Washington December Precipitation by Year

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

1933 was the wettest December in Washington history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 16.61 inches.

What Was the Driest December in Washington History?

1985 was the driest December in Washington history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.78 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	45	7.26
2022	52	6.99
2021	71	6.38
2020	74	6.06
2019	83	5.58
2018	51	7.02
2017	94	5.09
2016	101	4.93
2015	4	11.42
2014	72	6.23
2013	123	2.94
2012	22	8.25
2011	122	3.20
2010	34	7.70
2009	121	3.39
2008	80	5.71
2007	15	8.81
2006	58	6.85
2005	59	6.72
2004	99	4.96
2003	84	5.51
2002	44	7.36
2001	35	7.66
2000	120	3.41
1999	48	7.13
1998	5	10.06
1997	110	4.26
1996	3	11.63
1995	50	7.05
1994	33	7.74
1993	77	5.86
1992	93	5.12
1991	108	4.47
1990	87	5.42
1989	117	3.63
1988	112	4.19
1987	26	8.06
1986	115	3.82
1985	129	1.78
1984	96	5.03
1983	97	4.99
1982	39	7.59
1981	28	8.00
1980	19	8.49
1979	9	9.38
1978	118	3.60
1977	8	9.61
1976	125	2.75
1975	10	9.09
1974	30	7.94
1973	6	9.71
1972	16	8.81
1971	29	7.97
1970	23	8.21
1969	67	6.48
1968	24	8.12
1967	69	6.44
1966	18	8.51
1965	81	5.71
1964	17	8.59
1963	92	5.19
1962	100	4.94
1961	53	6.98
1960	119	3.59
1959	98	4.98
1958	62	6.69
1957	42	7.43
1956	64	6.57
1955	12	9.08
1954	90	5.24
1953	27	8.06
1952	65	6.56
1951	75	5.95
1950	46	7.22
1949	49	7.07
1948	25	8.08
1947	79	5.74
1946	68	6.45
1945	61	6.70
1944	126	2.44
1943	116	3.75
1942	55	6.92
1941	36	7.66
1940	88	5.34
1939	14	8.85
1938	82	5.63
1937	20	8.45
1936	47	7.20
1935	109	4.46
1934	56	6.91
1933	1	16.61
1932	60	6.72
1931	40	7.55
1930	127	2.38
1929	54	6.93
1928	95	5.04
1927	113	4.11
1926	89	5.30
1925	73	6.20
1924	78	5.82
1923	57	6.88
1922	32	7.81
1921	85	5.48
1920	31	7.89
1919	106	4.60
1918	70	6.41
1917	2	14.63
1916	102	4.91
1915	21	8.36
1914	128	2.14
1913	124	2.76
1912	63	6.65
1911	104	4.61
1910	91	5.24
1909	107	4.52
1908	103	4.82
1907	41	7.45
1906	43	7.42
1905	86	5.47
1904	66	6.49
1903	114	4.00
1902	13	9.01
1901	111	4.25
1900	38	7.64
1899	76	5.88
1898	105	4.61
1897	7	9.65
1896	37	7.66
1895	11	9.09