New Mexico December Precipitation by Year

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

1991 was the wettest December in New Mexico history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 2.58 inches.

What Was the Driest December in New Mexico History?

1917 was the driest December in New Mexico history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.01 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	41	0.89
2022	64	0.63
2021	78	0.52
2020	92	0.40
2019	55	0.74
2018	38	0.91
2017	123	0.11
2016	25	1.11
2015	31	1.05
2014	52	0.75
2013	93	0.40
2012	65	0.62
2011	6	1.83
2010	60	0.67
2009	36	0.96
2008	43	0.87
2007	12	1.47
2006	32	1.02
2005	125	0.07
2004	56	0.73
2003	113	0.22
2002	24	1.17
2001	88	0.41
2000	82	0.48
1999	98	0.36
1998	94	0.39
1997	7	1.82
1996	120	0.13
1995	87	0.42
1994	33	1.02
1993	105	0.25
1992	15	1.42
1991	1	2.58
1990	29	1.06
1989	100	0.35
1988	81	0.49
1987	19	1.33
1986	10	1.52
1985	116	0.21
1984	5	1.84
1983	45	0.86
1982	9	1.60
1981	124	0.10
1980	109	0.24
1979	58	0.68
1978	22	1.22
1977	104	0.26
1976	126	0.07
1975	89	0.41
1974	59	0.68
1973	117	0.20
1972	70	0.60
1971	26	1.10
1970	106	0.25
1969	40	0.90
1968	76	0.53
1967	17	1.37
1966	77	0.53
1965	8	1.75
1964	63	0.64
1963	119	0.14
1962	49	0.81
1961	34	0.97
1960	18	1.34
1959	20	1.33
1958	114	0.22
1957	118	0.16
1956	121	0.13
1955	101	0.31
1954	110	0.24
1953	85	0.45
1952	84	0.47
1951	50	0.80
1950	128	0.05
1949	71	0.60
1948	57	0.72
1947	42	0.89
1946	95	0.38
1945	80	0.50
1944	47	0.83
1943	13	1.43
1942	21	1.27
1941	48	0.82
1940	27	1.10
1939	62	0.66
1938	51	0.77
1937	68	0.61
1936	73	0.56
1935	66	0.62
1934	79	0.51
1933	111	0.24
1932	30	1.06
1931	37	0.96
1930	96	0.37
1929	122	0.13
1928	90	0.41
1927	61	0.67
1926	11	1.50
1925	86	0.43
1924	44	0.87
1923	4	1.89
1922	115	0.22
1921	83	0.48
1920	107	0.25
1919	74	0.56
1918	14	1.43
1917	129	0.01
1916	97	0.37
1915	46	0.85
1914	2	1.97
1913	16	1.42
1912	67	0.62
1911	53	0.75
1910	112	0.23
1909	54	0.75
1908	99	0.36
1907	102	0.29
1906	3	1.93
1905	28	1.09
1904	39	0.91
1903	127	0.07
1902	35	0.97
1901	103	0.27
1900	108	0.25
1899	69	0.61
1898	23	1.18
1897	75	0.54
1896	72	0.57
1895	91	0.41