The driest U.S. cities: Ranked by normal annual precipitation (rain and melted snow), NOAA 1991-2020

Indio, CA has the least precipitation of any U.S. place of 50,000 or more people with a NOAA station (normal annual precipitation): 2.9 in, ahead of Yuma, AZ (3.3 in) and 2 places tied at 4.2 in, among them Las Vegas, NV. Ranked: 449 places with a figure at their NOAA record station; NOAA 1991-2020.

Which U.S. cities get the least rain?

The first ten: Indio, CA (2.9 in), Yuma, AZ (3.3 in), Lake Havasu City, AZ (4.2 in), Las Vegas, NV (4.2 in), North Las Vegas, NV (4.3 in), Enterprise, NV (4.8 in), Victorville, CA (5.6 in), Palmdale, CA (5.9 in), Bakersfield, CA (6.4 in) and Lancaster, CA (6.8 in). At the other end of the list is Hialeah, FL (72.9 in).

The first 20: normal annual precipitation (rain and melted snow)

The driest U.S. cities: every U.S. place of 50,000 or more people with a NOAA station with a figure, normal annual precipitation (rain and melted snow)
Rank	Place	Precipitation	Metric	NOAA station
1	Indio, CA	2.9 in	74 mm	Indio Fire Station
2	Yuma, AZ	3.3 in	84 mm	Yuma Marine Corps Air Station
=3	Lake Havasu City, AZ	4.2 in	107 mm	Lake Havasu City
=3	Las Vegas, NV	4.2 in	107 mm	Harry Reid International Airport
5	North Las Vegas, NV	4.3 in	109 mm	North Las Vegas
6	Enterprise, NV	4.8 in	122 mm	Las Vegas Weather Office
7	Victorville, CA	5.6 in	142 mm	Victorville
8	Palmdale, CA	5.9 in	150 mm	Palmdale Airport
9	Bakersfield, CA	6.4 in	163 mm	Bakersfield Airport
10	Lancaster, CA	6.8 in	173 mm	Lancaster
11	Maricopa, AZ	7.1 in	180 mm	Maricopa (4 mi N)
12	Phoenix, AZ	7.2 in	183 mm	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
13	Richland, WA	7.3 in	185 mm	Richland
14	Reno, NV	7.4 in	188 mm	Reno Airport
15	Delano, CA	7.5 in	191 mm	Delano
16	Pasco, WA	7.6 in	193 mm	Pasco Tri Cities Airport
=17	Hesperia, CA	7.9 in	201 mm	Hesperia (2 mi E)
=17	Kennewick, WA	7.9 in	201 mm	Kennewick
=17	Casa Grande, AZ	7.9 in	201 mm	Casa Grande
20	Yakima, WA	8.0 in	203 mm	Yakima Airport
21	Hanford, CA	8.1 in	206 mm	Hanford Municipal Airport
22	Sparks, NV	8.4 in	213 mm	Sparks
23	Scottsdale, AZ	8.7 in	221 mm	Scottsdale Municipal Airport
=24	El Paso, TX	8.8 in	224 mm	El Paso International Airport
=24	Tempe, AZ	8.8 in	224 mm	Tempe ASU
=24	Albuquerque, NM	8.8 in	224 mm	Albuquerque International Airport
=27	Grand Junction, CO	9.1 in	231 mm	Grand Junction Walker Field
=27	Las Cruces, NM	9.1 in	231 mm	State University
29	Chula Vista, CA	9.2 in	234 mm	Chula Vista
=30	St. George, UT	9.3 in	236 mm	St George
=30	Carson, NV	9.3 in	236 mm	Carson City
=32	Riverside, CA	9.4 in	239 mm	Riverside Municipal Airport
=32	Newport Beach, CA	9.4 in	239 mm	Newport Beach Harbor
34	Rio Rancho, NM	9.5 in	241 mm	Rio Rancho #2
35	San Diego, CA	9.8 in	249 mm	San Diego Lindbergh Field
36	Chino, CA	10.0 in	254 mm	Chino Airport
37	Idaho Falls, ID	10.1 in	257 mm	Idaho Falls Fanning Field
=38	Twin Falls, ID	10.3 in	262 mm	Twin Falls Sun Valley Regional Airport
=38	Visalia, CA	10.3 in	262 mm	Visalia
=40	Tucson, AZ	10.6 in	269 mm	Tucson International Airport
=40	Bend, OR	10.6 in	269 mm	Bend
42	Santa Fe, NM	10.7 in	272 mm	Santa Fe County Municipal Airport
=43	Mesa, AZ	10.8 in	274 mm	East Mesa
=43	Madera, CA	10.8 in	274 mm	Madera Municipal Airport
=45	Porterville, CA	11.0 in	279 mm	Porterville
=45	Fresno, CA	11.0 in	279 mm	Fresno Yosemite Int'l
=45	Nampa, ID	11.0 in	279 mm	Nampa Sugar Factory
48	Santa Ana, CA	11.2 in	284 mm	Santa Ana John Wayne Airport
49	Carlsbad, CA	11.4 in	290 mm	Carlsbad Palomar Airport
50	Boise, ID	11.5 in	292 mm	Boise Air Terminal
=51	El Cajon, CA	11.6 in	295 mm	El Cajon
=51	Ontario, CA	11.6 in	295 mm	Ontario International Airport
53	Lake Elsinore, CA	11.7 in	297 mm	Elsinore
=54	Hemet, CA	11.8 in	300 mm	Hemet
=54	Hawthorne, CA	11.8 in	300 mm	Hawthorne Municipal Airport
=54	Merced, CA	11.8 in	300 mm	Merced Municipal Airport
=54	Pocatello, ID	11.8 in	300 mm	Pocatello Regional Airport
=58	Fullerton, CA	11.9 in	302 mm	Fullerton Municipal Airport
=58	Oceanside, CA	11.9 in	302 mm	Oceanside Municipal Airport
=60	Camarillo, CA	12.0 in	305 mm	Camarillo Airport
=60	Long Beach, CA	12.0 in	305 mm	Long Beach Daugherty Field
=60	Pueblo, CO	12.0 in	305 mm	Pueblo Memorial Airport
=63	San Jacinto, CA	12.2 in	310 mm	San Jacinto
=63	Casper, WY	12.2 in	310 mm	Casper-Natrona County Airport
65	Modesto, CA	12.3 in	312 mm	Modesto City County Airport
66	Turlock, CA	12.4 in	315 mm	Turlock #2
=67	Salinas, CA	12.6 in	320 mm	Salinas Municipal Airport
=67	Antioch, CA	12.6 in	320 mm	Antioch Pumping Plant #3
69	Tracy, CA	12.7 in	323 mm	Tracy Carbona
=70	Redlands, CA	12.9 in	328 mm	Redlands
=70	Odessa, TX	12.9 in	328 mm	Odessa Schlemeyer Field
=70	Oxnard, CA	12.9 in	328 mm	Oxnard Ventura County Airport
=73	Irvine, CA	13.1 in	333 mm	Irvine Ranch
=73	Saratoga Springs, UT	13.1 in	333 mm	Utah Lake Lehi
75	Santa Maria, CA	13.3 in	338 mm	Santa Maria Public Airport
=76	Vista, CA	13.4 in	340 mm	Vista
=76	Bozeman, MT	13.4 in	340 mm	Bozeman Gallatin Field
=78	Santa Monica, CA	13.5 in	343 mm	Santa Monica Municipal Airport
=78	Stockton, CA	13.5 in	343 mm	Stockton Metro Airport
=78	Sunnyvale, CA	13.5 in	343 mm	Moffett Federal Airfield
=78	San Jose, CA	13.5 in	343 mm	San Jose
=78	Midland, TX	13.5 in	343 mm	Midland International Airport
=78	Anaheim, CA	13.5 in	343 mm	Anaheim
84	Torrance, CA	13.6 in	345 mm	Torrance Airport
85	Redondo Beach, CA	13.8 in	351 mm	Redondo Beach
86	Burbank, CA	13.9 in	353 mm	Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport
=87	Missoula, MT	14.1 in	358 mm	Missoula International Airport
=87	Tustin, CA	14.1 in	358 mm	Tustin Irvine Ranch
=89	Los Angeles, CA	14.3 in	363 mm	Los Angeles Downtown USC Campus
=89	Billings, MT	14.3 in	363 mm	Billings International Airport
=91	Pomona, CA	14.5 in	368 mm	Pomona/Fairplex
=91	Denver, CO	14.5 in	368 mm	Denver International Airport
=91	Escondido, CA	14.5 in	368 mm	Escondido #2
94	Greeley, CO	14.7 in	373 mm	Greeley Unc
95	Great Falls, MT	14.8 in	376 mm	Great Falls Airport
96	Centennial, CO	15.0 in	381 mm	Denver Centennial Airport
97	Palo Alto, CA	15.1 in	384 mm	Palo Alto
=98	Livermore, CA	15.2 in	386 mm	Livermore Municipal Airport
=98	Longmont, CO	15.2 in	386 mm	Longmont (2 mi ESE)
100	Cheyenne, WY	15.4 in	391 mm	Cheyenne Weather Office Airport
101	Salt Lake City, UT	15.5 in	394 mm	Salt Lake City International Airport
=102	Logan, UT	15.6 in	396 mm	Logan Cache Airport
=102	Loveland, CO	15.6 in	396 mm	Loveland (2 mi N)
=104	Fort Collins, CO	15.9 in	404 mm	Fort Collins
=104	Colorado Springs, CO	15.9 in	404 mm	Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
=104	Fremont, CA	15.9 in	404 mm	Fremont
107	Hayward, CA	16.0 in	406 mm	Hayward Air Terminal
108	Concord, CA	16.1 in	409 mm	Concord Buchanan Field
=109	Ogden, UT	16.4 in	417 mm	Ogden Hinkley Airport
=109	Honolulu, HI	16.4 in	417 mm	Honolulu International Airport
=109	Anchorage, AK	16.4 in	417 mm	Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport
112	Spokane, WA	16.5 in	419 mm	Spokane International Airport
113	Provo, UT	17.2 in	437 mm	Provo BYU
114	Santa Barbara, CA	17.3 in	439 mm	Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
115	Rapid City, SD	17.4 in	442 mm	Rapid City Regional Airport
116	Lakewood, CO	17.5 in	445 mm	Lakewood
117	Castle Rock, CO	17.6 in	447 mm	Castle Rock
118	Sacramento, CA	18.1 in	460 mm	Sacramento Airport Asos
119	Lubbock, TX	18.3 in	465 mm	Lubbock International Airport
=120	Lodi, CA	18.4 in	467 mm	Lodi
=120	Medford, OR	18.4 in	467 mm	Medford International Airport
122	Oakland, CA	18.7 in	475 mm	Oakland Metro International Airport
123	Redwood City, CA	19.0 in	483 mm	Redwood City
124	Bismarck, ND	19.1 in	485 mm	Bismarck Municipal Airport
125	Davis, CA	19.2 in	488 mm	Davis 2 WSW Experiment Farm
126	Amarillo, TX	19.7 in	500 mm	Amarillo Airport
127	Gilroy, CA	19.8 in	503 mm	Gilroy
128	Pasadena, CA	20.1 in	511 mm	Pasadena
129	Napa, CA	20.2 in	513 mm	Napa County Airport
=130	Woodland, CA	20.5 in	521 mm	Woodland (1 mi WNW)
=130	Flagstaff, AZ	20.5 in	521 mm	Flagstaff Airport
132	San Angelo, TX	20.9 in	531 mm	San Angelo Mathis Field Airport
133	Boulder, CO	21.2 in	538 mm	Boulder
134	Laredo, TX	21.4 in	544 mm	Laredo International Airport
135	Vallejo, CA	21.5 in	546 mm	Vallejo
136	Grand Forks, ND	21.7 in	551 mm	Grand Forks International Airport
137	McAllen, TX	22.2 in	564 mm	McAllen Miller International Airport
138	Watsonville, CA	22.4 in	569 mm	Watsonville Municipal Airport
139	San Francisco, CA	22.9 in	582 mm	San Francisco Downtown
=140	Fargo, ND	24.0 in	610 mm	Fargo Hector International Airport
=140	Harlingen, TX	24.0 in	610 mm	Harlingen Rio Grande Airport
142	Edinburg, TX	24.1 in	612 mm	Edinburg
143	Richmond, CA	24.4 in	620 mm	Richmond
144	Fairfield, CA	24.5 in	622 mm	Fairfield
145	Vacaville, CA	24.8 in	630 mm	Vacaville Nut Tree Airport
146	Abilene, TX	25.2 in	640 mm	Abilene Regional Airport
147	Coeur d'Alene, ID	25.4 in	645 mm	Coeur D'alene
148	Petaluma, CA	25.6 in	650 mm	Petaluma Airport
149	Berkeley, CA	26.1 in	663 mm	Berkeley
150	Grand Island, NE	26.6 in	676 mm	Grand Island Central NE Regional Airport
151	Brownsville, TX	26.8 in	681 mm	Brownsville S Padre Island International Airport
152	Chico, CA	27.4 in	696 mm	Chico University Farm
153	Lawton, OK	27.5 in	699 mm	Lawton Municipal Airport
=154	Sioux Falls, SD	27.9 in	709 mm	Sioux Falls Foss Field
=154	Wichita Falls, TX	27.9 in	709 mm	Wichita Falls Municipal Airport
156	St. Cloud, MN	28.5 in	724 mm	St. Cloud Regional Airport
=157	Pontiac, MI	29.2 in	742 mm	Pontiac Oakland County International Airport
=157	St. Paul, MN	29.2 in	742 mm	St Paul Downtown Airport
=159	Sioux City, IA	29.3 in	744 mm	Sioux City Airport
=159	Lincoln, NE	29.3 in	744 mm	Lincoln Airport
161	Ann Arbor, MI	29.8 in	757 mm	Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
=162	Oshkosh, WI	30.6 in	777 mm	Oshkosh Wittman Airport
=162	Santa Cruz, CA	30.6 in	777 mm	Santa Cruz
=162	Eden Prairie, MN	30.6 in	777 mm	Minneapolis Flying Cloud Airport
165	Duluth, MN	31.2 in	792 mm	Duluth International Airport
166	Battle Creek, MI	31.5 in	800 mm	Battle Creek Kellogg Airport
=167	Green Bay, WI	31.6 in	803 mm	Green Bay A S International Airport
=167	Minneapolis, MN	31.6 in	803 mm	Minneapolis/St Paul Airport
169	Corpus Christi, TX	31.7 in	805 mm	Corpus Christi International Airport
170	Racine, WI	31.8 in	808 mm	Racine Batten Airport
=171	Omaha, NE	31.9 in	810 mm	Omaha Eppley Airfield
=171	Kenosha, WI	31.9 in	810 mm	Kenosha Regional Airport
173	Flint, MI	32.0 in	813 mm	Flint Weather Station
174	Manhattan, KS	32.2 in	818 mm	Manhattan Municipal Airport
175	San Antonio, TX	32.4 in	823 mm	San Antonio International Airport
176	Eau Claire, WI	33.0 in	838 mm	Chippewa Valley Regional Airport
=177	Appleton, WI	33.2 in	843 mm	Appleton
=177	Stillwater, OK	33.2 in	843 mm	Stillwater Regional Airport
=177	Kalamazoo, MI	33.2 in	843 mm	Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport
=180	Enid, OK	33.3 in	846 mm	Enid
=180	Lansing, MI	33.3 in	846 mm	Lansing Capital City Airport
182	Everett, WA	33.4 in	848 mm	Everett Snohomish Airport
183	Redding, CA	33.5 in	851 mm	Redding Airport
184	New Braunfels, TX	33.6 in	853 mm	New Braunfels
185	Santa Rosa, CA	33.8 in	859 mm	Santa Rosa Sonoma County Airport
=186	Wichita, KS	34.3 in	871 mm	Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport
=186	Detroit, MI	34.3 in	871 mm	Detroit Metro Airport
188	San Rafael, CA	34.5 in	876 mm	San Rafael Civic Center
189	Milwaukee, WI	34.6 in	879 mm	Milwaukee Mitchell Airport
=190	Rochester, MN	34.7 in	881 mm	Rochester International Airport
=190	Renton, WA	34.7 in	881 mm	Renton Municipal Airport
=190	Bellingham, WA	34.7 in	881 mm	Bellingham International Airport
=193	Killeen, TX	34.8 in	884 mm	Killeen
=193	St. Joseph, MO	34.8 in	884 mm	St Joseph Rosecrans Airport
195	Toledo, OH	35.0 in	889 mm	Toledo Express Airport
=196	Dearborn, MI	35.1 in	892 mm	Dearborn
=196	Rochester, NY	35.1 in	892 mm	Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport
198	La Crosse, WI	35.2 in	894 mm	La Crosse Regional Airport
=199	Lawrence, KS	35.6 in	904 mm	Lawrence Municipal Airport
=199	Denton, TX	35.6 in	904 mm	Denton Municipal Airport
201	Iowa City, IA	35.7 in	907 mm	Iowa City Municipal Airport
=202	Ames, IA	35.9 in	912 mm	Ames Municipal Airport
=202	Cedar Rapids, IA	35.9 in	912 mm	Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport
=202	Hillsboro, OR	35.9 in	912 mm	Portland-Hillsboro Airport
205	Waukesha, WI	36.0 in	914 mm	Waukesha Wastewater Treatment Plant
=206	Davenport, IA	36.2 in	919 mm	Davenport
=206	Arlington, TX	36.2 in	919 mm	Arlington Municipal Airport
=208	Austin, TX	36.3 in	922 mm	Austin-Camp Mabry
=208	Waterloo, IA	36.3 in	922 mm	Waterloo Municipal Airport
=210	Decatur, IL	36.4 in	925 mm	Decatur Airport
=210	Oklahoma City, OK	36.4 in	925 mm	Oklahoma City Will Rogers Airport
=210	Waco, TX	36.4 in	925 mm	Waco Regional Airport
=213	Topeka, KS	36.5 in	927 mm	Topeka Asos
=213	Burleson, TX	36.5 in	927 mm	Burleson
=215	Des Moines, IA	36.6 in	930 mm	Des Moines International Airport
=215	San Marcos, TX	36.6 in	930 mm	San Marcos
=215	Fort Worth, TX	36.6 in	930 mm	Fort Worth Alliance Airport
218	Elyria, OH	36.7 in	932 mm	Elyria Lorain County Airport
219	Portland, OR	36.9 in	937 mm	Portland International Airport
=220	Champaign, IL	37.0 in	940 mm	Champaign Willard Airport
=220	Lafayette, IN	37.0 in	940 mm	Lafayette Purdue University Airport
=220	Dallas, TX	37.0 in	940 mm	Dallas Fort Worth Airport
=223	Ankeny, IA	37.1 in	942 mm	Ankeny
=223	Georgetown, TX	37.1 in	942 mm	Georgetown Lake
=223	Madison, WI	37.1 in	942 mm	Madison Dane County Regional Airport
226	Rockford, IL	37.2 in	945 mm	Rockford Greater Rockford Airport
227	Vancouver, WA	37.5 in	953 mm	Vancouver Pearson Airport
228	Peoria, IL	37.6 in	955 mm	General Wayne A. Downing International Airport
=229	Norman, OK	37.7 in	958 mm	Norman (3 mi SSE)
=229	Olathe, KS	37.7 in	958 mm	Olathe Johnson County Exec Airport
231	Chicago, IL	37.9 in	963 mm	Chicago O'Hare International Airport
=232	Joliet, IL	38.0 in	965 mm	Joliet Brandon Rd Dam
=232	Springfield, IL	38.0 in	965 mm	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
234	Dubuque, IA	38.2 in	970 mm	Dubuque Regional Airport
=235	McKinney, TX	38.3 in	973 mm	McKinney Municipal Airport
=235	Lee's Summit, MO	38.3 in	973 mm	Lees Summit Municipal Airport
237	Newark, OH	38.8 in	986 mm	Newark Heath Airport
238	Grapevine, TX	38.9 in	988 mm	Grapevine Dam
=239	Kentwood, MI	39.2 in	996 mm	Weather Office Grand Rapids
=239	South Bend, IN	39.2 in	996 mm	South Bend Airport
=241	Kansas City, MO	39.3 in	998 mm	Kansas City International Airport
=241	Seattle, WA	39.3 in	998 mm	Seattle Tacoma International Airport
=243	West Allis, WI	39.4 in	1,001 mm	West Allis
=243	Normal, IL	39.4 in	1,001 mm	Normal (4 mi NE)
=243	Grand Rapids, MI	39.4 in	1,001 mm	Grand Rapids Gerald R Ford International Airport
=243	St. Charles, MO	39.4 in	1,001 mm	St Charles County Airport
=247	Aurora, IL	39.5 in	1,003 mm	Aurora
=247	Fort Wayne, IN	39.5 in	1,003 mm	Fort Wayne International Airport
249	Pittsburgh, PA	39.6 in	1,006 mm	Pittsburgh International Airport
=250	Elgin, IL	39.9 in	1,013 mm	Elgin
=250	Syracuse, NY	39.9 in	1,013 mm	Syracuse Hancock International Airport
=250	Wheaton, IL	39.9 in	1,013 mm	Wheaton (3 mi SE)
=253	Salem, OR	40.1 in	1,019 mm	Salem Airport (McNary Field)
=253	Kent, WA	40.1 in	1,019 mm	Kent
=255	Springfield, OH	40.3 in	1,024 mm	Springfield Water Treatment Plant
=255	Muncie, IN	40.3 in	1,024 mm	Muncie Delaware County Airport
=257	Manchester, NH	40.4 in	1,026 mm	Manchester Airport
=257	Victoria, TX	40.4 in	1,026 mm	Victoria Regional Airport
=257	Bloomington, IL	40.4 in	1,026 mm	Bloomington (5 mi W)
=260	Albany, NY	40.7 in	1,034 mm	Albany International Airport
=260	Buffalo, NY	40.7 in	1,034 mm	Buffalo Niagara International Airport
=260	Overland Park, KS	40.7 in	1,034 mm	Olathe (3 mi E)
=263	Eugene, OR	40.8 in	1,036 mm	Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Field
=263	Terre Haute, IN	40.8 in	1,036 mm	Terre Haute Hulman Regional Airport
265	Lawrence, MA	40.9 in	1,039 mm	Lawrence Municipal Airport
=266	Tulsa, OK	41.0 in	1,041 mm	Tulsa International Airport
=266	Harrisburg, PA	41.0 in	1,041 mm	Harrisburg Capitol Cy Airport
=266	Cleveland, OH	41.0 in	1,041 mm	Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
269	Grand Prairie, TX	41.1 in	1,044 mm	Joe Pool Lake
270	Youngstown, OH	41.2 in	1,046 mm	Youngstown Regional Airport
=271	Rockville, MD	41.3 in	1,049 mm	Rockville (1 mi NE)
=271	Dayton, OH	41.3 in	1,049 mm	Dayton International Airport
=273	Hamilton, OH	41.4 in	1,052 mm	Hamilton Butler County Regional Airport
=273	Columbia, MO	41.4 in	1,052 mm	Columbia Regional Airport
=275	Akron, OH	41.6 in	1,057 mm	Akron Canton Airport
=275	Columbus, OH	41.6 in	1,057 mm	Columbus Port Columbus International Airport
277	St. Louis, MO	41.7 in	1,059 mm	St Louis Lambert International Airport
=278	College Station, TX	41.8 in	1,062 mm	College Station Easterwood Field
=278	New Haven, CT	41.8 in	1,062 mm	New Haven Tweed Airport
=278	Washington, DC	41.8 in	1,062 mm	Washington Reagan Airport
281	Richardson, TX	41.9 in	1,064 mm	Richardson
282	Tacoma, WA	42.0 in	1,067 mm	Tacoma Narrows Airport
=283	Lancaster, PA	42.1 in	1,069 mm	Lancaster Airport
=283	Troy, NY	42.1 in	1,069 mm	Troy Lock and Dam
=283	Tyler, TX	42.1 in	1,069 mm	Tyler Pounds Field
286	St. Peters, MO	42.3 in	1,074 mm	St Peters (2 mi SE)
287	Rock Hill, SC	42.4 in	1,077 mm	Rock Hill York County Airport
=288	Lynchburg, VA	42.8 in	1,087 mm	Lynchburg Regional Airport
=288	Roanoke, VA	42.8 in	1,087 mm	Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport
=290	Erie, PA	43.0 in	1,092 mm	Erie International Airport
=290	Corvallis, OR	43.0 in	1,092 mm	Corvallis State University
292	Winston-Salem, NC	43.2 in	1,097 mm	Winston Salem Rynlds Airport
=293	Burlington, NC	43.3 in	1,100 mm	Burlington Alamance Airport
=293	Gastonia, NC	43.3 in	1,100 mm	Gastonia Municipal Airport
295	Frederick, MD	43.5 in	1,105 mm	Frederick Police Barracks
=296	Chapel Hill, NC	43.6 in	1,107 mm	Chapel Hill Williams Airport
=296	Boston, MA	43.6 in	1,107 mm	Boston Logan International Airport
=296	Charlotte, NC	43.6 in	1,107 mm	Charlotte Douglas Airport
=296	Indianapolis, IN	43.6 in	1,107 mm	Indianapolis International Airport
300	Anderson, IN	43.8 in	1,113 mm	Anderson Sewage Plant
=301	Greensboro, NC	44.0 in	1,118 mm	Piedmont Triad International Airport
=301	Utica, NY	44.0 in	1,118 mm	Utica Oneida County Airport
=303	Augusta, GA	44.1 in	1,120 mm	Augusta Bush Field Airport
=303	Bridgeport, CT	44.1 in	1,120 mm	Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport
=303	Philadelphia, PA	44.1 in	1,120 mm	Philadelphia International Airport
306	Sherman, TX	44.3 in	1,125 mm	Sherman
=307	Rocky Mount, NC	44.4 in	1,128 mm	Rocky Mount Wilson Airport
=307	Carmel, IN	44.4 in	1,128 mm	Carmel (3 mi E)
=307	Kokomo, IN	44.4 in	1,128 mm	Kokomo (3 mi WSW)
310	Fayetteville, NC	44.6 in	1,133 mm	Fayetteville Regional Airport Grannis Field
=311	Independence, MO	44.7 in	1,135 mm	Independence
=311	Springfield, MO	44.7 in	1,135 mm	Springfield Weather Office Airport
313	Meriden, CT	44.9 in	1,140 mm	Meriden Markham Municipal Airport
=314	Baltimore, MD	45.0 in	1,143 mm	Baltimore Wash International Airport
=314	Kingsport, TN	45.0 in	1,143 mm	Kingsport
316	Newport News, VA	45.1 in	1,146 mm	Newport News International Airport
=317	Reading, PA	45.2 in	1,148 mm	Reading Regional Airport
=317	Columbia, SC	45.2 in	1,148 mm	Columbia Metropolitan Airport
=319	Cincinnati, OH	45.3 in	1,151 mm	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
=319	Longview, TX	45.3 in	1,151 mm	Longview E TX Regional Airport
=319	Wilmington, DE	45.3 in	1,151 mm	Wilmington Airport
322	Richmond, VA	45.5 in	1,156 mm	Richmond International Airport
=323	Joplin, MO	45.6 in	1,158 mm	Joplin Regional Airport
=323	Trenton, NJ	45.6 in	1,158 mm	Trenton-Mercer Airport
325	New Bedford, MA	45.9 in	1,166 mm	New Bedford Municipal Airport
=326	Raleigh, NC	46.1 in	1,171 mm	Raleigh-Durham International Airport
=326	Winter Haven, FL	46.1 in	1,171 mm	Winter Haven Gilbert Airport
328	Nashua, NH	46.3 in	1,176 mm	Nashua Cwsu
=329	Newark, NJ	46.6 in	1,184 mm	Newark Liberty International Airport
=329	Virginia Beach, VA	46.6 in	1,184 mm	Oceana Naval Air Station
=329	Albany, GA	46.6 in	1,184 mm	Albany SW Georgia Regional Airport
=332	Macon, GA	46.9 in	1,191 mm	Macon Middle Ga Regional Airport
=332	Bloomington, IN	46.9 in	1,191 mm	Bloomington Monroe County Airport
334	Fayetteville, AR	47.0 in	1,194 mm	Fayetteville Drake Field
335	Hartford, CT	47.1 in	1,196 mm	Hartford-Bradley International Airport
=336	Clarksville, TN	47.2 in	1,199 mm	Clarksville Outlaw Airport
=336	Galveston, TX	47.2 in	1,199 mm	Galveston Scholes Field
=338	Bentonville, AR	47.3 in	1,201 mm	Bentonville (4 mi S)
=338	Columbus, IN	47.3 in	1,201 mm	Columbus
=338	Fort Smith, AR	47.3 in	1,201 mm	Fort Smith Regional Airport
341	Allentown, PA	47.4 in	1,204 mm	Allentown Lehigh Valley International Airport
342	Providence, RI	47.5 in	1,207 mm	Rhode Island T.f. Green International Airport
343	Taunton, MA	47.6 in	1,209 mm	Taunton Municipal Airport
344	Conroe, TX	47.7 in	1,212 mm	Conroe Montgomery County Airport
345	Hampton, VA	47.8 in	1,214 mm	Langley Air Force Base
=346	Concord, NC	47.9 in	1,217 mm	Concord
=346	Evansville, IN	47.9 in	1,217 mm	Evansville Regional Airport
348	Danbury, CT	48.0 in	1,219 mm	Danbury Municipal Airport
=349	Portland, ME	48.1 in	1,222 mm	Portland International Jetport
=349	Savannah, GA	48.1 in	1,222 mm	Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
=351	Worcester, MA	48.3 in	1,227 mm	Worcester Regional Airport
=351	High Point, NC	48.3 in	1,227 mm	High Point
=351	Gainesville, FL	48.3 in	1,227 mm	Gainesville Regional Airport
=351	Apex, NC	48.3 in	1,227 mm	Apex
=351	Louisville, KY	48.3 in	1,227 mm	Louisville International Airport
356	Valdosta, GA	48.4 in	1,229 mm	Valdosta Regional Airport
=357	Jonesboro, AR	48.5 in	1,232 mm	Jonesboro Municipal Airport
=357	Lowell, MA	48.5 in	1,232 mm	Lowell
=359	Durham, NC	48.6 in	1,234 mm	Durham
=359	Chesapeake, VA	48.6 in	1,234 mm	Fentress Naas
361	Plainfield, NJ	48.7 in	1,237 mm	Plainfield
=362	Cary, NC	48.8 in	1,240 mm	Cary
=362	Columbus, GA	48.8 in	1,240 mm	Columbus Metropolitan Airport
364	Athens, GA	49.0 in	1,245 mm	Athens Ben Epps Airport
365	Sarasota, FL	49.1 in	1,247 mm	Sarasota Bradenton Airport
366	Norfolk, VA	49.2 in	1,250 mm	Norfolk International Airport
=367	Decatur, AL	49.5 in	1,257 mm	Decatur Pryor Field
=367	Tampa, FL	49.5 in	1,257 mm	Tampa International Airport
=367	New York, NY	49.5 in	1,257 mm	New York Central Park Tower
=367	New Brunswick, NJ	49.5 in	1,257 mm	New Brunswick (3 mi SE)
=371	Haverhill, MA	49.6 in	1,260 mm	Haverhill
=371	Asheville, NC	49.6 in	1,260 mm	Asheville Regional Airport
=371	Sanford, FL	49.6 in	1,260 mm	Orlando Sanford Airport
374	Greenville, SC	49.7 in	1,262 mm	Grnvl Spart International Airport
375	Lexington, KY	49.8 in	1,265 mm	Lexington Bluegrass Airport
376	Bowling Green, KY	50.1 in	1,273 mm	Bowling Green Warren County Airport
377	Brockton, MA	50.2 in	1,275 mm	Brockton
=378	Little Rock, AR	50.4 in	1,280 mm	Little Rock Airport Adams Field
=378	Atlanta, GA	50.4 in	1,280 mm	Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport
380	Nashville, TN	50.5 in	1,283 mm	Nashville International Airport
=381	Olympia, WA	50.6 in	1,285 mm	Olympia Airport
=381	Clermont, FL	50.6 in	1,285 mm	Clermont (9 mi S)
383	Melbourne, FL	50.8 in	1,290 mm	Melbourne International Airport
384	Sugar Land, TX	51.1 in	1,298 mm	Sugar Land
=385	Montgomery, AL	51.2 in	1,300 mm	Montgomery Airport
=385	Fort Pierce, FL	51.2 in	1,300 mm	Fort Pierce St Lucie County International Airport
=385	Conway, AR	51.2 in	1,300 mm	Conway
388	Daytona Beach, FL	51.3 in	1,303 mm	Daytona Beach International Airport
=389	Shreveport, LA	51.4 in	1,306 mm	Shreveport Airport
=389	Palm Coast, FL	51.4 in	1,306 mm	Palm Coast (6 mi NE)
391	Orlando, FL	51.5 in	1,308 mm	Orlando International Airport
=392	Stamford, CT	51.6 in	1,311 mm	Stamford (5 mi N)
=392	Ocala, FL	51.6 in	1,311 mm	Ocala
=394	Warner Robins, GA	51.8 in	1,316 mm	Warner Robins
=394	Suffolk, VA	51.8 in	1,316 mm	Suffolk Lake Kilby
=394	Houston, TX	51.8 in	1,316 mm	Houston Intercontinental Airport
=397	North Little Rock, AR	51.9 in	1,318 mm	Little Rock
=397	Knoxville, TN	51.9 in	1,318 mm	Knoxville Airport
399	Toms River, NJ	52.0 in	1,321 mm	Toms River
400	Charleston, SC	52.5 in	1,334 mm	Charleston International Airport
401	Kissimmee, FL	52.6 in	1,336 mm	Kissimmee 2
402	Summerville, SC	52.7 in	1,339 mm	Summerville (4 mi W)
=403	Jacksonville, FL	53.4 in	1,356 mm	Jacksonville International Airport
=403	Greenville, NC	53.4 in	1,356 mm	Greenville
405	Tuscaloosa, AL	53.5 in	1,359 mm	Tuscaloosa Municipal Airport
406	St. Petersburg, FL	53.6 in	1,361 mm	St Petersburg International Airport
407	Franklin, TN	53.8 in	1,367 mm	Franklin Sewage Plant
=408	Dothan, AL	53.9 in	1,369 mm	Dothan Regional Airport
=408	Jackson, TN	53.9 in	1,369 mm	Jackson McKellar Airport
410	Huntsville, AL	54.3 in	1,379 mm	Huntsville Intnl Airport
411	Lebanon, TN	54.5 in	1,384 mm	Lebanon
412	Memphis, TN	54.9 in	1,394 mm	Memphis International Airport
413	Chattanooga, TN	55.0 in	1,397 mm	Chattanooga Airport
=414	Palm Bay, FL	55.6 in	1,412 mm	Palm Bay
=414	Pompano Beach, FL	55.6 in	1,412 mm	Pompano Beach Airpark
416	Murfreesboro, TN	55.9 in	1,420 mm	Murfreesboro (5 mi N)
417	Spring Hill, TN	56.0 in	1,422 mm	Thompson Station
418	Mableton, GA	56.2 in	1,427 mm	Mableton (1 mi N)
419	Bradenton, FL	56.3 in	1,430 mm	Bradenton (5 mi ESE)
420	Auburn, AL	56.5 in	1,435 mm	Auburn No.2
421	Birmingham, AL	56.6 in	1,438 mm	Birmingham Airport
422	Lakeland, FL	56.8 in	1,443 mm	Lakeland 2
423	Collierville, TN	57.0 in	1,448 mm	Collierville
424	Miami Beach, FL	57.2 in	1,453 mm	Miami Beach
=425	Jackson, MS	57.4 in	1,458 mm	Jackson International Airport
=425	Fort Myers, FL	57.4 in	1,458 mm	Fort Myers Page Field Airport
427	Cleveland, TN	57.6 in	1,463 mm	Cleveland Filter Plant
428	Tallahassee, FL	58.8 in	1,494 mm	Tallahassee Regional Airport
429	Jacksonville, NC	58.9 in	1,496 mm	Jacksonville Eoc
430	Lake Charles, LA	59.8 in	1,519 mm	Lake Charles Regional Airport
431	Homestead, FL	59.9 in	1,521 mm	Homestead Gen Aviation Airport
=432	Wilmington, NC	60.2 in	1,529 mm	Wilmington Int'l Airport
=432	League City, TX	60.2 in	1,529 mm	Houston Nwso
434	Fort Lauderdale, FL	61.0 in	1,549 mm	Fort Lauderdale International Airport
435	West Palm Beach, FL	61.8 in	1,570 mm	Donald J. Trump International Airport
436	Baton Rouge, LA	61.9 in	1,572 mm	Baton Rouge Metro Airport
437	Hollywood, FL	62.0 in	1,575 mm	Hollywood North Perry Airport
438	Beaumont, TX	62.1 in	1,577 mm	Port Arthur SE TX Regional Airport
=439	Lafayette, LA	62.8 in	1,595 mm	Lafayette Regional Airport
=439	Gulfport, MS	62.8 in	1,595 mm	Gulfport - Biloxi Airport
441	New Orleans, LA	63.4 in	1,610 mm	New Orleans Airport
442	Baytown, TX	64.7 in	1,643 mm	Baytown
443	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	66.0 in	1,676 mm	Palm Beach Gardens
444	Mobile, AL	67.1 in	1,704 mm	Mobile Regional Airport
445	Miami, FL	67.4 in	1,712 mm	Miami International Airport
=446	Pensacola, FL	68.3 in	1,735 mm	Pensacola Regional Airport
=446	North Miami, FL	68.3 in	1,735 mm	North Miami Beach #2
448	Tamiami, FL	69.7 in	1,770 mm	Miami Weather Office
449	Hialeah, FL	72.9 in	1,852 mm	Hialeah

Method: each place is measured at the NOAA station that keeps its climate record (named in the table); "=" marks a tie at the shown precision. The ranking compares places of 50,000 or more people so that small towns with a single remote station do not lead the list; every other place's figure is on its own page. Not ranked, for lack of the figure at their station: 10 places of 50,000+, the largest Chandler, AZ, Coral Springs, FL, Spring Hill, FL, Beaverton, OR and Orem, UT.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals; places and populations: Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.

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