The Year in Rain & Snow
2004
107%
ran at 107% of normal — wetter than usual — across 388 cities, the 139th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2004
16.0in
Guam, GU · Jun 27
Snowiest Station of 2004
233.1in
Marquette County, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2004
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,389
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2004 that still stand today
National Precipitation
107%
of the 1996–2025 average across 388 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2004 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.
81%J
116%F
84%M
107%A
102%M
99%J
96%J
119%A
108%S
141%O
144%N
88%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 2004
| 1 | Gulkana AK | 48% |
| 2 | Stanley ID | 56% |
| 3 | Marathon FL | 59% |
| 4 | Cape Hatteras NC | 66% |
| 5 | Sheridan WY | 66% |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale FL | 67% |
| 7 | Fairbanks AK | 71% |
| 8 | Portland OR | 74% |
| 9 | Key West FL | 75% |
| 10 | Pullman WA | 75% |
Wettest Stations of 2004
| 1 | El Centro CA | 239% |
| 2 | Honolulu HI | 239% |
| 3 | Las Vegas NV | 201% |
| 4 | Victoria TX | 190% |
| 5 | Midland-Odessa TX | 181% |
| 6 | Lubbock TX | 181% |
| 7 | Kahului HI | 170% |
| 8 | Lake Havasu City AZ | 169% |
| 9 | Waco TX | 169% |
| 10 | Del Rio TX | 166% |
By State
Wettest states of 2004
Hawaii168%New Mexico146%Northern Marianas144%Texas141%Guam138%Louisiana125%
Driest states of 2004
Maine86%Wyoming88%Washington89%North Carolina90%South Carolina91%Oregon92%
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