The Year in Rain & Snow
2020
97%
ran at 97% of normal — drier than usual — across 383 cities, the 91st wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2020
11.85in
Pensacola, FL · Sep 16
Snowiest Station of 2020
184.9in
Marquette County, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2020
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,170
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2020 that still stand today
National Precipitation
97%
of the 1996–2025 average across 383 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2020 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.
107%J
98%F
129%M
119%A
95%M
92%J
88%J
85%A
83%S
87%O
104%N
86%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 2020
| 1 | Marathon FL | 164% |
| 2 | Lynchburg VA | 163% |
| 3 | Greenville-Spartanburg SC | 149% |
| 4 | Yuma AZ | 147% |
| 5 | Roanoke VA | 147% |
| 6 | Lumberton NC | 147% |
| 7 | Fort Pierce FL | 145% |
| 8 | Fort Lauderdale FL | 145% |
| 9 | Dequeen AR | 145% |
| 10 | Columbus GA | 142% |
Driest Stations of 2020
| 1 | Bishop CA | 26% |
| 2 | San Francisco Airport CA | 30% |
| 3 | Ukiah CA | 33% |
| 4 | El Centro CA | 34% |
| 5 | Reno NV | 36% |
| 6 | Sacramento CA | 38% |
| 7 | Baker City OR | 39% |
| 8 | Eureka NV | 40% |
| 9 | San Jose CA | 40% |
| 10 | Tucson AZ | 41% |
By State
Wettest states of 2020
District of Columbia136%Virginia132%North Carolina131%Arkansas129%Georgia128%Alabama123%
Driest states of 2020
Nevada54%Utah59%Wyoming61%Colorado62%California63%New Mexico68%
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