The Year in Rain & Snow
2017
107%
ran at 107% of normal — wetter than usual — across 388 cities, the 138th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2017
26.03in
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX · Aug 29
Snowiest Station of 2017
160.7in
Marquette County, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2017
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,389
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2017 that still stand today
National Precipitation
107%
of the 1996–2025 average across 388 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2017 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.
149%J
107%F
102%M
122%A
111%M
97%J
87%J
113%A
93%S
111%O
70%N
67%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 2017
| 1 | Glasgow MT | 50% |
| 2 | Grand Junction CO | 57% |
| 3 | Las Vegas NV | 62% |
| 4 | Fargo ND | 64% |
| 5 | Rapid City SD | 65% |
| 6 | Needles CA | 66% |
| 7 | Winslow AZ | 68% |
| 8 | Lihue HI | 68% |
| 9 | Aberdeen SD | 70% |
| 10 | Havre MT | 71% |
Wettest Stations of 2017
| 1 | Reno NV | 180% |
| 2 | Palm Springs CA | 177% |
| 3 | Beaumont-Port Arthur TX | 175% |
| 4 | Bishop CA | 173% |
| 5 | Kahului HI | 170% |
| 6 | Stanley ID | 159% |
| 7 | Lawton OK | 159% |
| 8 | Houston TX | 157% |
| 9 | Pocatello ID | 148% |
| 10 | Sacramento CA | 147% |
By State
Wettest states of 2017
Idaho132%Washington125%Oklahoma121%Puerto Rico119%Wyoming118%Hawaii117%
Driest states of 2017
North Dakota76%South Dakota84%District of Columbia84%Maryland89%Iowa91%Arizona92%
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