The Year in Rain & Snow
2010
105%
ran at 105% of normal — wetter than usual — across 386 cities, the 131st driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2010
10.33in
Wilmington, NC · Sep 27
Snowiest Station of 2010
171.7in
Marquette County, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2010
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,355
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2010 that still stand today
National Precipitation
105%
of the 1996–2025 average across 386 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2010 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.
117%J
106%F
104%M
99%A
92%M
109%J
104%J
81%A
102%S
89%O
100%N
102%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 2010
| 1 | Hilo HI | 55% |
| 2 | Pine Bluff AR | 57% |
| 3 | Colorado Springs CO | 59% |
| 4 | Greenville MS | 59% |
| 5 | Longview TX | 60% |
| 6 | Shreveport LA | 60% |
| 7 | Lake Charles LA | 61% |
| 8 | Kahului HI | 61% |
| 9 | Jacksonville FL | 64% |
| 10 | Jonesboro AR | 64% |
Wettest Stations of 2010
| 1 | El Centro CA | 293% |
| 2 | Palm Springs CA | 239% |
| 3 | Long Beach CA | 216% |
| 4 | Lancaster CA | 212% |
| 5 | Bakersfield CA | 202% |
| 6 | Ramona CA | 200% |
| 7 | Santa Maria CA | 194% |
| 8 | Riverside CA | 194% |
| 9 | Palmdale CA | 193% |
| 10 | San Diego CA | 179% |
By State
Wettest states of 2010
California168%Puerto Rico142%North Dakota130%Iowa128%Montana127%Nevada126%
Driest states of 2010
Louisiana74%Hawaii74%Arkansas75%Guam76%Mississippi77%Kentucky77%
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