The Year in Rain & Snow
2001
91%
ran at 91% of normal — drier than usual — across 386 cities, the 132nd wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2001
9.35in
Baton Rouge, LA · Jun 7
Snowiest Station of 2001
218.8in
Marquette County, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2001
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,058
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2001 that still stand today
National Precipitation
91%
of the 1996–2025 average across 386 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2001 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.
88%J
100%F
106%M
81%A
82%M
88%J
106%J
89%A
94%S
74%O
99%N
73%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 2001
| 1 | Camarillo CA | 143% |
| 2 | Los Angeles Airport CA | 142% |
| 3 | Longview TX | 142% |
| 4 | Houston TX | 140% |
| 5 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 139% |
| 6 | Kansas City MO | 138% |
| 7 | Alamosa CO | 136% |
| 8 | San Francisco Airport CA | 135% |
| 9 | Homer AK | 133% |
| 10 | Corpus Christi TX | 132% |
Driest Stations of 2001
| 1 | Lander WY | 42% |
| 2 | Brainerd MN | 47% |
| 3 | Del Rio TX | 47% |
| 4 | Cape Hatteras NC | 49% |
| 5 | El Paso TX | 50% |
| 6 | Gulkana AK | 54% |
| 7 | Casper WY | 56% |
| 8 | Honolulu HI | 56% |
| 9 | Atlantic City NJ | 57% |
| 10 | Bangor ME | 57% |
By State
Wettest states of 2001
Mississippi116%Louisiana114%California110%Colorado108%Illinois106%Alabama105%
Driest states of 2001
Vermont60%Maine64%New Jersey66%Wyoming66%North Carolina68%Virginia70%
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