Illinois December Precipitation by Year

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

1982 was the wettest December in Illinois history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 7.17 inches.

What Was the Driest December in Illinois History?

1976 was the driest December in Illinois history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.44 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	40	2.71
2022	55	2.39
2021	48	2.53
2020	92	1.71
2019	82	1.88
2018	24	3.25
2017	123	0.84
2016	105	1.40
2015	2	6.67
2014	81	1.90
2013	52	2.48
2012	64	2.25
2011	23	3.35
2010	87	1.77
2009	12	3.98
2008	9	4.25
2007	13	3.87
2006	22	3.40
2005	113	1.16
2004	85	1.80
2003	47	2.56
2002	67	2.17
2001	45	2.60
2000	78	1.94
1999	38	2.75
1998	99	1.56
1997	80	1.91
1996	94	1.70
1995	104	1.41
1994	79	1.92
1993	101	1.53
1992	42	2.68
1991	72	2.09
1990	4	5.30
1989	121	0.85
1988	60	2.33
1987	5	5.11
1986	96	1.65
1985	61	2.31
1984	15	3.68
1983	19	3.46
1982	1	7.17
1981	88	1.76
1980	89	1.74
1979	69	2.13
1978	25	3.17
1977	43	2.65
1976	129	0.44
1975	50	2.51
1974	68	2.15
1973	11	3.99
1972	21	3.41
1971	3	5.51
1970	103	1.43
1969	84	1.81
1968	28	3.02
1967	7	4.84
1966	16	3.66
1965	33	2.88
1964	90	1.74
1963	119	0.87
1962	116	1.06
1961	59	2.35
1960	100	1.54
1959	41	2.70
1958	127	0.50
1957	10	4.16
1956	53	2.42
1955	128	0.45
1954	46	2.59
1953	91	1.72
1952	73	2.07
1951	56	2.37
1950	106	1.40
1949	8	4.62
1948	44	2.64
1947	74	2.07
1946	66	2.21
1945	76	2.03
1944	97	1.62
1943	111	1.23
1942	37	2.78
1941	98	1.60
1940	75	2.06
1939	115	1.11
1938	95	1.69
1937	71	2.10
1936	31	2.90
1935	112	1.20
1934	93	1.71
1933	107	1.40
1932	14	3.79
1931	32	2.90
1930	125	0.67
1929	65	2.24
1928	62	2.31
1927	30	2.98
1926	108	1.39
1925	109	1.36
1924	18	3.51
1923	17	3.56
1922	51	2.49
1921	34	2.88
1920	36	2.79
1919	124	0.72
1918	20	3.42
1917	122	0.85
1916	57	2.36
1915	39	2.75
1914	58	2.36
1913	117	1.06
1912	120	0.86
1911	70	2.13
1910	110	1.35
1909	27	3.03
1908	114	1.16
1907	49	2.52
1906	29	3.01
1905	77	1.96
1904	83	1.88
1903	86	1.80
1902	26	3.11
1901	35	2.81
1900	118	0.88
1899	63	2.28
1898	102	1.46
1897	54	2.42
1896	126	0.55
1895	6	5.02