National Climate Report - January 2014
Precipitation Anomalies
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Precipitation Anomalies
The following table shows, for about 180 long-term stations, how its Jan 2014 Precipitation stacks up against normal, and where it ranks among that station's history. The unusualness score is based upon the number of standard deviations difference between the 2013 value and the station's average, based on the station's history.
| Location | ST | 2014 Value |
1981-2010 Average |
Jan Departure |
Unusualness | Jan Rank |
#Yrs in Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | PR | 2.56" | 3.76" | -1.20" | -0.4σ | 23rd Driest | 59 yrs |
| Flagstaff | AZ | 0.17" | 2.05" | -1.88" | -0.9σ | 7th Driest | 84 yrs |
| Asheville | NC | 2.33" | 3.67" | -1.34" | -0.7σ | 14th Driest | 59 yrs |
| Macon | GA | 3.23" | 4.24" | -1.01" | -0.4σ | 27th Driest | 66 yrs |
| Paducah | KY | 2.03" | 3.68" | -1.65" | -0.7σ | 16th Driest | 65 yrs |
| Augusta | GA | 2.48" | 3.91" | -1.43" | -0.6σ | 22nd Driest | 70 yrs |
| Savannah | GA | 2.41" | 3.69" | -1.28" | -0.4σ | 28th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Huntsville | AL | 3.30" | 4.89" | -1.59" | -0.8σ | 13th Driest | 56 yrs |
| Huntington | WV | 2.31" | 2.97" | -0.66" | -0.5σ | 21st Driest | 53 yrs |
| Greenville | SC | 3.17" | 3.82" | -0.65" | -0.5σ | 16th Driest | 52 yrs |
| Beckley | WV | 4.69" | 2.81" | +1.88" | +1.1σ | 9th Wettest | 51 yrs |
| Wichita | KS | 0.13" | 0.83" | -0.70" | -0.9σ | 11th Driest | 61 yrs |
| Jackson | MS | 1.61" | 4.97" | -3.36" | -1.2σ | 5th Driest | 51 yrs |
| Binghamton | NY | 2.94" | 2.45" | +0.49" | +0.4σ | 23rd Wettest | 63 yrs |
| Orlando | FL | 2.93" | 2.35" | +0.58" | +0.4σ | 18th Wettest | 58 yrs |
| Daytona Beach | FL | 2.78" | 2.74" | +0.04" | +0.2σ | 25th Wettest | 78 yrs |
| Fort Myers | FL | 2.17" | 1.94" | +0.23" | +0.3σ | 36th Wettest | 105 yrs |
| Key West | FL | 6.68" | 2.04" | +4.64" | +1.6σ | 5th Wettest | 63 yrs |
| Miami | FL | 1.91" | 1.62" | +0.29" | +0.1σ | 25th Wettest | 67 yrs |
| Tampa | FL | 3.15" | 2.23" | +0.92" | +0.5σ | 22nd Wettest | 75 yrs |
| New Orleans | LA | 2.72" | 5.15" | -2.43" | -0.6σ | 16th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Houston | TX | 0.54" | 3.87" | -3.33" | -1.4σ | 3rd Driest | 72 yrs |
| Brownsville | TX | 0.68" | 1.27" | -0.59" | -0.5σ | 46th Driest | 91 yrs |
| San Antonio | TX | 0.23" | 1.76" | -1.53" | -0.9σ | 5th Driest | 68 yrs |
| Corpus Christi | TX | 0.68" | 1.54" | -0.86" | -0.5σ | 24th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Raleigh | NC | 1.96" | 3.50" | -1.54" | -0.9σ | 17th Driest | 70 yrs |
| Greensboro | NC | 3.98" | 3.06" | +0.92" | +0.4σ | 27th Wettest | 86 yrs |
| Elkins | WV | 2.16" | 3.23" | -1.07" | -0.9σ | 22nd Driest | 88 yrs |
| Norfolk | VA | 3.24" | 3.40" | -0.16" | -0.2σ | 33rd Driest | 69 yrs |
| Philadelphia | PA | 3.56" | 3.03" | +0.53" | +0.3σ | 23rd Wettest | 67 yrs |
| Richmond | VA | 3.28" | 3.04" | +0.24" | +0.1σ | 32nd Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Roanoke | VA | 1.81" | 2.92" | -1.11" | -0.6σ | 22nd Driest | 67 yrs |
| Washington (Reagan National) | VA | 2.58" | 2.81" | -0.23" | -0.2σ | 33rd Wettest | 69 yrs |
| Wilmington | NC | 2.78" | 3.76" | -0.98" | -0.4σ | 28th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Wilmington | DE | 3.23" | 3.01" | +0.22" | +0.1σ | 27th Wettest | 67 yrs |
| Charleston | WV | 2.51" | 3.00" | -0.49" | -0.5σ | 23rd Driest | 66 yrs |
| Atlanta | GA | 3.35" | 4.20" | -0.85" | -0.6σ | 25th Driest | 84 yrs |
| Birmingham | AL | 1.56" | 4.84" | -3.28" | -1.4σ | 5th Driest | 85 yrs |
| Johnson City | TN | 1.80" | 3.37" | -1.57" | -1.0σ | 8th Driest | 77 yrs |
| Charlotte | NC | 2.91" | 3.41" | -0.50" | -0.4σ | 29th Driest | 73 yrs |
| Chattanooga | TN | 2.41" | 4.91" | -2.50" | -1.1σ | 6th Driest | 75 yrs |
| Columbia | SC | 3.40" | 3.58" | -0.18" | -0.2σ | 34th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Jacksonville | FL | 6.97" | 3.30" | +3.67" | +1.9σ | 4th Wettest | 75 yrs |
| Knoxville | TN | 3.11" | 4.32" | -1.21" | -0.6σ | 30th Driest | 105 yrs |
| Memphis | TN | 3.16" | 3.98" | -0.82" | -0.4σ | 30th Driest | 75 yrs |
| Mobile | AL | 2.92" | 5.65" | -2.73" | -0.7σ | 18th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Montgomery | AL | 2.52" | 4.65" | -2.13" | -0.9σ | 12th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Nashville | TN | 2.61" | 3.75" | -1.14" | -0.7σ | 16th Driest | 66 yrs |
| Shreveport | LA | 0.83" | 4.20" | -3.37" | -1.3σ | 4th Driest | 75 yrs |
| Austin | TX | 0.45" | 2.22" | -1.77" | -0.9σ | 11th Driest | 76 yrs |
| Dallas | TX | 0.19" | 2.06" | -1.87" | -1.2σ | 4th Driest | 74 yrs |
| Abilene | TX | 0.00" | 1.02" | -1.02" | -1.0σ | 1st Driest | 67 yrs |
| Little Rock | AR | 2.34" | 3.55" | -1.21" | -0.6σ | 27th Driest | 76 yrs |
| Fort Smith | AR | 0.79" | 2.81" | -2.02" | -0.9σ | 14th Driest | 69 yrs |
| Wichita Falls | TX | 0.00" | 1.14" | -1.14" | -1.2σ | 1st Driest | 112 yrs |
| Oklahoma City | OK | 0.07" | 1.39" | -1.32" | -1.0σ | 4th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Tulsa | OK | 0.13" | 1.66" | -1.53" | -1.2σ | 3rd Driest | 71 yrs |
| Baton Rouge | LA | 2.09" | 5.72" | -3.63" | -1.1σ | 11th Driest | 85 yrs |
| Dodge City | KS | 0.24" | 0.58" | -0.34" | -0.6σ | 22nd Driest | 67 yrs |
| St Louis | MO | 1.68" | 2.40" | -0.72" | -0.2σ | 35th Wettest | 73 yrs |
| Springfield | MO | 1.30" | 2.47" | -1.17" | -0.5σ | 29th Driest | 74 yrs |
| Topeka | KS | 0.37" | 0.86" | -0.49" | -0.7σ | 16th Driest | 68 yrs |
| Bangor | ME | 3.19" | 2.89" | +0.30" | +0.1σ | 26th Wettest | 58 yrs |
| Caribou | ME | 4.00" | 2.71" | +1.29" | +1.4σ | 8th Wettest | 74 yrs |
| New York (La Guardia) | NY | 2.37" | 3.17" | -0.80" | -0.5σ | 24th Driest | 70 yrs |
| Buffalo | NY | 3.16" | 3.18" | -0.02" | +0.1σ | 30th Wettest | 76 yrs |
| Albany | NY | 2.32" | 2.59" | -0.27" | -0.1σ | 35th Wettest | 76 yrs |
| Allentown | PA | 4.54" | 3.03" | +1.51" | +0.8σ | 15th Wettest | 67 yrs |
| Boston | MA | 3.24" | 3.36" | -0.12" | -0.2σ | 40th Driest | 79 yrs |
| Hartford | CT | 3.41" | 3.23" | +0.18" | +0.0σ | 25th Wettest | 66 yrs |
| Burlington | VT | 2.45" | 2.06" | +0.39" | +0.5σ | 16th Wettest | 74 yrs |
| Concord | NH | 3.29" | 2.70" | +0.59" | +0.4σ | 24th Wettest | 73 yrs |
| Harrisburg | PA | 1.76" | 2.93" | -1.17" | -0.6σ | 18th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Portland | ME | 4.06" | 3.38" | +0.68" | +0.3σ | 26th Wettest | 74 yrs |
| Providence | RI | 3.69" | 3.86" | -0.17" | -0.1σ | 32nd Wettest | 67 yrs |
| Syracuse | NY | 2.22" | 2.50" | -0.28" | -0.4σ | 33rd Driest | 75 yrs |
| Wilkes-Barre | PA | 2.11" | 2.37" | -0.26" | -0.2σ | 30th Wettest | 65 yrs |
| Williamsport | PA | 1.26" | 2.70" | -1.44" | -1.0σ | 10th Driest | 66 yrs |
| Cleveland | OH | 2.00" | 2.72" | -0.72" | -0.4σ | 33rd Driest | 76 yrs |
| Columbus | OH | 2.41" | 2.73" | -0.32" | -0.3σ | 31st Wettest | 67 yrs |
| Fort Wayne | IN | 2.60" | 2.26" | +0.34" | +0.2σ | 20th Wettest | 75 yrs |
| Madison | WI | 0.66" | 1.23" | -0.57" | -0.9σ | 22nd Driest | 75 yrs |
| Milwaukee | WI | 1.12" | 1.76" | -0.64" | -0.6σ | 25th Driest | 76 yrs |
| Muskegon | MI | 3.33" | 2.03" | +1.30" | +1.0σ | 16th Wettest | 116 yrs |
| Peoria | IL | 2.09" | 1.78" | +0.31" | +0.3σ | 22nd Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Sault Ste. Marie | MI | 2.58" | 2.19" | +0.39" | +0.3σ | 34th Wettest | 84 yrs |
| South Bend | IN | 3.13" | 2.29" | +0.84" | +0.6σ | 28th Wettest | 112 yrs |
| Youngstown | OH | 2.44" | 2.55" | -0.11" | -0.1σ | 37th Wettest | 79 yrs |
| Erie | PA | 2.56" | 2.95" | -0.39" | -0.1σ | 43rd Wettest | 89 yrs |
| Akron | OH | 1.93" | 2.61" | -0.68" | -0.5σ | 24th Driest | 65 yrs |
| Green Bay | WI | 1.33" | 1.13" | +0.20" | +0.2σ | 26th Wettest | 67 yrs |
| Duluth | MN | 0.74" | 0.96" | -0.22" | -0.4σ | 25th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Fargo | ND | 0.78" | 0.70" | +0.08" | +0.2σ | 28th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Grand Forks | ND | 0.70" | 0.55" | +0.15" | +0.1σ | 24th Wettest | 66 yrs |
| International Falls | MN | 0.85" | 0.62" | +0.23" | +0.0σ | 31st Wettest | 83 yrs |
| La Crosse | WI | 0.98" | 1.12" | -0.14" | -0.1σ | 32nd Wettest | 74 yrs |
| St Paul | MN | 1.43" | 0.90" | +0.53" | +0.9σ | 10th Wettest | 76 yrs |
| Moline | IL | 1.17" | 1.49" | -0.32" | -0.4σ | 29th Driest | 71 yrs |
| Rochester | MN | 1.00" | 0.86" | +0.14" | +0.3σ | 35th Wettest | 95 yrs |
| Aberdeen | SD | 0.29" | 0.47" | -0.18" | -0.6σ | 36th Driest | 115 yrs |
| Des Moines | IA | 0.39" | 1.00" | -0.61" | -0.9σ | 11th Driest | 69 yrs |
| Grand Island | NE | 0.32" | 0.53" | -0.21" | -0.6σ | 27th Driest | 76 yrs |
| Norfolk | NE | 0.14" | 0.59" | -0.45" | -0.9σ | 7th Driest | 69 yrs |
| Omaha | NE | 0.15" | 0.72" | -0.57" | -1.0σ | 5th Driest | 66 yrs |
| Sioux City | IA | 0.19" | 0.62" | -0.43" | -0.9σ | 5th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Sioux Falls | SD | 0.31" | 0.56" | -0.25" | -0.6σ | 28th Driest | 83 yrs |
| Hilo | HI | 5.67" | 9.26" | -3.59" | -0.4σ | 28th Driest | 65 yrs |
| Del Rio | TX | 0.00" | 0.72" | -0.72" | -0.9σ | 1st Driest | 57 yrs |
| Kahului | HI | 4.06" | 2.87" | +1.19" | +0.2σ | 25th Wettest | 75 yrs |
| Honolulu | HI | 2.46" | 2.31" | +0.15" | -0.2σ | 28th Wettest | 65 yrs |
| Lihue | HI | 1.71" | 3.75" | -2.04" | -0.8σ | 19th Driest | 64 yrs |
| Roswell | NM | 0.00" | 0.38" | -0.38" | -1.1σ | 2nd Driest | 61 yrs |
| Midland | TX | 0.00" | 0.56" | -0.56" | -0.8σ | 1st Driest | 84 yrs |
| Lubbock | TX | 0.00" | 0.65" | -0.65" | -0.8σ | 1st Driest | 68 yrs |
| El Paso | TX | 0.00" | 0.40" | -0.40" | -1.0σ | 4th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Amarillo | TX | 0.03" | 0.72" | -0.69" | -0.9σ | 9th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Albuquerque | NM | 0.00" | 0.38" | -0.38" | -1.1σ | 2nd Driest | 83 yrs |
| Alamosa | CO | 0.07" | 0.26" | -0.19" | -0.8σ | 14th Driest | 66 yrs |
| Goodland | KS | 0.57" | 0.38" | +0.19" | +0.8σ | 20th Wettest | 105 yrs |
| Grand Junction | CO | 0.67" | 0.58" | +0.09" | +0.2σ | 33rd Wettest | 114 yrs |
| Ely | NV | 0.77" | 0.70" | +0.07" | +0.0σ | 38th Wettest | 91 yrs |
| Tucson | AZ | 0.00" | 0.94" | -0.94" | -1.0σ | 3rd Driest | 67 yrs |
| Las Vegas | NV | 0.00" | 0.54" | -0.54" | -0.7σ | 3rd Driest | 66 yrs |
| Los Angeles | CA | 0.00" | 2.71" | -2.71" | -0.9σ | 3rd Driest | 70 yrs |
| Phoenix | AZ | 0.00" | 0.91" | -0.91" | -0.9σ | 2nd Driest | 76 yrs |
| Carson City | NV | 0.37" | 1.03" | -0.66" | -0.8σ | 21st Driest | 77 yrs |
| San Diego | CA | 0.01" | 1.98" | -1.97" | -1.0σ | 3rd Driest | 75 yrs |
| Sacramento | CA | 0.15" | 3.64" | -3.49" | -1.3σ | 2nd Driest | 73 yrs |
| San Francisco | CA | 0.01" | 4.19" | -4.18" | -1.4σ | 1st Driest | 69 yrs |
| Bismarck | ND | 0.39" | 0.43" | -0.04" | -0.3σ | 30th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Minot | ND | 0.19" | 0.51" | -0.32" | -0.9σ | 10th Driest | 61 yrs |
| Cheyenne | WY | 1.00" | 0.33" | +0.67" | +1.5σ | 6th Wettest | 100 yrs |
| Lander | WY | 0.61" | 0.41" | +0.20" | +0.4σ | 25th Wettest | 67 yrs |
| North Platte | NE | 0.31" | 0.34" | -0.03" | -0.2σ | 32nd Driest | 67 yrs |
| Pierre | SD | 0.15" | 0.42" | -0.27" | -0.8σ | 23rd Driest | 109 yrs |
| Scottsbluff | NE | 0.46" | 0.41" | +0.05" | +0.2σ | 41st Wettest | 114 yrs |
| Sheridan | WY | 0.64" | 0.56" | +0.08" | -0.1σ | 32nd Wettest | 67 yrs |
| Billings | MT | 1.03" | 0.48" | +0.55" | +0.6σ | 17th Wettest | 67 yrs |
| Casper | WY | 0.74" | 0.51" | +0.23" | +0.7σ | 14th Wettest | 66 yrs |
| Rapid City | SD | 0.20" | 0.30" | -0.10" | -0.6σ | 22nd Driest | 66 yrs |
| Elko | NV | 0.41" | 1.12" | -0.71" | -0.8σ | 23rd Driest | 117 yrs |
| Salt Lake City | UT | 1.20" | 1.25" | -0.05" | -0.2σ | 34th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Boise | ID | 0.83" | 1.24" | -0.41" | -0.7σ | 16th Driest | 75 yrs |
| Great Falls | MT | 1.30" | 0.51" | +0.79" | +1.1σ | 10th Wettest | 67 yrs |
| Helena | MT | 0.56" | 0.36" | +0.20" | +0.1σ | 24th Wettest | 76 yrs |
| Missoula | MT | 0.87" | 0.85" | +0.02" | -0.4σ | 29th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Pendleton | OR | 0.73" | 1.43" | -0.70" | -1.0σ | 15th Driest | 87 yrs |
| Pocatallo | ID | 0.63" | 0.99" | -0.36" | -0.7σ | 20th Driest | 75 yrs |
| Spokane | WA | 1.02" | 1.79" | -0.77" | -1.0σ | 17th Driest | 125 yrs |
| Eureka | CA | 1.35" | 6.50" | -5.15" | -1.4σ | 3rd Driest | 73 yrs |
| Eugene | OR | 2.57" | 6.87" | -4.30" | -1.1σ | 13th Driest | 75 yrs |
| Medford | OR | 0.78" | 2.43" | -1.65" | -1.2σ | 5th Driest | 87 yrs |
| Olympia | WA | 4.69" | 7.84" | -3.15" | -0.9σ | 13th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Portland | OR | 2.71" | 4.88" | -2.17" | -1.0σ | 15th Driest | 76 yrs |
| Salem | OR | 1.88" | 5.96" | -4.08" | -1.4σ | 10th Driest | 120 yrs |
| Seattle | WA | 3.70" | 5.57" | -1.87" | -0.8σ | 14th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Yakima | WA | 0.30" | 1.14" | -0.84" | -1.1σ | 9th Driest | 68 yrs |
| Juneau | AK | 10.15" | 5.35" | +4.80" | +2.2σ | 2nd Wettest | 69 yrs |
| Fairbanks | AK | 0.23" | 0.58" | -0.35" | -0.7σ | 15th Driest | 66 yrs |
| Bethel | AK | 1.18" | 0.78" | +0.40" | +0.3σ | 16th Wettest | 84 yrs |
| Nome | AK | 1.57" | 0.94" | +0.63" | +0.8σ | 16th Wettest | 80 yrs |
| Barrow | AK | 0.44" | 0.13" | +0.31" | +1.6σ | 8th Wettest | 89 yrs |
| Colorado Springs | CO | 0.67" | 0.32" | +0.35" | +1.5σ | 6th Wettest | 66 yrs |
| Pueblo | CO | 0.45" | 0.35" | +0.10" | +0.6σ | 15th Wettest | 60 yrs |
| Fresno | CA | 0.57" | 2.19" | -1.62" | -0.9σ | 11th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Baltimore | MD | 2.72" | 3.05" | -0.33" | -0.2σ | 34th Driest | 75 yrs |
| Cape Hatteras | NC | 5.35" | 5.24" | +0.11" | +0.1σ | 24th Wettest | 57 yrs |
| Atlantic City | NJ | 3.25" | 3.22" | +0.03" | -0.1σ | 26th Wettest | 56 yrs |
| Washington (Dulles) | VA | 2.69" | 2.68" | +0.01" | -0.1σ | 21st Wettest | 51 yrs |
| Tallahassee | FL | 3.67" | 4.34" | -0.67" | -0.2σ | 32nd Wettest | 65 yrs |
| Cincinnati | KY | 2.81" | 3.00" | -0.19" | -0.2σ | 32nd Driest | 67 yrs |
| Evansville | IN | 1.69" | 3.10" | -1.41" | -0.7σ | 15th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Indianapolis | IN | 2.35" | 2.66" | -0.31" | -0.3σ | 33rd Driest | 67 yrs |
| Lexington | KY | 2.31" | 3.20" | -0.89" | -0.6σ | 33rd Driest | 131 yrs |
| Springfield | IL | 2.20" | 1.82" | +0.38" | +0.3σ | 30th Wettest | 114 yrs |
| Columbus | GA | 2.91" | 3.85" | -0.94" | -0.7σ | 19th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Glasgow | MT | 0.13" | 0.37" | -0.24" | -0.8σ | 10th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Williston | ND | 0.18" | 0.59" | -0.41" | -0.9σ | 24th Driest | 119 yrs |
| Astoria | OR | 6.36" | 10.20" | -3.84" | -0.9σ | 12th Driest | 61 yrs |
| Bridgeport | CT | 2.78" | 3.10" | -0.32" | -0.2σ | 33rd Driest | 66 yrs |
| Montpelier | VT | 1.83" | 2.45" | -0.62" | -0.3σ | 26th Driest | 63 yrs |
| New York (Central Park) | NY | 2.80" | 3.65" | -0.85" | -0.4σ | 59th Driest | 139 yrs |
| Worchester | MA | 3.12" | 3.49" | -0.37" | -0.3σ | 33rd Wettest | 66 yrs |
| New York (JFK) | NY | 3.01" | 3.16" | -0.15" | -0.1σ | 25th Wettest | 57 yrs |
| Rockford | IL | 1.98" | 1.37" | +0.61" | +0.6σ | 15th Wettest | 64 yrs |
| Pittsburgh | PA | 2.19" | 2.70" | -0.51" | -0.5σ | 28th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Toledo | OH | 3.28" | 2.05" | +1.23" | +1.2σ | 8th Wettest | 60 yrs |
| Chicago | IL | 2.83" | 1.73" | +1.10" | +1.0σ | 11th Wettest | 56 yrs |
| Detroit | MI | 2.93" | 1.96" | +0.97" | +0.9σ | 13th Wettest | 55 yrs |
| Grand Rapids | MI | 3.41" | 2.09" | +1.32" | +1.1σ | 10th Wettest | 51 yrs |
| Dubuque | IA | 0.95" | 1.17" | -0.22" | -0.4σ | 26th Driest | 62 yrs |
| Waterloo | IA | 0.62" | 0.83" | -0.21" | -0.5σ | 26th Driest | 63 yrs |
Citing This Report
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, State of the Climate: National Climate Report for January 2014, published online February 2014, retrieved on September 20, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/201401/supplemental/page-2.