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Rainiest City in Each U.S. State

December 09, 2021

What is the rainiest populated place in each state of the United States? We took a look at NOAA data from 1991–2020 to find the cities and towns that had the most precipitation in an average year. Here's what we found.
149 inches (379 cm)
This small city on the tip of the Alaska panhandle is the rainiest city in the United States which we have data for, receiving an average of more than 12 feet of rain each year.
121 inches (307 cm)
If you're a vampire who reacts to the sun, living in Forks, Washington would seem to be a great idea!
121 inches (306 cm)
88.9 inches (226 cm)
87.2 inches (221 cm)
71.3 inches (181 cm)
71.3 inches (181 cm)
71.3 inches (181 cm)
70.7 inches (179 cm)
69.5 inches (176 cm)
67.1 inches (170 cm)
62.9 inches (160 cm)
It's not all sunshine and saguaro in California, as this small town on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains can testify.
62.0 inches (157 cm)
Fun fact: Port Arthur got 26" of rain in a single day during Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
60.6 inches (154 cm)
60.4 inches (153 cm)
57.5 inches (146 cm)
57.3 inches (145 cm)
55.6 inches (141 cm)
55.6 inches (141 cm)
While much of Oklahoma is quite dry, the southeastern part of the state gets a lot of rain.
55.5 inches (141 cm)
53.8 inches (137 cm)
53.5 inches (136 cm)
52.7 inches (134 cm)
52.6 inches (134 cm)
52.0 inches (132 cm)
51.0 inches (130 cm)
Boonville #2 on our list
50.9 inches (129 cm)
50.8 inches (129 cm)
50.5 inches (128 cm)
50.1 inches (127 cm)
49.5 inches (126 cm)
48.4 inches (123 cm)
47.7 inches (121 cm)
46.5 inches (118 cm)
45.3 inches (115 cm)
Note: Most of Alta's precipitation falls in the form of snow.
43.7 inches (111 cm)
41.9 inches (107 cm)
41.2 inches (105 cm)
40.3 inches (102 cm)
39.7 inches (101 cm)
37.7 inches (95.7 cm)
34.4 inches (87.4 cm)
31.4 inches (79.7 cm)
24.0 inches (61.0 cm)
23.6 inches (60.0 cm)
23.2 inches (59.0 cm)
22.1 inches (56.1 cm)
20.5 inches (53.7 cm)
Sitting at an elevation of 6910 feet, Flagstaff is considerably colder and wetter than most other parts of Arizona.
19.7 inches (50.1 cm)
10.0 inches (25.4 cm)
It's not much, but they're grateful for what they do get.