The Year in Rain & Snow
2015
108%
ran at 108% of normal — wetter than usual — across 388 cities, the 145th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2015
12.49in
Austin-Bergstrom Airport, TX · Oct 30
Snowiest Station of 2015
141.1in
Milton, MA · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2015
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,467
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2015 that still stand today
National Precipitation
108%
of the 1996–2025 average across 388 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2015 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.
94%J
82%F
83%M
106%A
142%M
135%J
179%J
92%A
114%S
114%O
143%N
148%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 2015
Wettest Stations of 2015
| 1 | Borger TX | 232% |
| 2 | Clayton NM | 212% |
| 3 | Winslow AZ | 205% |
| 4 | Kahului HI | 190% |
| 5 | Midland-Odessa TX | 182% |
| 6 | Dallas TX | 180% |
| 7 | Amarillo TX | 175% |
| 8 | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 174% |
| 9 | Austin TX | 174% |
| 10 | Wichita Falls TX | 172% |
By State
Wettest states of 2015
New Mexico169%Texas158%Oklahoma146%Colorado142%South Carolina139%Hawaii134%
Driest states of 2015
Puerto Rico66%California69%New Hampshire78%Massachusetts80%Connecticut80%Rhode Island83%
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