North Dakota December Precipitation by Year

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

2022 was the wettest December in North Dakota history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.49 inches.

What Was the Driest December in North Dakota History?

1944 was the driest December in North Dakota history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.05 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	30	0.69
2022	1	1.49
2021	14	0.87
2020	114	0.23
2019	23	0.76
2018	34	0.65
2017	79	0.40
2016	2	1.30
2015	47	0.57
2014	120	0.17
2013	13	0.88
2012	67	0.44
2011	98	0.32
2010	4	1.24
2009	7	1.10
2008	3	1.27
2007	83	0.37
2006	33	0.67
2005	40	0.62
2004	62	0.47
2003	41	0.62
2002	37	0.63
2001	91	0.34
2000	64	0.45
1999	111	0.24
1998	101	0.30
1997	125	0.13
1996	15	0.87
1995	50	0.55
1994	94	0.33
1993	38	0.63
1992	63	0.47
1991	108	0.26
1990	61	0.48
1989	117	0.19
1988	18	0.81
1987	116	0.22
1986	128	0.08
1985	65	0.45
1984	66	0.45
1983	74	0.42
1982	45	0.59
1981	70	0.43
1980	103	0.29
1979	112	0.24
1978	52	0.54
1977	9	1.03
1976	80	0.40
1975	55	0.53
1974	84	0.37
1973	35	0.65
1972	17	0.83
1971	92	0.34
1970	88	0.35
1969	24	0.74
1968	25	0.74
1967	21	0.77
1966	86	0.36
1965	60	0.49
1964	36	0.64
1963	57	0.52
1962	105	0.28
1961	75	0.42
1960	42	0.62
1959	107	0.27
1958	109	0.25
1957	115	0.23
1956	71	0.43
1955	87	0.36
1954	126	0.09
1953	43	0.60
1952	121	0.17
1951	26	0.74
1950	48	0.57
1949	32	0.68
1948	28	0.71
1947	68	0.44
1946	44	0.60
1945	31	0.69
1944	129	0.05
1943	123	0.14
1942	53	0.54
1941	124	0.14
1940	77	0.41
1939	102	0.30
1938	99	0.31
1937	49	0.56
1936	76	0.42
1935	58	0.51
1934	100	0.31
1933	11	0.91
1932	118	0.19
1931	104	0.29
1930	119	0.18
1929	19	0.79
1928	95	0.33
1927	27	0.74
1926	46	0.59
1925	85	0.37
1924	59	0.51
1923	93	0.34
1922	20	0.78
1921	72	0.43
1920	96	0.33
1919	56	0.53
1918	10	0.95
1917	29	0.70
1916	6	1.15
1915	51	0.55
1914	54	0.54
1913	127	0.09
1912	73	0.43
1911	69	0.44
1910	78	0.41
1909	5	1.19
1908	89	0.35
1907	106	0.28
1906	8	1.06
1905	122	0.15
1904	22	0.77
1903	16	0.85
1902	39	0.63
1901	12	0.91
1900	90	0.35
1899	81	0.40
1898	110	0.25
1897	97	0.33
1896	82	0.38
1895	113	0.24