The Year in Rain & Snow
2011
99%
ran at 99% of normal — drier than usual — across 386 cities, the 70th wettest of 157 years on record.
Biggest Rain Day of 2011
9.73in
New Bern, NC · Aug 27
Snowiest Station of 2011
164.1in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,297
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2011 that still stand today
National Precipitation
99%
of the 1996–2025 average across 386 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2011 precipitation as a percent of its 1996–2025 normal — brown where the year ran dry, green-to-blue where it ran wet.
Precipitation by month as a percent of normal — blue above the line is a wet month, amber below is dry.
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest states of 2011
Pennsylvania144%Puerto Rico140%Ohio139%Connecticut137%Vermont132%Kentucky131%
Driest states of 2011
Texas53%New Mexico57%Georgia73%Oklahoma74%Louisiana77%South Carolina77%