The Year in Rain & Snow
2013
97%
ran at 97% of normal — drier than usual — across 387 cities, the 90th wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2013
10.19in
Guam, GU · Sep 19
Snowiest Station of 2013
234.8in
Marquette County, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2013
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,343
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2013 that still stand today
National Precipitation
97%
of the 1996–2025 average across 387 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2013 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.
103%J
98%F
70%M
98%A
107%M
111%J
101%J
90%A
120%S
88%O
101%N
93%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 2013
| 1 | Havre MT | 169% |
| 2 | Macon GA | 158% |
| 3 | Winslow AZ | 151% |
| 4 | Asheville NC | 151% |
| 5 | Oklahoma City OK | 147% |
| 6 | El Centro CA | 146% |
| 7 | Williston ND | 144% |
| 8 | Bismarck ND | 141% |
| 9 | Greenville-Spartanburg SC | 140% |
| 10 | Grand Junction CO | 140% |
Driest Stations of 2013
| 1 | San Francisco Airport CA | 17% |
| 2 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | 22% |
| 3 | Ukiah CA | 22% |
| 4 | Santa Maria CA | 23% |
| 5 | Camarillo CA | 24% |
| 6 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 25% |
| 7 | Hanford CA | 25% |
| 8 | Bishop CA | 26% |
| 9 | Fresno CA | 28% |
| 10 | Mount Shasta CA | 28% |
By State
Wettest states of 2013
Puerto Rico135%Georgia128%North Dakota128%Wyoming122%Colorado121%Tennessee121%
Driest states of 2013
California43%Oregon66%Idaho67%Nevada74%Utah76%Washington78%
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