The Year in Rain & Snow
2023
103%
ran at 103% of normal — wetter than usual — across 387 cities, the 34th wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 2023
22.5in
Fort Lauderdale, FL · Apr 12
Snowiest Station of 2023
195.2in
Marquette County, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 2023
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,368
calendar-day rainfall records set in 2023 that still stand today
National Precipitation
103%
of the 1996–2025 average across 387 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 2023 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.
131%J
101%F
121%M
101%A
87%M
96%J
93%J
212%A
97%S
81%O
79%N
124%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 2023
| 1 | Bishop CA | 281% |
| 2 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | 215% |
| 3 | Los Angeles Airport CA | 211% |
| 4 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 208% |
| 5 | Camarillo CA | 198% |
| 6 | Long Beach CA | 185% |
| 7 | Fort Lauderdale FL | 184% |
| 8 | Palm Springs CA | 175% |
| 9 | Palmdale CA | 168% |
| 10 | Santa Maria CA | 167% |
Driest Stations of 2023
| 1 | Roswell NM | 49% |
| 2 | El Paso TX | 51% |
| 3 | Sarasota-Bradenton FL | 55% |
| 4 | Cedar Rapids IA | 60% |
| 5 | Alamosa CO | 61% |
| 6 | Gulfport MS | 61% |
| 7 | Midland-Odessa TX | 61% |
| 8 | Waterloo IA | 64% |
| 9 | Grand Island NE | 64% |
| 10 | New Orleans LA | 64% |
By State
Wettest states of 2023
California153%Wyoming138%Guam138%Connecticut126%New Hampshire126%Northern Marianas126%
Driest states of 2023
New Mexico75%Mississippi79%Louisiana80%Iowa82%Maryland83%Illinois84%
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