The Year in Rain & Snow
2019
115%
ran at 115% of normal — wetter than usual — across 384 cities, the 155th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2019
11.63in
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX · Sep 19
Snowiest Station of 2019
227.5in
Marquette County, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2019
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,461
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2019 that still stand today
National Precipitation
115%
of the 1996–2025 average across 384 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2019 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.
114%J
153%F
97%M
113%A
153%M
100%J
92%J
97%A
105%S
127%O
110%N
115%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 2019
| 1 | Laredo TX | 65% |
| 2 | Victoria TX | 65% |
| 3 | Tallahassee FL | 69% |
| 4 | Vancouver WA | 70% |
| 5 | Portland OR | 71% |
| 6 | Astoria OR | 72% |
| 7 | Olympia WA | 72% |
| 8 | San Antonio TX | 73% |
| 9 | Colorado Springs CO | 74% |
| 10 | Hillsboro OR | 74% |
Wettest Stations of 2019
| 1 | Palm Springs CA | 234% |
| 2 | Needles CA | 219% |
| 3 | Long Beach CA | 184% |
| 4 | Las Vegas NV | 178% |
| 5 | Mitchell SD | 176% |
| 6 | Lancaster CA | 175% |
| 7 | Riverside CA | 171% |
| 8 | Ramona CA | 170% |
| 9 | Camarillo CA | 169% |
| 10 | Stillwater OK | 168% |
By State
Wettest states of 2019
South Dakota159%Nevada149%California145%North Dakota140%Minnesota139%Oklahoma136%
Driest states of 2019
Puerto Rico75%Washington87%Maryland88%Guam91%New Hampshire95%Oregon96%
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