South Carolina December Precipitation by Year

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

2009 was the wettest December in South Carolina history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 8.05 inches.

What Was the Driest December in South Carolina History?

1955 was the driest December in South Carolina history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.83 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	18	5.52
2022	65	3.31
2021	74	3.10
2020	85	2.83
2019	7	6.93
2018	2	7.98
2017	62	3.56
2016	52	3.97
2015	9	6.70
2014	54	3.94
2013	21	5.26
2012	36	4.54
2011	116	1.95
2010	113	1.99
2009	1	8.05
2008	80	2.96
2007	26	5.12
2006	59	3.71
2005	46	4.19
2004	108	2.20
2003	96	2.57
2002	34	4.63
2001	122	1.47
2000	117	1.87
1999	105	2.29
1998	61	3.59
1997	20	5.41
1996	76	3.06
1995	109	2.18
1994	15	5.61
1993	82	2.86
1992	63	3.48
1991	93	2.65
1990	97	2.57
1989	40	4.40
1988	128	0.88
1987	107	2.24
1986	53	3.96
1985	115	1.97
1984	121	1.51
1983	8	6.77
1982	29	5.00
1981	10	6.61
1980	119	1.73
1979	110	2.12
1978	84	2.84
1977	35	4.62
1976	16	5.55
1975	45	4.20
1974	30	4.93
1973	17	5.55
1972	19	5.43
1971	91	2.67
1970	64	3.42
1969	57	3.85
1968	69	3.22
1967	55	3.94
1966	67	3.26
1965	127	0.93
1964	38	4.50
1963	79	2.98
1962	100	2.52
1961	43	4.25
1960	112	2.07
1959	73	3.11
1958	68	3.23
1957	83	2.86
1956	104	2.31
1955	129	0.83
1954	87	2.81
1953	6	6.99
1952	70	3.21
1951	41	4.39
1950	50	4.01
1949	118	1.81
1948	37	4.52
1947	31	4.91
1946	125	1.12
1945	5	7.10
1944	124	1.40
1943	48	4.06
1942	47	4.14
1941	4	7.17
1940	89	2.72
1939	92	2.66
1938	94	2.65
1937	101	2.50
1936	27	5.12
1935	88	2.76
1934	99	2.54
1933	126	1.04
1932	25	5.14
1931	13	5.96
1930	56	3.86
1929	42	4.30
1928	114	1.99
1927	12	6.07
1926	81	2.90
1925	58	3.76
1924	24	5.15
1923	51	4.01
1922	28	5.04
1921	123	1.47
1920	49	4.03
1919	78	3.00
1918	22	5.26
1917	120	1.62
1916	103	2.34
1915	66	3.29
1914	32	4.89
1913	44	4.24
1912	71	3.18
1911	33	4.85
1910	106	2.27
1909	86	2.83
1908	77	3.05
1907	11	6.08
1906	75	3.08
1905	3	7.24
1904	90	2.72
1903	111	2.08
1902	39	4.48
1901	23	5.22
1900	14	5.77
1899	98	2.55
1898	95	2.60
1897	102	2.42
1896	60	3.67
1895	72	3.17