National Climate Report - Annual 2019
Precipitation Anomalies
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Precipitation Anomalies
The following table shows, for about 180 long-term stations, how its Jan-Dec 2019 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.
For a visual presentation, click a station's rank for a "Haywood plot" that shows its cumulative value for each year it has been reporting. As you read from left to right, a particular year's trace represents the average of all previous days during that year. Because of the relatively few days that make up the year-to-date average during January and February, the plots are often noisy during these months.
| Location | ST | 2019 Value |
1981-2010 Average |
Jan-Dec Departure |
Unusualness | Jan-Dec Rank |
#Yrs in Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | PR | 46.72" | 56.35" | -9.63" | -0.7σ | 17th Driest | 64 yrs |
| Flagstaff | AZ | 26.10" | 21.86" | +4.24" | +0.9σ | 13th Wettest | 78 yrs |
| Asheville | NC | 57.24" | 45.57" | +11.67" | +1.0σ | 10th Wettest | 64 yrs |
| Macon | GA | 44.58" | 45.68" | -1.10" | -0.1σ | 33rd Driest | 71 yrs |
| Paducah | KY | 70.30" | 49.08" | +21.22" | +2.1σ | 3rd Wettest | 70 yrs |
| Augusta | GA | 50.89" | 43.57" | +7.32" | +1.0σ | 13th Wettest | 75 yrs |
| Savannah | GA | 51.38" | 47.96" | +3.42" | +0.3σ | 25th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Huntsville | AL | 61.65" | 54.34" | +7.31" | +0.7σ | 17th Wettest | 61 yrs |
| Huntington | WV | 49.41" | 42.59" | +6.82" | +0.9σ | 11th Wettest | 59 yrs |
| Greenville | SC | 51.93" | 47.19" | +4.74" | +0.2σ | 24th Wettest | 57 yrs |
| Beckley | WV | 44.10" | 41.19" | +2.91" | +0.4σ | 17th Wettest | 56 yrs |
| Wichita | KS | 42.13" | 32.64" | +9.49" | +1.3σ | 4th Wettest | 66 yrs |
| Jackson | MS | 64.17" | 54.14" | +10.03" | +0.8σ | 11th Wettest | 56 yrs |
| Binghamton | NY | 44.02" | 39.30" | +4.72" | +0.7σ | 13th Wettest | 68 yrs |
| Orlando | FL | 48.02" | 50.73" | -2.71" | -0.1σ | 32nd Driest | 63 yrs |
| Daytona Beach | FL | 58.99" | 49.62" | +9.37" | +0.9σ | 18th Wettest | 83 yrs |
| Fort Myers | FL | 60.39" | 55.93" | +4.46" | +0.6σ | 26th Wettest | 99 yrs |
| Key West | FL | 35.41" | 39.83" | -4.42" | -0.5σ | 17th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Miami | FL | 67.20" | 61.90" | +5.30" | +0.5σ | 21st Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Tampa | FL | 60.78" | 46.30" | +14.48" | +1.2σ | 12th Wettest | 80 yrs |
| New Orleans | LA | 62.56" | 62.45" | +0.11" | +0.1σ | 31st Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Houston | TX | 55.14" | 54.65" | +0.49" | +0.2σ | 30th Wettest | 74 yrs |
| Brownsville | TX | 22.86" | 27.44" | -4.58" | -0.4σ | 33rd Driest | 91 yrs |
| San Antonio | TX | 22.06" | 32.27" | -10.21" | -0.9σ | 16th Driest | 73 yrs |
| Corpus Christi | TX | 25.61" | 31.76" | -6.15" | -0.5σ | 27th Driest | 72 yrs |
| Raleigh | NC | 42.99" | 43.34" | -0.35" | -0.1σ | 38th Driest | 75 yrs |
| Greensboro | NC | 52.00" | 42.20" | +9.80" | +1.3σ | 9th Wettest | 91 yrs |
| Elkins | WV | 50.05" | 45.93" | +4.12" | +0.6σ | 23rd Wettest | 92 yrs |
| Norfolk | VA | 46.22" | 46.53" | -0.31" | -0.0σ | 37th Driest | 74 yrs |
| Philadelphia | PA | 47.49" | 41.53" | +5.96" | +0.7σ | 20th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Richmond | VA | 42.92" | 43.60" | -0.68" | -0.1σ | 35th Driest | 75 yrs |
| Roanoke | VA | 42.56" | 41.25" | +1.31" | +0.2σ | 29th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Washington (Reagan National) | VA | 42.38" | 39.74" | +2.64" | +0.3σ | 25th Wettest | 74 yrs |
| Wilmington | NC | 49.10" | 57.61" | -8.51" | -0.7σ | 13th Driest | 72 yrs |
| Wilmington | DE | 47.99" | 43.08" | +4.91" | +0.7σ | 20th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Charleston | WV | 46.95" | 44.03" | +2.92" | +0.4σ | 24th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Atlanta | GA | 43.76" | 49.71" | -5.95" | -0.6σ | 25th Driest | 90 yrs |
| Birmingham | AL | 52.58" | 53.72" | -1.14" | -0.2σ | 38th Driest | 90 yrs |
| Johnson City | TN | 56.00" | 41.01" | +14.99" | +2.0σ | 3rd Wettest | 82 yrs |
| Charlotte | NC | 54.06" | 41.63" | +12.43" | +1.5σ | 6th Wettest | 78 yrs |
| Chattanooga | TN | 63.21" | 52.48" | +10.73" | +1.0σ | 19th Wettest | 80 yrs |
| Columbia | SC | 42.30" | 44.59" | -2.29" | -0.5σ | 21st Driest | 72 yrs |
| Jacksonville | FL | 46.38" | 52.39" | -6.01" | -0.6σ | 23rd Driest | 79 yrs |
| Knoxville | TN | 64.31" | 47.86" | +16.45" | +2.2σ | 2nd Wettest | 110 yrs |
| Memphis | TN | 73.67" | 53.68" | +19.99" | +2.0σ | 4th Wettest | 80 yrs |
| Mobile | AL | 64.74" | 66.15" | -1.41" | -0.1σ | 33rd Driest | 72 yrs |
| Montgomery | AL | 47.25" | 53.07" | -5.82" | -0.4σ | 25th Driest | 72 yrs |
| Nashville | TN | 64.29" | 47.25" | +17.04" | +1.8σ | 3rd Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Shreveport | LA | 42.86" | 51.41" | -8.55" | -0.5σ | 29th Driest | 80 yrs |
| Austin | TX | 31.87" | 34.32" | -2.45" | -0.2σ | 33rd Driest | 81 yrs |
| Dallas | TX | 39.65" | 37.57" | +2.08" | +0.3σ | 27th Wettest | 78 yrs |
| Abilene | TX | 23.17" | 24.82" | -1.65" | -0.2σ | 36th Driest | 72 yrs |
| Little Rock | AR | 60.49" | 49.75" | +10.74" | +1.0σ | 16th Wettest | 80 yrs |
| Fort Smith | AR | 67.52" | 45.46" | +22.06" | +2.4σ | 2nd Wettest | 74 yrs |
| Wichita Falls | TX | 27.52" | 28.92" | -1.40" | -0.0σ | 54th Driest | 110 yrs |
| Oklahoma City | OK | 45.35" | 36.52" | +8.83" | +1.4σ | 6th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Tulsa | OK | 59.59" | 40.97" | +18.62" | +2.0σ | 3rd Wettest | 76 yrs |
| Baton Rouge | LA | 64.11" | 60.65" | +3.46" | +0.5σ | 28th Wettest | 90 yrs |
| Dodge City | KS | 22.91" | 21.60" | +1.31" | +0.4σ | 31st Wettest | 94 yrs |
| St Louis | MO | 54.03" | 40.96" | +13.07" | +1.9σ | 5th Wettest | 76 yrs |
| Springfield | MO | 54.30" | 45.57" | +8.73" | +1.4σ | 9th Wettest | 79 yrs |
| Topeka | KS | 48.76" | 36.46" | +12.30" | +1.6σ | 4th Wettest | 73 yrs |
| Bangor | ME | 52.03" | 41.93" | +10.10" | +1.3σ | 5th Wettest | 65 yrs |
| Caribou | ME | 41.59" | 38.49" | +3.10" | +0.5σ | 20th Wettest | 79 yrs |
| New York (La Guardia) | NY | 50.87" | 44.73" | +6.14" | +0.9σ | 17th Wettest | 80 yrs |
| Buffalo | NY | 47.84" | 40.48" | +7.36" | +1.7σ | 6th Wettest | 81 yrs |
| Albany | NY | 46.09" | 39.35" | +6.74" | +1.4σ | 10th Wettest | 81 yrs |
| Allentown | PA | 60.69" | 45.35" | +15.34" | +1.9σ | 4th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Boston | MA | 50.20" | 43.77" | +6.43" | +1.0σ | 15th Wettest | 84 yrs |
| Hartford | CT | 52.21" | 45.85" | +6.36" | +0.8σ | 15th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Burlington | VT | 43.50" | 36.82" | +6.68" | +1.4σ | 7th Wettest | 79 yrs |
| Concord | NH | 45.23" | 40.61" | +4.62" | +0.9σ | 14th Wettest | 79 yrs |
| Harrisburg | PA | 42.72" | 40.92" | +1.80" | +0.4σ | 24th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Portland | ME | 52.22" | 47.25" | +4.97" | +0.8σ | 20th Wettest | 79 yrs |
| Providence | RI | 52.00" | 47.18" | +4.82" | +0.8σ | 14th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Syracuse | NY | 46.43" | 38.47" | +7.96" | +1.2σ | 9th Wettest | 81 yrs |
| Wilkes-Barre | PA | 49.44" | 38.26" | +11.18" | +1.6σ | 5th Wettest | 70 yrs |
| Williamsport | PA | 48.68" | 41.28" | +7.40" | +0.9σ | 9th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Cleveland | OH | 40.01" | 39.14" | +0.87" | +0.3σ | 30th Wettest | 81 yrs |
| Columbus | OH | 43.99" | 39.31" | +4.68" | +0.8σ | 17th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Fort Wayne | IN | 39.06" | 38.34" | +0.72" | +0.3σ | 33rd Wettest | 79 yrs |
| Madison | WI | 46.44" | 34.48" | +11.96" | +2.1σ | 2nd Wettest | 80 yrs |
| Milwaukee | WI | 46.04" | 34.76" | +11.28" | +2.2σ | Wettest | 80 yrs |
| Muskegon | MI | 48.01" | 33.49" | +14.52" | +2.8σ | Wettest | 115 yrs |
| Peoria | IL | 50.80" | 36.49" | +14.31" | +1.9σ | 4th Wettest | 76 yrs |
| Sault Ste. Marie | MI | 46.18" | 32.95" | +13.23" | +2.5σ | 2nd Wettest | 89 yrs |
| South Bend | IN | 44.37" | 38.00" | +6.37" | +1.2σ | 17th Wettest | 115 yrs |
| Youngstown | OH | 49.78" | 38.91" | +10.87" | +1.9σ | 3rd Wettest | 83 yrs |
| Erie | PA | 40.44" | 42.16" | -1.72" | +0.0σ | 47th Wettest | 94 yrs |
| Akron | OH | 44.32" | 39.62" | +4.70" | +0.8σ | 14th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Green Bay | WI | 48.65" | 29.52" | +19.13" | +4.0σ | Wettest | 133 yrs |
| Duluth | MN | 34.26" | 30.96" | +3.30" | +0.7σ | 18th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Fargo | ND | 31.27" | 22.58" | +8.69" | +2.0σ | 5th Wettest | 78 yrs |
| Grand Forks | ND | 28.13" | 20.81" | +7.32" | +2.3σ | Wettest | 76 yrs |
| International Falls | MN | 32.84" | 24.22" | +8.62" | +2.0σ | Wettest | 75 yrs |
| La Crosse | WI | 44.72" | 33.06" | +11.66" | +2.0σ | 2nd Wettest | 79 yrs |
| St Paul | MN | 43.21" | 30.61" | +12.60" | +2.4σ | Wettest | 81 yrs |
| Moline | IL | 49.64" | 37.96" | +11.68" | +1.6σ | 6th Wettest | 76 yrs |
| Rochester | MN | 55.23" | 33.02" | +22.21" | +3.5σ | Wettest | 98 yrs |
| Aberdeen | SD | 30.18" | 21.72" | +8.46" | +1.7σ | 7th Wettest | 107 yrs |
| Des Moines | IA | 49.39" | 36.02" | +13.37" | +2.0σ | 4th Wettest | 74 yrs |
| Grand Island | NE | 39.74" | 26.66" | +13.08" | +2.5σ | Wettest | 81 yrs |
| Norfolk | NE | 27.12" | 27.41" | -0.29" | +0.3σ | 31st Wettest | 74 yrs |
| Omaha | NE | 39.96" | 30.62" | +9.34" | +1.4σ | 7th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Sioux City | IA | 33.94" | 27.74" | +6.20" | +1.2σ | 8th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Sioux Falls | SD | 39.58" | 26.38" | +13.20" | +2.5σ | Wettest | 87 yrs |
| Hilo | HI | 100.85" | 126.72" | -25.87" | -0.9σ | 14th Driest | 70 yrs |
| Del Rio | TX | 14.84" | 19.52" | -4.68" | -0.6σ | 19th Driest | 61 yrs |
| Kahului | HI | 12.90" | 17.83" | -4.93" | -0.7σ | 20th Driest | 72 yrs |
| Honolulu | HI | 16.67" | 17.10" | -0.43" | -0.3σ | 36th Driest | 77 yrs |
| Lihue | HI | 35.72" | 37.05" | -1.33" | -0.3σ | 28th Driest | 69 yrs |
| Roswell | NM | 11.34" | 12.91" | -1.57" | -0.1σ | 30th Wettest | 65 yrs |
| Midland | TX | 14.29" | 14.60" | -0.31" | -0.0σ | 42nd Wettest | 89 yrs |
| Lubbock | TX | 24.38" | 19.12" | +5.26" | +1.1σ | 10th Wettest | 73 yrs |
| El Paso | TX | 8.10" | 9.71" | -1.61" | -0.2σ | 40th Driest | 81 yrs |
| Amarillo | TX | 25.91" | 20.36" | +5.55" | +1.2σ | 8th Wettest | 73 yrs |
| Albuquerque | NM | 8.78" | 9.45" | -0.67" | +0.0σ | 41st Wettest | 88 yrs |
| Alamosa | CO | 7.85" | 7.31" | +0.54" | +0.3σ | 24th Wettest | 70 yrs |
| Goodland | KS | 22.81" | 19.66" | +3.15" | +1.0σ | 14th Wettest | 100 yrs |
| Grand Junction | CO | 8.59" | 9.42" | -0.83" | -0.1σ | 57th Wettest | 120 yrs |
| Ely | NV | 14.57" | 9.76" | +4.81" | +1.7σ | 9th Wettest | 93 yrs |
| Tucson | AZ | 13.64" | 11.59" | +2.05" | +0.8σ | 13th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Las Vegas | NV | 6.89" | 4.19" | +2.70" | +1.4σ | 7th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Los Angeles | CA | 18.73" | 12.82" | +5.91" | +1.2σ | 9th Wettest | 75 yrs |
| Phoenix | AZ | 5.95" | 8.03" | -2.08" | -0.5σ | 24th Driest | 78 yrs |
| Carson City | NV | 11.17" | 7.40" | +3.77" | +1.5σ | 6th Wettest | 82 yrs |
| San Diego | CA | 15.30" | 10.34" | +4.96" | +1.3σ | 11th Wettest | 80 yrs |
| Sacramento | CA | 24.89" | 18.52" | +6.37" | +1.2σ | 7th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| San Francisco | CA | 23.52" | 20.65" | +2.87" | +0.6σ | 21st Wettest | 73 yrs |
| Bismarck | ND | 29.63" | 17.85" | +11.78" | +2.8σ | Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Minot | ND | 20.88" | 17.19" | +3.69" | +0.8σ | 16th Wettest | 67 yrs |
| Cheyenne | WY | 18.05" | 15.94" | +2.11" | +0.8σ | 23rd Wettest | 105 yrs |
| Lander | WY | 16.97" | 12.66" | +4.31" | +1.2σ | 8th Wettest | 70 yrs |
| North Platte | NE | 28.93" | 20.23" | +8.70" | +1.9σ | 4th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Pierre | SD | 30.64" | 20.01" | +10.63" | +2.6σ | 2nd Wettest | 105 yrs |
| Scottsbluff | NE | 20.02" | 15.79" | +4.23" | +1.1σ | 17th Wettest | 113 yrs |
| Sheridan | WY | 18.07" | 14.16" | +3.91" | +1.1σ | 10th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Billings | MT | 19.14" | 13.66" | +5.48" | +1.3σ | 7th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Casper | WY | 14.52" | 12.52" | +2.00" | +0.8σ | 16th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Rapid City | SD | 27.96" | 16.29" | +11.67" | +2.7σ | Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Elko | NV | 14.88" | 9.91" | +4.97" | +1.8σ | 8th Wettest | 113 yrs |
| Salt Lake City | UT | 20.13" | 16.10" | +4.03" | +1.3σ | 7th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Boise | ID | 14.57" | 11.73" | +2.84" | +1.2σ | 9th Wettest | 80 yrs |
| Great Falls | MT | 16.84" | 14.75" | +2.09" | +0.6σ | 20th Wettest | 82 yrs |
| Helena | MT | 16.53" | 11.22" | +5.31" | +2.0σ | 4th Wettest | 79 yrs |
| Missoula | MT | 15.16" | 14.13" | +1.03" | +0.5σ | 23rd Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Pendleton | OR | 12.38" | 12.66" | -0.28" | -0.0σ | 43rd Wettest | 91 yrs |
| Pocatello | ID | 12.42" | 12.13" | +0.29" | +0.3σ | 32nd Wettest | 81 yrs |
| Spokane | WA | 15.49" | 16.56" | -1.07" | -0.2σ | 61st Driest | 130 yrs |
| Eureka | CA | 44.00" | 40.33" | +3.67" | +0.5σ | 25th Wettest | 78 yrs |
| Eugene | OR | 36.32" | 46.10" | -9.78" | -0.8σ | 20th Driest | 80 yrs |
| Medford | OR | 20.35" | 18.35" | +2.00" | +0.3σ | 30th Wettest | 92 yrs |
| Olympia | WA | 37.14" | 50.00" | -12.86" | -1.4σ | 6th Driest | 78 yrs |
| Portland | OR | 26.70" | 36.03" | -9.33" | -1.4σ | 4th Driest | 81 yrs |
| Salem | OR | 30.87" | 39.67" | -8.80" | -1.0σ | 16th Driest | 121 yrs |
| Seattle | WA | 33.90" | 37.49" | -3.59" | -0.7σ | 18th Driest | 72 yrs |
| Yakima | WA | 8.55" | 8.25" | +0.30" | +0.2σ | 25th Wettest | 73 yrs |
| Juneau | AK | 59.94" | 62.27" | -2.33" | +0.1σ | 31st Wettest | 71 yrs |
| Fairbanks | AK | 16.44" | 10.81" | +5.63" | +1.7σ | 9th Wettest | 90 yrs |
| Bethel | AK | 24.20" | 18.54" | +5.66" | +1.3σ | 5th Wettest | 94 yrs |
| Nome | AK | 26.73" | 16.81" | +9.92" | +2.2σ | 3rd Wettest | 99 yrs |
| Barrow | AK | 10.24" | 4.53" | +5.71" | +2.7σ | 2nd Wettest | 96 yrs |
| Colorado Springs | CO | 11.79" | 16.54" | -4.75" | -0.9σ | 11th Driest | 71 yrs |
| Pueblo | CO | 13.11" | 12.57" | +0.54" | +0.4σ | 23rd Wettest | 65 yrs |
| Fresno | CA | 12.42" | 11.50" | +0.92" | +0.4σ | 22nd Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Baltimore | MD | 38.15" | 41.88" | -3.73" | -0.5σ | 28th Driest | 80 yrs |
| Cape Hatteras | NC | 60.21" | 58.04" | +2.17" | +0.2σ | 25th Wettest | 62 yrs |
| Atlantic City | NJ | 44.86" | 41.75" | +3.11" | +0.3σ | 24th Wettest | 61 yrs |
| Washington (Dulles) | VA | 40.85" | 41.54" | -0.69" | -0.1σ | 24th Wettest | 56 yrs |
| Tallahassee | FL | 39.07" | 59.23" | -20.16" | -1.7σ | 3rd Driest | 76 yrs |
| Cincinnati | KY | 52.76" | 42.52" | +10.24" | +1.4σ | 7th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Evansville | IN | 61.24" | 45.31" | +15.93" | +1.9σ | 5th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Indianapolis | IN | 47.20" | 42.44" | +4.76" | +0.9σ | 15th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Lexington | KY | 56.07" | 45.17" | +10.90" | +1.3σ | 16th Wettest | 135 yrs |
| Springfield | IL | 49.37" | 37.43" | +11.94" | +2.0σ | 5th Wettest | 119 yrs |
| Columbus | GA | 49.00" | 46.75" | +2.25" | -0.0σ | 36th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Glasgow | MT | 17.77" | 11.66" | +6.11" | +1.6σ | 6th Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Astoria | OR | 51.54" | 67.26" | -15.72" | -1.5σ | 5th Driest | 67 yrs |
| Bridgeport | CT | 51.11" | 42.74" | +8.37" | +1.0σ | 9th Wettest | 70 yrs |
| Montpelier | VT | 49.65" | 37.27" | +12.38" | +2.2σ | 2nd Wettest | 68 yrs |
| New York (Central Park) | NY | 53.06" | 49.94" | +3.12" | +0.9σ | 28th Wettest | 151 yrs |
| Worcester | MA | 54.80" | 48.07" | +6.73" | +0.9σ | 13th Wettest | 71 yrs |
| New York (JFK) | NY | 52.03" | 42.77" | +9.26" | +1.3σ | 7th Wettest | 61 yrs |
| Rockford | IL | 49.45" | 36.24" | +13.21" | +1.7σ | 5th Wettest | 69 yrs |
| Pittsburgh | PA | 52.50" | 38.19" | +14.31" | +2.4σ | 3rd Wettest | 72 yrs |
| Toledo | OH | 44.63" | 34.24" | +10.39" | +2.0σ | 3rd Wettest | 65 yrs |
| Chicago | IL | 49.59" | 36.89" | +12.70" | +1.9σ | 3rd Wettest | 61 yrs |
| Detroit | MI | 36.45" | 33.47" | +2.98" | +0.6σ | 17th Wettest | 61 yrs |
| Grand Rapids | MI | 51.42" | 38.27" | +13.15" | +2.3σ | Wettest | 56 yrs |
| Dubuque | IA | 54.91" | 36.29" | +18.62" | +2.0σ | 3rd Wettest | 66 yrs |
| Waterloo | IA | 41.88" | 34.60" | +7.28" | +1.0σ | 10th Wettest | 69 yrs |
Citing This Report
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, State of the Climate: National Climate Report for 2019, published online January 2020, retrieved on January 17, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/201913/supplemental/page-1.