The Year in Rain & Snow
2014
100%
ran at 100% of normal — wetter than usual — across 387 cities, the 97th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2014
15.55in
Pensacola, FL · Apr 29
Snowiest Station of 2014
212.7in
Marquette County, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2014
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,251
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2014 that still stand today
National Precipitation
100%
of the 1996–2025 average across 387 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2014 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.
77%J
100%F
88%M
106%A
87%M
104%J
96%J
124%A
107%S
93%O
100%N
103%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 2014
| 1 | Las Vegas NV | 47% |
| 2 | Lawton OK | 57% |
| 3 | Borger TX | 58% |
| 4 | Dallas TX | 59% |
| 5 | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 59% |
| 6 | Abilene TX | 61% |
| 7 | Bishop CA | 62% |
| 8 | Midland-Odessa TX | 62% |
| 9 | Riverside CA | 63% |
| 10 | Bakersfield CA | 65% |
Wettest Stations of 2014
| 1 | Roswell NM | 157% |
| 2 | Needles CA | 152% |
| 3 | Kahului HI | 151% |
| 4 | Sioux City IA | 144% |
| 5 | Fairbanks AK | 142% |
| 6 | Great Falls MT | 139% |
| 7 | Rhinelander WI | 138% |
| 8 | Klamath Falls OR | 136% |
| 9 | Brooksville FL | 136% |
| 10 | Grand Junction CO | 134% |
By State
Wettest states of 2014
Idaho118%New Mexico117%Guam117%Hawaii117%Nebraska116%Montana115%
Driest states of 2014
Oklahoma74%North Dakota84%California86%Texas86%Nevada86%West Virginia90%
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