The Year in Rain & Snow
2012
89%
ran at 89% of normal — drier than usual — across 387 cities, the 141st wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2012
13.13in
Pensacola, FL · Jun 9
Snowiest Station of 2012
261.4in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2012
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,138
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2012 that still stand today
National Precipitation
89%
of the 1996–2025 average across 387 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2012 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.
84%J
97%F
104%M
94%A
83%M
80%J
103%J
84%A
84%S
93%O
52%N
107%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 2012
| 1 | Lake Havasu City AZ | 187% |
| 2 | Omak WA | 156% |
| 3 | Medford OR | 145% |
| 4 | Las Vegas NV | 138% |
| 5 | Brainerd MN | 138% |
| 6 | Salem OR | 137% |
| 7 | McCall ID | 137% |
| 8 | Portland OR | 135% |
| 9 | Stanley ID | 133% |
| 10 | Pullman WA | 133% |
Driest Stations of 2012
| 1 | Lancaster CA | 30% |
| 2 | Kahului HI | 33% |
| 3 | Palmdale CA | 37% |
| 4 | Pueblo CO | 43% |
| 5 | Grand Island NE | 45% |
| 6 | Scottsbluff NE | 46% |
| 7 | North Platte NE | 48% |
| 8 | McCook NE | 48% |
| 9 | Palm Springs CA | 50% |
| 10 | Billings MT | 51% |
By State
Wettest states of 2012
Washington128%Oregon118%Idaho111%Louisiana108%Minnesota102%Arizona101%
Driest states of 2012
Nebraska57%New Mexico58%Colorado59%Wyoming62%Oklahoma70%Kansas71%
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