Category
environment
Native level
County
Unit
Inches per year
Vintage
1991-2020
States ranked by annual precipitation
52 states with data (1991-2020). Top 10 highest and bottom 10 lowest.
| Rank | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 69.3 |
| 2 | Louisiana | 62.4 |
| 3 | Mississippi | 61.0 |
| 4 | Washington | 60.6 |
| 5 | Alabama | 58.3 |
| 6 | Florida | 57.7 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 54.9 |
| 8 | Georgia | 52.6 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | 51.4 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 51.2 |
| Rank | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Nevada | 5.3 |
| 51 | Arizona | 10.3 |
| 50 | New Mexico | 13.0 |
| 49 | Wyoming | 14.3 |
| 48 | Idaho | 16.8 |
| 47 | Colorado | 16.9 |
| 46 | Utah | 19.2 |
| 45 | California | 20.4 |
| 44 | North Dakota | 20.5 |
| 43 | Montana | 22.5 |
About this map
hearthmap renders annual precipitation as a choropleth map of the United States. Zoom in to see county values shaded against the rest of the country, and click any region to see its exact value with margin of error.
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals · 1991-2020