The Year in Rain & Snow
2009
100%
ran at 100% of normal — wetter than usual — across 387 cities, the 60th wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2009
10.2in
Hilo, HI · Mar 7
Snowiest Station of 2009
204.4in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2009
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,265
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2009 that still stand today
National Precipitation
100%
of the 1996–2025 average across 387 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2009 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.
67%J
77%F
99%M
93%A
110%M
116%J
101%J
100%A
93%S
149%O
72%N
133%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 2009
| 1 | Columbus GA | 164% |
| 2 | Little Rock AR | 160% |
| 3 | Jonesboro AR | 153% |
| 4 | Peoria IL | 147% |
| 5 | Atlantic City Marina NJ | 147% |
| 6 | Burlington IA | 145% |
| 7 | Wallops Island VA | 143% |
| 8 | Cedar Rapids IA | 140% |
| 9 | Atlanta GA | 140% |
| 10 | Kotzebue AK | 139% |
Driest Stations of 2009
| 1 | El Centro CA | 38% |
| 2 | Las Vegas NV | 41% |
| 3 | Winslow AZ | 44% |
| 4 | Camarillo CA | 46% |
| 5 | Phoenix AZ | 51% |
| 6 | McMinnville OR | 54% |
| 7 | Tucson AZ | 56% |
| 8 | Needles CA | 58% |
| 9 | Flagstaff AZ | 59% |
| 10 | Palm Springs CA | 59% |
By State
Wettest states of 2009
Arkansas134%Georgia133%Illinois131%New Jersey124%Delaware124%Missouri122%
Driest states of 2009
Arizona62%California74%New Mexico78%Wisconsin82%Montana84%Ohio86%
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