Maryland December Precipitation by Year

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

1969 was the wettest December in Maryland history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 6.94 inches.

What Was the Driest December in Maryland History?

1955 was the driest December in Maryland history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.50 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	4	6.37
2022	29	4.46
2021	123	1.09
2020	14	5.41
2019	49	3.60
2018	20	4.97
2017	125	0.95
2016	69	3.21
2015	27	4.57
2014	54	3.53
2013	19	5.08
2012	39	3.86
2011	47	3.64
2010	100	2.28
2009	2	6.92
2008	23	4.77
2007	33	4.21
2006	108	1.98
2005	66	3.26
2004	76	2.90
2003	22	4.90
2002	32	4.27
2001	111	1.85
2000	79	2.82
1999	81	2.66
1998	105	2.11
1997	85	2.48
1996	5	6.32
1995	95	2.38
1994	106	2.09
1993	34	4.20
1992	30	4.45
1991	25	4.66
1990	21	4.91
1989	118	1.57
1988	124	1.04
1987	80	2.71
1986	7	5.75
1985	122	1.19
1984	110	1.88
1983	6	6.28
1982	98	2.31
1981	64	3.31
1980	126	0.83
1979	119	1.49
1978	28	4.54
1977	10	5.71
1976	103	2.24
1975	74	3.04
1974	18	5.16
1973	8	5.74
1972	11	5.52
1971	116	1.63
1970	53	3.55
1969	1	6.94
1968	96	2.38
1967	17	5.23
1966	73	3.06
1965	128	0.76
1964	46	3.68
1963	104	2.16
1962	71	3.15
1961	43	3.71
1960	83	2.60
1959	57	3.44
1958	112	1.83
1957	9	5.74
1956	56	3.46
1955	129	0.50
1954	70	3.18
1953	58	3.40
1952	62	3.32
1951	24	4.72
1950	67	3.26
1949	99	2.31
1948	13	5.43
1947	113	1.70
1946	101	2.26
1945	16	5.36
1944	59	3.39
1943	120	1.48
1942	40	3.84
1941	55	3.53
1940	87	2.46
1939	109	1.96
1938	77	2.86
1937	121	1.28
1936	12	5.48
1935	91	2.42
1934	82	2.61
1933	75	2.95
1932	65	3.30
1931	93	2.41
1930	84	2.51
1929	97	2.38
1928	117	1.59
1927	41	3.75
1926	68	3.26
1925	107	2.06
1924	94	2.40
1923	60	3.33
1922	36	3.99
1921	86	2.48
1920	61	3.33
1919	78	2.84
1918	35	4.19
1917	115	1.66
1916	42	3.72
1915	72	3.15
1914	26	4.65
1913	92	2.42
1912	38	3.88
1911	48	3.63
1910	88	2.46
1909	51	3.56
1908	63	3.32
1907	37	3.89
1906	44	3.71
1905	31	4.39
1904	50	3.57
1903	89	2.46
1902	15	5.39
1901	3	6.57
1900	90	2.43
1899	114	1.69
1898	52	3.56
1897	45	3.70
1896	127	0.80
1895	102	2.25