The Year in Rain & Snow
2005
102%
ran at 102% of normal — wetter than usual — across 388 cities, the 46th wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2005
9.66in
Key West, FL · Aug 26
Snowiest Station of 2005
203.5in
Marquette County, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2005
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,314
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2005 that still stand today
National Precipitation
102%
of the 1996–2025 average across 388 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2005 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.
133%J
105%F
98%M
97%A
99%M
96%J
92%J
96%A
81%S
125%O
101%N
79%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 2005
| 1 | Lancaster CA | 239% |
| 2 | Palmdale CA | 229% |
| 3 | Palm Springs CA | 227% |
| 4 | El Centro CA | 200% |
| 5 | Yuma AZ | 198% |
| 6 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | 197% |
| 7 | Lake Havasu City AZ | 193% |
| 8 | Las Vegas NV | 191% |
| 9 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 188% |
| 10 | Camarillo CA | 186% |
Driest Stations of 2005
| 1 | Pullman WA | 38% |
| 2 | Moline IL | 48% |
| 3 | Dallas TX | 49% |
| 4 | Brownsville TX | 52% |
| 5 | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 53% |
| 6 | San Antonio TX | 55% |
| 7 | Lumberton NC | 57% |
| 8 | Monroe LA | 57% |
| 9 | Mount Ida AR | 59% |
| 10 | Tyler TX | 59% |
By State
Wettest states of 2005
California152%Nevada140%Arizona139%Maine138%New Hampshire134%Puerto Rico123%
Driest states of 2005
Arkansas68%Illinois68%Oklahoma71%Louisiana72%Kentucky74%Texas78%
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