Maine December Precipitation by Year

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

1973 was the wettest December in Maine history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 9.04 inches.

What Was the Driest December in Maine History?

1943 was the driest December in Maine history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.17 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	4	6.48
2022	14	5.51
2021	78	3.16
2020	18	5.33
2019	54	3.75
2018	51	3.79
2017	48	3.87
2016	34	4.57
2015	21	5.31
2014	8	6.08
2013	53	3.76
2012	25	5.11
2011	61	3.49
2010	6	6.31
2009	40	4.31
2008	19	5.32
2007	42	4.26
2006	89	2.94
2005	22	5.30
2004	38	4.36
2003	5	6.33
2002	81	3.10
2001	110	2.10
2000	36	4.40
1999	85	3.00
1998	115	1.94
1997	93	2.77
1996	9	5.99
1995	79	3.16
1994	94	2.74
1993	26	5.03
1992	120	1.76
1991	101	2.56
1990	12	5.61
1989	116	1.94
1988	126	1.39
1987	64	3.37
1986	83	3.05
1985	106	2.16
1984	72	3.26
1983	7	6.27
1982	105	2.18
1981	33	4.59
1980	104	2.29
1979	100	2.68
1978	90	2.92
1977	24	5.22
1976	43	4.16
1975	27	4.95
1974	87	2.98
1973	1	9.04
1972	10	5.76
1971	96	2.73
1970	46	3.96
1969	2	7.80
1968	16	5.45
1967	28	4.81
1966	84	3.01
1965	118	1.93
1964	49	3.82
1963	119	1.80
1962	32	4.67
1961	67	3.34
1960	39	4.36
1959	57	3.59
1958	125	1.62
1957	11	5.63
1956	88	2.97
1955	128	1.28
1954	15	5.46
1953	41	4.31
1952	35	4.54
1951	31	4.71
1950	17	5.42
1949	109	2.12
1948	65	3.37
1947	122	1.72
1946	45	3.98
1945	71	3.27
1944	70	3.28
1943	129	1.17
1942	47	3.93
1941	91	2.86
1940	69	3.32
1939	50	3.80
1938	37	4.40
1937	103	2.47
1936	13	5.52
1935	113	1.97
1934	74	3.21
1933	52	3.78
1932	121	1.74
1931	82	3.06
1930	112	2.00
1929	55	3.72
1928	60	3.50
1927	23	5.24
1926	97	2.71
1925	99	2.69
1924	107	2.14
1923	66	3.35
1922	95	2.74
1921	108	2.14
1920	20	5.32
1919	123	1.71
1918	80	3.16
1917	86	2.99
1916	30	4.73
1915	58	3.54
1914	114	1.95
1913	63	3.40
1912	68	3.33
1911	73	3.26
1910	98	2.71
1909	102	2.54
1908	75	3.20
1907	62	3.41
1906	59	3.51
1905	76	3.20
1904	117	1.94
1903	77	3.19
1902	29	4.76
1901	3	7.14
1900	124	1.65
1899	92	2.86
1898	111	2.09
1897	56	3.63
1896	127	1.34
1895	44	4.04