The Year in Rain & Snow
2016
103%
ran at 103% of normal — wetter than usual — across 388 cities, the 125th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2016
14.0in
Fayetteville, NC · Oct 8
Snowiest Station of 2016
190.3in
Marquette County, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2016
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,254
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2016 that still stand today
National Precipitation
103%
of the 1996–2025 average across 388 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2016 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.
102%J
95%F
113%M
117%A
104%M
85%J
102%J
105%A
101%S
105%O
83%N
114%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 2016
| 1 | Lihue HI | 39% |
| 2 | Westfield MA | 65% |
| 3 | Chattanooga TN | 65% |
| 4 | Fort Smith AR | 65% |
| 5 | Ontario OR | 65% |
| 6 | Bishop CA | 66% |
| 7 | Asheville NC | 67% |
| 8 | McAllen TX | 67% |
| 9 | Hartford CT | 68% |
| 10 | Manchester NH | 68% |
Wettest Stations of 2016
| 1 | Del Rio TX | 175% |
| 2 | San Angelo TX | 170% |
| 3 | Havre MT | 170% |
| 4 | Lander WY | 165% |
| 5 | Austin-Bergstrom Airport TX | 159% |
| 6 | Glasgow MT | 157% |
| 7 | Redding CA | 153% |
| 8 | Abilene TX | 151% |
| 9 | Mount Shasta CA | 150% |
| 10 | Baton Rouge LA | 149% |
By State
Wettest states of 2016
Wyoming127%Louisiana124%Minnesota123%Nevada122%Montana121%Washington121%
Driest states of 2016
Vermont72%New Hampshire72%Massachusetts74%District of Columbia75%Connecticut78%Alabama82%
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