The Year in Rain & Snow
2002
90%
ran at 90% of normal — drier than usual — across 387 cities, the 21st driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2002
19.67in
Guam, GU · Dec 8
Snowiest Station of 2002
296.2in
Marquette County, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2002
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,032
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2002 that still stand today
National Precipitation
90%
of the 1996–2025 average across 387 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2002 precipitation as a percent of its 1996–2025 normal — brown where the year ran dry, green-to-blue where it ran wet.
Month by Month
Precipitation by month as a percent of normal — blue above the line is a wet month, amber below is dry.
80%J
62%F
89%M
85%A
82%M
81%J
80%J
79%A
94%S
111%O
92%N
110%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 2002
| 1 | Yuma AZ | 1% |
| 2 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | 2% |
| 3 | El Centro CA | 17% |
| 4 | Palm Springs CA | 19% |
| 5 | Long Beach CA | 22% |
| 6 | Needles CA | 24% |
| 7 | Pueblo CO | 34% |
| 8 | Lake Havasu City AZ | 35% |
| 9 | Palmdale CA | 35% |
| 10 | Las Vegas NV | 37% |
Wettest Stations of 2002
| 1 | San Antonio TX | 154% |
| 2 | Sanford FL | 146% |
| 3 | Lake Charles LA | 145% |
| 4 | Galveston TX | 143% |
| 5 | Winter Haven FL | 139% |
| 6 | Guam GU | 138% |
| 7 | Memphis TN | 135% |
| 8 | Homer AK | 134% |
| 9 | Leesburg FL | 133% |
| 10 | Orlando FL | 130% |
By State
Wettest states of 2002
Guam138%Mississippi112%Florida109%Tennessee108%Louisiana107%Minnesota106%
Driest states of 2002
Arizona54%Colorado57%California62%Idaho63%Nebraska67%Wyoming67%
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