Average Precipitation in United States by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide precipitation in the United States for each year from 1895–2021. It is an average over the entire territory of the country, based on data from the University of East Anglia.

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All-Time Rainiest Year in the United States

2019 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of the United States. The average annual precipitation was 87.2 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in the United States

1910 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of the United States. The average annual precipitation was 63.7 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	23	78.8
2020	31	78.0
2019	1	87.2
2018	2	86.3
2017	8	82.0
2016	21	79.0
2015	3	86.0
2014	29	78.1
2013	17	80.3
2012	91	72.6
2011	39	76.9
2010	41	76.6
2009	30	78.0
2008	43	76.5
2007	94	72.2
2006	69	74.7
2005	51	76.0
2004	14	80.6
2003	47	76.2
2002	87	73.0
2001	83	73.5
2000	96	72.0
1999	88	73.0
1998	7	82.3
1997	28	78.1
1996	10	81.2
1995	25	78.7
1994	36	77.2
1993	13	80.8
1992	24	78.7
1991	18	80.2
1990	12	80.8
1989	71	74.6
1988	113	67.7
1987	81	73.7
1986	27	78.3
1985	60	75.4
1984	40	76.8
1983	4	84.7
1982	6	83.3
1981	56	75.6
1980	95	72.0
1979	9	81.5
1978	70	74.7
1977	64	75.1
1976	115	66.8
1975	16	80.5
1974	58	75.6
1973	5	83.6
1972	34	77.2
1971	62	75.2
1970	86	73.1
1969	73	74.5
1968	77	74.1
1967	73	74.5
1966	105	69.0
1965	63	75.1
1964	72	74.6
1963	114	67.3
1962	97	71.7
1961	31	78.0
1960	84	73.3
1959	45	76.4
1958	67	74.8
1957	14	80.6
1956	119	65.5
1955	101	70.4
1954	116	66.8
1953	99	71.5
1952	110	68.3
1951	42	76.5
1950	79	74.1
1949	61	75.2
1948	48	76.1
1947	78	74.1
1946	50	76.0
1945	11	81.2
1944	55	75.8
1943	108	68.7
1942	37	77.1
1941	22	79.0
1940	57	75.6
1939	107	68.8
1938	75	74.3
1937	66	75.1
1936	103	69.8
1935	80	73.9
1934	118	66.2
1933	106	68.8
1932	52	75.9
1931	102	69.9
1930	117	66.5
1929	52	75.9
1928	68	74.8
1927	38	77.0
1926	46	76.3
1925	112	67.8
1924	111	68.1
1923	33	77.2
1922	76	74.1
1921	100	71.2
1920	49	76.1
1919	34	77.2
1918	90	72.6
1917	120	64.4
1916	89	72.8
1915	19	79.3
1914	98	71.5
1913	85	73.1
1912	44	76.4
1911	92	72.2
1910	121	63.7
1909	54	75.8
1908	82	73.6
1907	65	75.1
1906	20	79.1
1905	26	78.6
1904	109	68.5
1903	92	72.2
1902	59	75.5
1901	104	69.7