The Year in Rain & Snow
2006
98%
ran at 98% of normal — drier than usual — across 387 cities, the 76th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2006
9.56in
Wilmington, NC · Aug 31
Snowiest Station of 2006
177.3in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2006
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,251
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2006 that still stand today
National Precipitation
98%
of the 1996–2025 average across 387 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2006 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.
96%J
70%F
92%M
100%A
85%M
101%J
88%J
86%A
100%S
109%O
101%N
112%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 2006
| 1 | Needles CA | 18% |
| 2 | El Centro CA | 23% |
| 3 | Yuma AZ | 24% |
| 4 | Lake Havasu City AZ | 35% |
| 5 | Las Vegas NV | 44% |
| 6 | Palm Springs CA | 44% |
| 7 | Mobridge SD | 46% |
| 8 | Winslow AZ | 49% |
| 9 | Hibbing MN | 51% |
| 10 | Brainerd MN | 52% |
Wettest Stations of 2006
| 1 | El Paso TX | 205% |
| 2 | Lihue HI | 193% |
| 3 | Honolulu HI | 181% |
| 4 | Albuquerque NM | 157% |
| 5 | Hanford CA | 141% |
| 6 | Manchester NH | 138% |
| 7 | Goodland KS | 138% |
| 8 | Madera CA | 137% |
| 9 | Jerome ID | 135% |
| 10 | Evansville IN | 135% |
By State
Wettest states of 2006
Hawaii150%New Hampshire132%Vermont122%Connecticut120%Maine120%Washington120%
Driest states of 2006
Arizona65%North Dakota71%Minnesota74%Wyoming74%Oklahoma74%South Dakota78%
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