NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
Statewide Mapping
Statewide Precipitation Rank (130 years)
December 2021
Driest⇣⅒⇣ ⅓Near Normal⇡ ⅓⇡⅒Wettest
Contiguous U.S. (Hover over a State)
Precip
Precipitation
:
2.40in
Anomaly:
0.06in
Rank:
64th Driest
Mean:
2.34in
*Signifies a tie
**Insufficient variability in the data record renders rank insignificant
State
|
Value | Anomaly | Rank 130 Years | 1901- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4.66in | -0.49in | 58 | 5.15in |
| Arizona | 1.77in | 0.59in | 102 | 1.18in |
| Arkansas | 3.48in | -0.89in | 45 | 4.37in |
| California | 6.26in | 2.65in | 112 | 3.61in |
| Colorado | 1.72in | 0.64in | 118 | 1.08in |
| Connecticut | 2.13in | -1.87in | 13 | 4.00in |
| Delaware | 0.99in | -2.47in | 5 | 3.46in |
| Florida | 1.71in | -0.99in | 36 | 2.70in |
| Georgia | 4.24in | 0.17in | 77 | 4.07in |
| Idaho | 3.91in | 1.01in | 107 | 2.90in |
| Illinois | 2.52in | 0.19in | 82 | 2.33in |
| Indiana | 4.00in | 1.15in | 104 | 2.85in |
| Iowa | 0.87in | -0.24in | 45 | 1.11in |
| Kansas | 0.20in | -0.65in | 11 | 0.85in |
| Kentucky | 4.24in | 0.18in | 74 | 4.06in |
| Louisiana | 2.72in | -2.75in | 7 | 5.47in |
| Maine | 3.14in | -0.39in | 50 | 3.53in |
| Maryland | 1.09in | -2.20in | 7 | 3.29in |
| Massachusetts | 3.07in | -0.77in | 38 | 3.84in |
| Michigan | 2.54in | 0.53in | 101 | 2.01in |
| Minnesota | 1.94in | 1.13in | 128 | 0.81in |
| Mississippi | 3.50in | -2.07in | 19 | 5.57in |
| Missouri | 2.19in | -0.12in | 64 | 2.31in |
| Montana | 1.67in | 0.38in | 109 | 1.29in |
| Nebraska | 0.33in | -0.27in | 36 | 0.60in |
| Nevada | 2.11in | 1.09in | 122 | 1.02in |
| New Hampshire | 3.49in | -0.09in | 56 | 3.58in |
| New Jersey | 1.26in | -2.44in | 6 | 3.70in |
| New Mexico | 0.52in | -0.22in | 53 | 0.74in |
| New York | 2.63in | -0.49in | 41 | 3.12in |
| North Carolina | 2.31in | -1.36in | 20 | 3.67in |
| North Dakota | 0.88in | 0.39in | 118 | 0.49in |
| Ohio | 3.83in | 1.08in | 111 | 2.75in |
| Oklahoma | 0.87in | -0.85in | 30 | 1.72in |
| Oregon | 5.76in | 0.93in | 84 | 4.83in |
| Pennsylvania | 2.43in | -0.68in | 31 | 3.11in |
| Rhode Island | 1.97in | -2.20in | 13 | 4.17in |
| South Carolina | 3.10in | -0.51in | 56 | 3.61in |
| South Dakota | 0.63in | 0.15in | 97 | 0.48in |
| Tennessee | 4.62in | -0.33in | 62 | 4.95in |
| Texas | 0.63in | -1.15in | 10 | 1.78in |
| Utah | 2.24in | 1.13in | 124 | 1.11in |
| Vermont | 3.07in | -0.08in | 59 | 3.15in |
| Virginia | 1.16in | -2.06in | 7 | 3.22in |
| Washington | 6.37in | -0.10in | 59 | 6.47in |
| West Virginia | 2.53in | -0.89in | 32 | 3.42in |
| Wisconsin | 1.91in | 0.64in | 109 | 1.27in |
| Wyoming | 1.30in | 0.29in | 102 | 1.01in |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Mapping, published August 2025, retrieved on August 11, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/mapping
