Annual 2015 National Climate Report

Precipitation Anomalies

The following table shows, for about 180 long-term stations, how its 2015 Precipitation stacks up against normal, and where it ranks among that station's history. The unusualness score is based upon the number of standard deviations difference between the 2013 value and the station's average, based on the station's history.

For a visual presentation, click a station's rank for a "Haywood plot" that shows its cumulative value for each year it has been reporting. As you read from left to right, a particular year's trace represents the average of all previous days during that year. Because of the relatively few days that make up the year-to-date average during January and February, the plots are often noisy during these months.

Annual Precipitation for selected locations
Location
ST
2015
Value
1981-2010
Average
Jan-Dec
Departure
Unusualness
Jan-Dec Rank
#Yrs in Record
Aberdeen SD 21.21" 21.72" -0.51" +0.0ฯƒ 47th Wettest 103 yrs
Abilene TX 40.41" 24.82" +15.59" +2.5ฯƒ Wettest 68 yrs
Akron OH 41.58" 39.62" +1.96" +0.5ฯƒ 18th Wettest 67 yrs
Alamosa CO 9.45" 7.31" +2.14" +1.2ฯƒ 11th Wettest 67 yrs
Albany NY 38.69" 39.35" -0.66" +0.2ฯƒ 32nd Wettest 77 yrs
Albuquerque NM 11.52" 9.45" +2.07" +1.1ฯƒ 11th Wettest 84 yrs
Allentown PA 40.54" 45.35" -4.81" -0.6ฯƒ 21st Driest 68 yrs
Amarillo TX 34.66" 20.36" +14.30" +2.8ฯƒ 2nd Wettest 69 yrs
Asheville NC 54.39" 45.57" +8.82" +0.8ฯƒ 12th Wettest 60 yrs
Astoria OR 73.83" 67.26" +6.57" +0.5ฯƒ 20th Wettest 63 yrs
Atlanta GA 68.41" 49.71" +18.70" +2.2ฯƒ 3rd Wettest 86 yrs
Atlantic City NJ 46.57" 41.75" +4.82" +0.6ฯƒ 17th Wettest 57 yrs
Augusta GA 47.42" 43.57" +3.85" +0.5ฯƒ 21st Wettest 71 yrs
Austin TX 59.98" 34.32" +25.66" +2.8ฯƒ Wettest 77 yrs
Baltimore MD 51.18" 41.88" +9.30" +1.1ฯƒ 13th Wettest 76 yrs
Bangor ME 35.57" 41.93" -6.36" -0.7ฯƒ 15th Driest 57 yrs
Barrow AK 5.80" 4.53" +1.27" +0.6ฯƒ 24th Wettest 90 yrs
Baton Rouge LA 76.66" 60.65" +16.01" +1.7ฯƒ 6th Wettest 86 yrs
Beckley WV 48.14" 41.19" +6.95" +1.2ฯƒ 7th Wettest 52 yrs
Bethel AK 19.37" 18.54" +0.83" +0.4ฯƒ 33rd Wettest 90 yrs
Billings MT 12.96" 13.66" -0.70" -0.4ฯƒ 27th Driest 68 yrs
Binghamton NY 42.75" 39.30" +3.45" +0.6ฯƒ 15th Wettest 64 yrs
Birmingham AL 60.72" 53.72" +7.00" +0.7ฯƒ 20th Wettest 86 yrs
Bismarck ND 17.75" 17.85" -0.10" +0.2ฯƒ 25th Wettest 68 yrs
Boise ID 11.00" 11.73" -0.73" -0.3ฯƒ 29th Driest 76 yrs
Boston MA 34.81" 43.77" -8.96" -1.0ฯƒ 12th Driest 80 yrs
Bridgeport CT 35.09" 42.74" -7.65" -0.9ฯƒ 14th Driest 66 yrs
Brownsville TX 46.87" 27.44" +19.43" +2.9ฯƒ 2nd Wettest 87 yrs
Buffalo NY 36.85" 40.48" -3.63" -0.3ฯƒ 33rd Driest 77 yrs
Burlington VT 37.87" 36.82" +1.05" +0.4ฯƒ 23rd Wettest 75 yrs
Cape Hatteras NC 69.59" 58.04" +11.55" +1.1ฯƒ 4th Wettest 58 yrs
Caribou ME 36.19" 38.49" -2.30" -0.3ฯƒ 29th Driest 75 yrs
Carson City NV 8.54" 7.40" +1.14" +0.6ฯƒ 25th Wettest 78 yrs
Casper WY 13.31" 12.52" +0.79" +0.4ฯƒ 20th Wettest 67 yrs
Charleston WV 48.59" 44.03" +4.56" +0.7ฯƒ 18th Wettest 67 yrs
Charlotte NC 49.49" 41.63" +7.86" +0.9ฯƒ 12th Wettest 74 yrs
Chattanooga TN 66.75" 52.48" +14.27" +1.4ฯƒ 8th Wettest 76 yrs
Cheyenne WY 17.57" 15.94" +1.63" +0.7ฯƒ 28th Wettest 101 yrs
Chicago IL 39.79" 36.89" +2.90" +0.6ฯƒ 15th Wettest 57 yrs
Cincinnati KY 48.92" 42.52" +6.40" +1.0ฯƒ 10th Wettest 68 yrs
Cleveland OH 40.11" 39.14" +0.97" +0.3ฯƒ 27th Wettest 77 yrs
Colorado Springs CO 25.29" 16.54" +8.75" +2.1ฯƒ 3rd Wettest 67 yrs
Columbia SC 63.61" 44.59" +19.02" +1.7ฯƒ 5th Wettest 68 yrs
Columbus OH 45.03" 39.31" +5.72" +1.0ฯƒ 12th Wettest 68 yrs
Columbus GA 63.07" 46.75" +16.32" +1.3ฯƒ 6th Wettest 68 yrs
Concord NH 38.34" 40.61" -2.27" -0.0ฯƒ 36th Wettest 75 yrs
Corpus Christi TX 45.01" 31.76" +13.25" +1.6ฯƒ 2nd Wettest 68 yrs
Dallas TX 68.03" 37.57" +30.46" +3.2ฯƒ Wettest 74 yrs
Daytona Beach FL 43.96" 49.62" -5.66" -0.6ฯƒ 23rd Driest 79 yrs
Del Rio TX 27.83" 19.52" +8.31" +1.5ฯƒ 6th Wettest 57 yrs
Des Moines IA 44.59" 36.02" +8.57" +1.5ฯƒ 6th Wettest 70 yrs
Detroit MI 30.36" 33.47" -3.11" -0.5ฯƒ 18th Driest 57 yrs
Dodge City KS 28.33" 21.60" +6.73" +1.4ฯƒ 6th Wettest 68 yrs
Dubuque IA 39.17" 36.29" +2.88" +0.2ฯƒ 21st Wettest 62 yrs
Duluth MN 32.33" 30.96" +1.37" +0.3ฯƒ 24th Wettest 68 yrs
El Paso TX 12.10" 9.71" +2.39" +1.1ฯƒ 11th Wettest 68 yrs
Elkins WV 48.33" 45.93" +2.40" +0.4ฯƒ 32nd Wettest 88 yrs
Elko NV 11.65" 9.91" +1.74" +0.8ฯƒ 23rd Wettest 109 yrs
Ely NV 9.99" 9.76" +0.23" +0.1ฯƒ 39th Wettest 88 yrs
Erie PA 37.41" 42.16" -4.75" -0.4ฯƒ 28th Driest 90 yrs
Eugene OR 32.28" 46.10" -13.82" -1.2ฯƒ 8th Driest 76 yrs
Eureka CA 33.85" 40.33" -6.48" -0.5ฯƒ 21st Driest 74 yrs
Evansville IN 51.94" 45.31" +6.63" +0.9ฯƒ 12th Wettest 68 yrs
Fairbanks AK 14.43" 10.81" +3.62" +1.1ฯƒ 11th Wettest 86 yrs
Fargo ND 21.34" 22.58" -1.24" +0.0ฯƒ 29th Wettest 74 yrs
Flagstaff AZ 27.28" 21.86" +5.42" +1.1ฯƒ 11th Wettest 74 yrs
Fort Myers FL 60.95" 55.93" +5.02" +0.7ฯƒ 23rd Wettest 95 yrs
Fort Smith AR 73.94" 45.46" +28.48" +3.2ฯƒ Wettest 70 yrs
Fort Wayne IN 46.42" 38.34" +8.08" +1.5ฯƒ 4th Wettest 75 yrs
Fresno CA 9.00" 11.50" -2.50" -0.4ฯƒ 24th Driest 68 yrs
Glasgow MT 13.06" 11.66" +1.40" +0.3ฯƒ 26th Wettest 68 yrs
Goodland KS 20.57" 19.66" +0.91" +0.6ฯƒ 26th Wettest 96 yrs
Grand Forks ND 21.32" 20.81" +0.51" +0.6ฯƒ 24th Wettest 65 yrs
Grand Island NE 25.98" 26.66" -0.68" +0.2ฯƒ 30th Wettest 77 yrs
Grand Junction CO 13.26" 9.42" +3.84" +2.0ฯƒ 6th Wettest 116 yrs
Grand Rapids MI 33.19" 38.27" -5.08" -0.8ฯƒ 13th Driest 52 yrs
Great Falls MT 15.74" 14.75" +0.99" +0.3ฯƒ 28th Wettest 78 yrs
Green Bay WI 32.91" 29.52" +3.39" +0.9ฯƒ 26th Wettest 129 yrs
Greensboro NC 48.52" 42.20" +6.32" +0.9ฯƒ 15th Wettest 87 yrs
Greenville SC 59.76" 47.19" +12.57" +1.1ฯƒ 8th Wettest 53 yrs
Harrisburg PA 38.99" 40.92" -1.93" -0.1ฯƒ 31st Driest 67 yrs
Hartford CT 39.23" 45.85" -6.62" -0.7ฯƒ 14th Driest 67 yrs
Helena MT 9.94" 11.22" -1.28" -0.5ฯƒ 25th Driest 76 yrs
Hilo HI 147.62" 126.72" +20.90" +0.7ฯƒ 15th Wettest 66 yrs
Honolulu HI 21.11" 17.10" +4.01" +0.2ฯƒ 26th Wettest 73 yrs
Houston TX 77.14" 54.65" +22.49" +1.8ฯƒ 5th Wettest 70 yrs
Huntington WV 49.35" 42.59" +6.76" +1.0ฯƒ 10th Wettest 55 yrs
Huntsville AL 64.54" 54.34" +10.20" +1.0ฯƒ 11th Wettest 57 yrs
Indianapolis IN 48.18" 42.44" +5.74" +1.0ฯƒ 13th Wettest 68 yrs
International Falls MN 24.98" 24.22" +0.76" +0.1ฯƒ 32nd Wettest 71 yrs
Jackson MS 59.31" 54.14" +5.17" +0.4ฯƒ 16th Wettest 52 yrs
Jacksonville FL 44.56" 52.39" -7.83" -0.8ฯƒ 19th Driest 75 yrs
Johnson City TN 44.52" 41.01" +3.51" +0.4ฯƒ 23rd Wettest 78 yrs
Juneau AK 85.00" 62.27" +22.73" +2.4ฯƒ 2nd Wettest 67 yrs
Kahului HI 29.11" 17.83" +11.28" +1.4ฯƒ 9th Wettest 68 yrs
Key West FL 36.28" 39.83" -3.55" -0.4ฯƒ 18th Driest 63 yrs
Knoxville TN 51.61" 47.86" +3.75" +0.5ฯƒ 29th Wettest 106 yrs
La Crosse WI 34.50" 33.06" +1.44" +0.5ฯƒ 23rd Wettest 75 yrs
Lander WY 15.17" 12.66" +2.51" +0.7ฯƒ 14th Wettest 68 yrs
Las Vegas NV 4.52" 4.19" +0.33" +0.2ฯƒ 27th Wettest 67 yrs
Lexington KY 59.90" 45.17" +14.73" +1.9ฯƒ 7th Wettest 131 yrs
Lihue HI 30.13" 37.05" -6.92" -0.8ฯƒ 15th Driest 65 yrs
Little Rock AR 61.26" 49.75" +11.51" +1.2ฯƒ 12th Wettest 76 yrs
Los Angeles CA 5.96" 12.82" -6.86" -1.0ฯƒ 9th Driest 71 yrs
Lubbock TX 29.48" 19.12" +10.36" +2.0ฯƒ 2nd Wettest 69 yrs
Macon GA 50.26" 45.68" +4.58" +0.6ฯƒ 16th Wettest 67 yrs
Madison WI 39.62" 34.48" +5.14" +1.2ฯƒ 8th Wettest 76 yrs
Medford OR 17.50" 18.35" -0.85" -0.3ฯƒ 36th Driest 88 yrs
Memphis TN 52.69" 53.68" -0.99" +0.0ฯƒ 38th Wettest 76 yrs
Miami FL 62.11" 61.90" +0.21" +0.1ฯƒ 34th Driest 68 yrs
Midland TX 22.65" 14.60" +8.05" +1.5ฯƒ 6th Wettest 85 yrs
Milwaukee WI 32.86" 34.76" -1.90" +0.1ฯƒ 36th Wettest 76 yrs
Minot ND 14.70" 17.19" -2.49" -0.7ฯƒ 19th Driest 63 yrs
Missoula MT 10.05" 14.13" -4.08" -1.3ฯƒ 7th Driest 68 yrs
Mobile AL 79.54" 66.15" +13.39" +1.2ฯƒ 10th Wettest 68 yrs
Moline IL 44.56" 37.96" +6.60" +0.9ฯƒ 14th Wettest 72 yrs
Montgomery AL 54.70" 53.07" +1.63" +0.4ฯƒ 20th Wettest 68 yrs
Montpelier VT 38.65" 37.27" +1.38" +0.5ฯƒ 19th Wettest 64 yrs
Muskegon MI 36.43" 33.49" +2.94" +0.9ฯƒ 19th Wettest 111 yrs
Nashville TN 50.81" 47.25" +3.56" +0.3ฯƒ 25th Wettest 68 yrs
New Orleans LA 69.91" 62.45" +7.46" +0.7ฯƒ 16th Wettest 68 yrs
New York (Central Park) NY 40.98" 49.94" -8.96" -0.5ฯƒ 51st Driest 139 yrs
New York (JFK) NY 38.33" 42.77" -4.44" -0.6ฯƒ 16th Driest 57 yrs
New York (La Guardia) NY 37.23" 44.73" -7.50" -0.8ฯƒ 15th Driest 71 yrs
Nome AK 16.72" 16.81" -0.09" -0.0ฯƒ 46th Driest 94 yrs
Norfolk VA 50.24" 46.53" +3.71" +0.6ฯƒ 19th Wettest 70 yrs
Norfolk NE 27.84" 27.41" +0.43" +0.5ฯƒ 22nd Wettest 70 yrs
North Platte NE 20.84" 20.23" +0.61" +0.2ฯƒ 27th Wettest 68 yrs
Oklahoma City OK 55.07" 36.52" +18.55" +2.6ฯƒ 2nd Wettest 68 yrs
Olympia WA 57.56" 50.00" +7.56" +0.8ฯƒ 17th Wettest 68 yrs
Omaha NE 44.51" 30.62" +13.89" +2.0ฯƒ 2nd Wettest 67 yrs
Orlando FL 54.11" 50.73" +3.38" +0.6ฯƒ 16th Wettest 59 yrs
Paducah KY 59.21" 49.08" +10.13" +1.0ฯƒ 10th Wettest 66 yrs
Pendleton OR 10.14" 12.66" -2.52" -0.9ฯƒ 20th Driest 87 yrs
Peoria IL 49.91" 36.49" +13.42" +1.8ฯƒ 5th Wettest 72 yrs
Philadelphia PA 47.26" 41.53" +5.73" +0.7ฯƒ 20th Wettest 68 yrs
Phoenix AZ 7.17" 8.03" -0.86" -0.1ฯƒ 36th Driest 74 yrs
Pierre SD 22.53" 20.01" +2.52" +1.0ฯƒ 18th Wettest 101 yrs
Pittsburgh PA 40.60" 38.19" +2.41" +0.5ฯƒ 17th Wettest 68 yrs
Pocatello ID 11.30" 12.13" -0.83" -0.1ฯƒ 38th Wettest 77 yrs
Portland ME 43.85" 47.25" -3.40" -0.1ฯƒ 37th Wettest 75 yrs
Portland OR 40.42" 36.03" +4.39" +0.5ฯƒ 24th Wettest 77 yrs
Providence RI 40.86" 47.18" -6.32" -0.7ฯƒ 19th Driest 68 yrs
Pueblo CO 16.70" 12.57" +4.13" +1.5ฯƒ 3rd Wettest 61 yrs
Raleigh NC 57.11" 43.34" +13.77" +2.1ฯƒ 2nd Wettest 71 yrs
Rapid City SD 25.26" 16.29" +8.97" +2.3ฯƒ 2nd Wettest 67 yrs
Richmond VA 49.09" 43.60" +5.49" +0.7ฯƒ 19th Wettest 71 yrs
Roanoke VA 54.58" 41.25" +13.33" +1.8ฯƒ 3rd Wettest 68 yrs
Rochester MN 35.64" 33.02" +2.62" +0.8ฯƒ 20th Wettest 94 yrs
Rockford IL 40.07" 36.24" +3.83" +0.5ฯƒ 19th Wettest 65 yrs
Roswell NM 18.02" 12.91" +5.11" +1.3ฯƒ 9th Wettest 61 yrs
Sacramento CA 8.53" 18.52" -9.99" -1.6ฯƒ 3rd Driest 68 yrs
Salem OR 40.72" 39.67" +1.05" +0.2ฯƒ 47th Wettest 117 yrs
Salt Lake City UT 16.14" 16.10" +0.04" +0.1ฯƒ 32nd Wettest 68 yrs
San Antonio TX 44.24" 32.27" +11.97" +1.4ฯƒ 7th Wettest 69 yrs
San Diego CA 9.92" 10.34" -0.42" +0.0ฯƒ 31st Wettest 76 yrs
San Francisco CA 8.44" 20.65" -12.21" -1.6ฯƒ 2nd Driest 69 yrs
San Juan PR 41.36" 56.35" -14.99" -1.1ฯƒ 8th Driest 60 yrs
Sault Ste. Marie MI 32.90" 32.95" -0.05" -0.0ฯƒ 42nd Wettest 85 yrs
Savannah GA 47.65" 47.96" -0.31" -0.1ฯƒ 31st Driest 68 yrs
Scottsbluff NE 23.63" 15.79" +7.84" +2.0ฯƒ 3rd Wettest 109 yrs
Seattle WA 44.85" 37.49" +7.36" +0.9ฯƒ 13th Wettest 68 yrs
Sheridan WY 15.93" 14.16" +1.77" +0.4ฯƒ 20th Wettest 68 yrs
Shreveport LA 65.28" 51.41" +13.87" +1.6ฯƒ 5th Wettest 76 yrs
Sioux City IA 35.11" 27.74" +7.37" +1.5ฯƒ 3rd Wettest 68 yrs
Sioux Falls SD 32.89" 26.38" +6.51" +1.4ฯƒ 4th Wettest 83 yrs
South Bend IN 36.34" 38.00" -1.66" -0.1ฯƒ 53rd Wettest 111 yrs
Spokane WA 14.09" 16.56" -2.47" -0.6ฯƒ 40th Driest 126 yrs
Springfield MO 59.76" 45.57" +14.19" +2.0ฯƒ 3rd Wettest 75 yrs
Springfield IL 44.13" 37.43" +6.70" +1.3ฯƒ 14th Wettest 115 yrs
St Louis MO 61.28" 40.96" +20.32" +2.8ฯƒ Wettest 72 yrs
St Paul MN 36.17" 30.61" +5.56" +1.4ฯƒ 8th Wettest 77 yrs
Syracuse NY 41.90" 38.47" +3.43" +0.5ฯƒ 21st Wettest 77 yrs
Tallahassee FL 54.42" 59.23" -4.81" -0.5ฯƒ 21st Driest 66 yrs
Tampa FL 63.54" 46.30" +17.24" +1.5ฯƒ 8th Wettest 76 yrs
Toledo OH 36.51" 34.24" +2.27" +0.6ฯƒ 22nd Wettest 61 yrs
Topeka KS 49.39" 36.46" +12.93" +1.8ฯƒ 3rd Wettest 69 yrs
Tucson AZ 13.43" 11.59" +1.84" +0.7ฯƒ 15th Wettest 68 yrs
Tulsa OK 61.80" 40.97" +20.83" +2.3ฯƒ 2nd Wettest 72 yrs
Washington (Dulles) VA 39.39" 41.54" -2.15" -0.3ฯƒ 25th Driest 52 yrs
Washington (Reagan National) VA 45.05" 39.74" +5.31" +0.7ฯƒ 18th Wettest 70 yrs
Waterloo IA 38.87" 34.60" +4.27" +0.7ฯƒ 15th Wettest 65 yrs
Wichita KS 42.02" 32.64" +9.38" +1.4ฯƒ 3rd Wettest 62 yrs
Wichita Falls TX 47.40" 28.92" +18.48" +3.0ฯƒ Wettest 106 yrs
Wilkes-Barre PA 31.22" 38.26" -7.04" -0.9ฯƒ 15th Driest 66 yrs
Williamsport PA 40.59" 41.28" -0.69" -0.1ฯƒ 32nd Driest 67 yrs
Williston ND 12.07" 14.37" -2.30" -0.7ฯƒ 31st Driest 119 yrs
Wilmington NC 72.36" 57.61" +14.75" +2.1ฯƒ Wettest 68 yrs
Wilmington DE 48.75" 43.08" +5.67" +0.8ฯƒ 16th Wettest 68 yrs
Worchester MA 40.37" 48.07" -7.70" -0.9ฯƒ 11th Driest 67 yrs
Yakima WA 8.99" 8.25" +0.74" +0.4ฯƒ 19th Wettest 69 yrs
Youngstown OH 44.44" 38.91" +5.53" +1.1ฯƒ 11th Wettest 79 yrs

Citing This Report

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Monthly National Climate Report for Annual 2015, published online January 2016, retrieved on January 23, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/national/201513/supplemental/page-2.