Michigan December Precipitation by Year

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

2008 was the wettest December in Michigan history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 4.23 inches.

What Was the Driest December in Michigan History?

1913 was the driest December in Michigan history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.63 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	78	1.86
2022	61	1.98
2021	29	2.54
2020	88	1.69
2019	7	3.42
2018	80	1.83
2017	75	1.88
2016	43	2.30
2015	4	3.73
2014	83	1.77
2013	49	2.19
2012	36	2.45
2011	77	1.87
2010	108	1.43
2009	40	2.34
2008	1	4.23
2007	26	2.62
2006	18	2.85
2005	64	1.96
2004	15	2.92
2003	67	1.93
2002	118	1.14
2001	63	1.97
2000	30	2.53
1999	50	2.19
1998	85	1.71
1997	119	1.13
1996	13	3.00
1995	86	1.71
1994	123	0.96
1993	121	1.06
1992	44	2.28
1991	71	1.90
1990	42	2.33
1989	111	1.33
1988	74	1.89
1987	14	2.99
1986	115	1.22
1985	51	2.18
1984	9	3.14
1983	28	2.59
1982	6	3.61
1981	95	1.62
1980	38	2.42
1979	69	1.92
1978	41	2.34
1977	16	2.88
1976	114	1.24
1975	31	2.53
1974	89	1.69
1973	24	2.65
1972	3	3.76
1971	2	4.07
1970	55	2.13
1969	116	1.15
1968	8	3.32
1967	20	2.80
1966	21	2.75
1965	12	3.06
1964	72	1.90
1963	92	1.64
1962	91	1.68
1961	87	1.71
1960	126	0.79
1959	45	2.26
1958	120	1.10
1957	59	2.05
1956	100	1.54
1955	103	1.52
1954	93	1.63
1953	73	1.90
1952	76	1.88
1951	25	2.65
1950	46	2.26
1949	17	2.86
1948	79	1.86
1947	96	1.60
1946	32	2.51
1945	94	1.63
1944	107	1.45
1943	128	0.67
1942	19	2.85
1941	81	1.82
1940	53	2.14
1939	110	1.39
1938	52	2.16
1937	106	1.46
1936	54	2.14
1935	113	1.28
1934	99	1.55
1933	70	1.92
1932	39	2.39
1931	82	1.82
1930	125	0.82
1929	65	1.96
1928	109	1.43
1927	22	2.74
1926	102	1.53
1925	97	1.56
1924	56	2.12
1923	57	2.06
1922	112	1.29
1921	33	2.51
1920	11	3.12
1919	124	0.88
1918	23	2.67
1917	117	1.15
1916	58	2.06
1915	101	1.54
1914	98	1.56
1913	129	0.63
1912	90	1.69
1911	66	1.96
1910	105	1.49
1909	10	3.13
1908	62	1.98
1907	35	2.48
1906	37	2.44
1905	104	1.51
1904	60	2.04
1903	68	1.93
1902	47	2.22
1901	48	2.22
1900	127	0.74
1899	27	2.60
1898	84	1.76
1897	34	2.49
1896	122	1.00
1895	5	3.68