	2.07
1929	92	2.51
1928	101	2.25
1927	39	4.15
1926	57	3.64
1925	97	2.33
1924	75	3.02
1923	73	3.06
1922	30	4.53
1921	95	2.37
1920	62	3.48
1919	70	3.15
1918	43	3.98
1917	105	2.22
1916	26	4.78
1915	68	3.25
1914	17	5.50
1913	91	2.57
1912	36	4.40
1911	47	3.94
1910	69	3.18
1909	35	4.43
1908	28	4.62
1907	38	4.24
1906	58	3.63
1905	34	4.46
1904	37	4.40
1903	52	3.76
1902	13	5.76
1901	8	6.14
1900	88	2.61
1899	119	1.47
1898	61	3.49
1897	49	3.87
1896	123	1.11
1895	107	2.12