The Year in Rain & Snow
2022
92%
ran at 92% of normal — drier than usual — across 385 cities, the 29th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2022
9.42in
Sanford, FL · Sep 29
Snowiest Station of 2022
227.2in
Marquette County, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2022
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,157
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2022 that still stand today
National Precipitation
92%
of the 1996–2025 average across 385 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2022 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
87%F
91%M
93%A
94%M
91%J
88%J
103%A
100%S
66%O
116%N
115%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 2022
| 1 | Palm Springs CA | 29% |
| 2 | Yuma AZ | 32% |
| 3 | San Antonio TX | 38% |
| 4 | Madera CA | 43% |
| 5 | Kahului HI | 43% |
| 6 | Mount Shasta CA | 47% |
| 7 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | 48% |
| 8 | Long Beach CA | 49% |
| 9 | Camarillo CA | 51% |
| 10 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 51% |
Wettest Stations of 2022
| 1 | Gulkana AK | 185% |
| 2 | Anchorage AK | 164% |
| 3 | Pullman WA | 142% |
| 4 | International Falls MN | 139% |
| 5 | Talkeetna AK | 138% |
| 6 | King Salmon AK | 138% |
| 7 | Alamosa CO | 137% |
| 8 | Leesburg FL | 131% |
| 9 | Juneau AK | 130% |
| 10 | Sanford FL | 127% |
By State
Wettest states of 2022
Alaska117%Puerto Rico114%Maine109%West Virginia108%Minnesota108%Washington107%
Driest states of 2022
California61%Nebraska63%Hawaii69%Texas79%Kansas79%Iowa80%
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