The Year in Rain & Snow
2011
99%
ran at 99% of normal — drier than usual — across 386 cities, the 88th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2011
9.73in
New Bern, NC · Aug 27
Snowiest Station of 2011
164.1in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2011
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,297
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2011 that still stand today
National Precipitation
99%
of the 1996–2025 average across 386 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2011 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
99%F
112%M
109%A
108%M
119%J
95%J
91%A
99%S
98%O
107%N
99%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 2011
| 1 | Lubbock TX | 32% |
| 2 | Victoria TX | 34% |
| 3 | Amarillo TX | 35% |
| 4 | Laredo TX | 37% |
| 5 | Corpus Christi TX | 40% |
| 6 | Midland-Odessa TX | 44% |
| 7 | San Angelo TX | 44% |
| 8 | Borger TX | 45% |
| 9 | Dodge City KS | 46% |
| 10 | Wichita Falls TX | 47% |
Wettest Stations of 2011
| 1 | Glasgow MT | 173% |
| 2 | Middletown-Harrisburg PA | 165% |
| 3 | Williamsport PA | 160% |
| 4 | Cincinnati OH | 158% |
| 5 | Cleveland OH | 158% |
| 6 | Binghamton NY | 157% |
| 7 | Mount Pocono PA | 156% |
| 8 | Allentown PA | 151% |
| 9 | Avoca PA | 150% |
| 10 | Poughkeepsie NY | 148% |
By State
Wettest states of 2011
Pennsylvania144%Puerto Rico140%Ohio139%Connecticut137%Vermont132%Kentucky131%
Driest states of 2011
Texas53%New Mexico57%Georgia73%Oklahoma74%Louisiana77%South Carolina77%
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