New York December Precipitation by Year

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

1973 was the wettest December in New York history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 6.18 inches.

What Was the Driest December in New York History?

1943 was the driest December in New York history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.15 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	3	5.71
2022	20	4.27
2021	89	2.63
2020	33	4.00
2019	32	4.01
2018	61	3.27
2017	91	2.56
2016	50	3.47
2015	29	4.06
2014	48	3.49
2013	40	3.61
2012	7	5.31
2011	53	3.44
2010	58	3.31
2009	39	3.64
2008	8	5.29
2007	12	4.83
2006	59	3.31
2005	81	2.80
2004	22	4.19
2003	15	4.42
2002	45	3.54
2001	84	2.74
2000	49	3.48
1999	115	1.98
1998	121	1.69
1997	68	3.09
1996	10	4.89
1995	102	2.38
1994	88	2.64
1993	65	3.12
1992	70	3.05
1991	63	3.17
1990	5	5.48
1989	127	1.41
1988	122	1.66
1987	108	2.24
1986	56	3.35
1985	95	2.52
1984	36	3.81
1983	2	5.93
1982	103	2.38
1981	87	2.66
1980	112	2.16
1979	113	2.14
1978	34	3.89
1977	9	5.01
1976	110	2.21
1975	42	3.59
1974	43	3.56
1973	1	6.18
1972	11	4.88
1971	47	3.53
1970	37	3.76
1969	13	4.82
1968	18	4.33
1967	69	3.08
1966	64	3.15
1965	116	1.98
1964	55	3.39
1963	106	2.30
1962	85	2.73
1961	99	2.44
1960	124	1.53
1959	24	4.16
1958	125	1.45
1957	19	4.33
1956	52	3.46
1955	123	1.54
1954	27	4.08
1953	60	3.30
1952	26	4.11
1951	21	4.25
1950	44	3.55
1949	71	3.02
1948	16	4.42
1947	100	2.42
1946	57	3.33
1945	109	2.22
1944	51	3.47
1943	129	1.15
1942	4	5.49
1941	75	2.95
1940	31	4.04
1939	76	2.92
1938	78	2.90
1937	93	2.53
1936	62	3.25
1935	117	1.98
1934	80	2.87
1933	73	2.97
1932	114	2.08
1931	66	3.10
1930	120	1.79
1929	38	3.71
1928	128	1.38
1927	14	4.55
1926	107	2.29
1925	104	2.35
1924	111	2.20
1923	46	3.54
1922	90	2.59
1921	118	1.96
1920	17	4.37
1919	119	1.84
1918	77	2.92
1917	101	2.40
1916	74	2.96
1915	23	4.18
1914	72	2.98
1913	105	2.35
1912	83	2.77
1911	79	2.90
1910	94	2.53
1909	96	2.52
1908	92	2.55
1907	25	4.15
1906	67	3.10
1905	54	3.40
1904	98	2.47
1903	86	2.71
1902	28	4.07
1901	6	5.37
1900	97	2.51
1899	41	3.61
1898	82	2.78
1897	30	4.06
1896	126	1.43
1895	35	3.86