North Carolina December Precipitation by Year

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

2015 was the wettest December in North Carolina history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 7.31 inches.

What Was the Driest December in North Carolina History?

1965 was the driest December in North Carolina history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.48 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	8	6.50
2022	73	3.36
2021	110	2.31
2020	33	4.55
2019	29	4.57
2018	3	7.06
2017	89	2.85
2016	79	3.19
2015	1	7.31
2014	58	3.76
2013	17	5.61
2012	41	4.36
2011	105	2.45
2010	87	2.87
2009	2	7.09
2008	55	3.93
2007	50	4.13
2006	74	3.32
2005	38	4.41
2004	94	2.73
2003	47	4.14
2002	30	4.57
2001	118	2.00
2000	119	1.92
1999	120	1.90
1998	31	4.57
1997	56	3.93
1996	54	3.95
1995	122	1.88
1994	106	2.39
1993	59	3.76
1992	65	3.57
1991	63	3.61
1990	68	3.51
1989	57	3.93
1988	127	1.05
1987	76	3.30
1986	34	4.48
1985	126	1.27
1984	121	1.90
1983	6	6.85
1982	27	4.77
1981	25	4.93
1980	114	2.19
1979	124	1.58
1978	61	3.73
1977	53	3.97
1976	28	4.68
1975	45	4.26
1974	32	4.56
1973	4	7.05
1972	23	4.96
1971	112	2.27
1970	100	2.64
1969	37	4.45
1968	93	2.77
1967	16	5.71
1966	75	3.31
1965	129	0.48
1964	51	4.11
1963	97	2.68
1962	80	3.07
1961	22	5.07
1960	116	2.10
1959	71	3.46
1958	48	4.14
1957	43	4.30
1956	86	2.90
1955	128	1.02
1954	64	3.61
1953	19	5.23
1952	78	3.23
1951	36	4.47
1950	77	3.28
1949	113	2.21
1948	26	4.83
1947	109	2.32
1946	123	1.87
1945	9	6.44
1944	101	2.61
1943	67	3.56
1942	24	4.96
1941	42	4.33
1940	99	2.65
1939	104	2.46
1938	82	3.04
1937	111	2.30
1936	13	6.01
1935	83	3.03
1934	96	2.69
1933	125	1.55
1932	14	5.97
1931	11	6.26
1930	39	4.41
1929	81	3.05
1928	103	2.59
1927	7	6.51
1926	49	4.14
1925	90	2.85
1924	40	4.40
1923	92	2.78
1922	21	5.15
1921	108	2.33
1920	15	5.82
1919	107	2.37
1918	18	5.26
1917	117	2.05
1916	88	2.87
1915	60	3.76
1914	12	6.19
1913	52	4.00
1912	84	3.02
1911	46	4.17
1910	69	3.51
1909	95	2.70
1908	44	4.28
1907	20	5.16
1906	66	3.57
1905	5	6.86
1904	70	3.50
1903	115	2.15
1902	62	3.63
1901	10	6.39
1900	35	4.48
1899	91	2.81
1898	98	2.68
1897	72	3.39
1896	102	2.60
1895	85	2.98