Annual precipitation in United States

1895 – 2025 · 131 data points Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance, 1895 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 29.3 in −2.4 in since 2024

First value · 1895 27.5 in

since 2015 −5.3 in

Annual precipitation, 1895 – 2025 inches · United States

1915

1937

1959

1981

2003

29.3 in

2025

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance, 1895 – 2025

The series at a glance United States · 1895 – 2025

Latest value 29.3 in · 2025

First value 27.5 in · 1895

Highest 34.9 in · 1973

Lowest 24.9 in · 1910

Data points 131

By year

All years · 1895 – 2025

Year	United States	Change
2025	29.3 in	−2.4 in
2024	31.6 in	+2.1 in
2023	29.5 in	+1.1 in
2022	28.5 in	−2.0 in
2021	30.4 in	+0.0 in
2020	30.4 in	−4.4 in
2019	34.8 in	+0.2 in
2018	34.6 in	+2.3 in
2017	32.3 in	+0.9 in
2016	31.4 in	−3.2 in
2015	34.6 in	+3.8 in
2014	30.8 in	−0.2 in
2013	31.0 in	+3.5 in
2012	27.5 in	−2.6 in
2011	30.1 in	−1.3 in
2010	31.4 in	−0.9 in
2009	32.3 in	+1.1 in
2008	31.2 in	+2.1 in
2007	29.2 in	−0.7 in
2006	29.8 in	−0.3 in
2005	30.1 in	−3.2 in
2004	33.2 in	+2.7 in
2003	30.5 in	+1.4 in
2002	29.0 in	+0.0 in
2001	29.0 in	+0.8 in
2000	28.2 in	−0.2 in
1999	28.5 in	−5.4 in
1998	33.8 in	+2.0 in
1997	31.8 in	−1.9 in
1996	33.7 in	+1.0 in
1995	32.7 in	+2.0 in
1994	30.6 in	−2.0 in
1993	32.6 in	+1.3 in
1992	31.2 in	−1.2 in
1991	32.4 in	+0.3 in
1990	32.2 in	+3.1 in
1989	29.0 in	+3.1 in
1988	25.9 in	−3.1 in
1987	29.0 in	−2.4 in
1986	31.4 in	+1.4 in
1985	30.0 in	−1.4 in
1984	31.4 in	−3.3 in
1983	34.7 in	+0.9 in
1982	33.8 in	+3.9 in
1981	29.9 in	+1.7 in
1980	28.2 in	−4.5 in
1979	32.7 in	+2.7 in
1978	30.1 in	−0.3 in
1977	30.4 in	+4.1 in
1976	26.3 in	−6.7 in
1975	33.0 in	+2.4 in
1974	30.6 in	−4.3 in
1973	34.9 in	+3.2 in
1972	31.7 in	+1.4 in
1971	30.3 in	+0.6 in
1970	29.7 in	−0.9 in
1969	30.6 in	+0.2 in
1968	30.4 in	+0.8 in
1967	29.6 in	+2.2 in
1966	27.4 in	−2.4 in
1965	29.8 in	−0.4 in
1964	30.2 in	+4.6 in
1963	25.7 in	−2.9 in
1962	28.6 in	−2.7 in
1961	31.2 in	+2.5 in
1960	28.7 in	−1.8 in
1959	30.6 in	+0.4 in
1958	30.2 in	−3.6 in
1957	33.8 in	+8.5 in
1956	25.4 in	−2.4 in
1955	27.7 in	+1.6 in
1954	26.2 in	−2.1 in
1953	28.3 in	+1.9 in
1952	26.3 in	−4.9 in
1951	31.2 in	+0.4 in
1950	30.9 in	+0.6 in
1949	30.3 in	−0.4 in
1948	30.7 in	+1.3 in
1947	29.4 in	−1.7 in
1946	31.1 in	−2.0 in
1945	33.0 in	+2.4 in
1944	30.6 in	+3.8 in
1943	26.8 in	−4.5 in
1942	31.3 in	−1.5 in
1941	32.8 in	+2.4 in
1940	30.4 in	+4.1 in
1939	26.3 in	−3.4 in
1938	29.7 in	−0.8 in
1937	30.5 in	+3.2 in
1936	27.3 in	−2.2 in
1935	29.5 in	+3.7 in
1934	25.8 in	−1.7 in
1933	27.5 in	−2.9 in
1932	30.4 in	+2.9 in
1931	27.5 in	+2.0 in
1930	25.6 in	−4.6 in
1929	30.1 in	+0.7 in
1928	29.5 in	−2.6 in
1927	32.0 in	+1.1 in
1926	30.9 in	+4.0 in
1925	27.0 in	+0.4 in
1924	26.5 in	−5.2 in
1923	31.7 in	+1.8 in
1922	29.9 in	+1.1 in
1921	28.8 in	−2.5 in
1920	31.3 in	−0.5 in
1919	31.7 in	+3.0 in
1918	28.8 in	+3.4 in
1917	25.3 in	−4.1 in
1916	29.4 in	−3.4 in
1915	32.8 in	+4.0 in
1914	28.8 in	−1.0 in
1913	29.8 in	−0.6 in
1912	30.5 in	+0.9 in
1911	29.5 in	+4.6 in
1910	24.9 in	−6.3 in
1909	31.2 in	+1.4 in
1908	29.8 in	−1.1 in
1907	30.9 in	−1.9 in
1906	32.8 in	+0.2 in
1905	32.6 in	+4.6 in
1904	27.9 in	−1.4 in
1903	29.4 in	−1.3 in
1902	30.6 in	+3.0 in
1901	27.6 in	−3.0 in
1900	30.6 in	+1.9 in
1899	28.7 in	−0.9 in
1898	29.6 in	−0.1 in
1897	29.7 in	−0.1 in
1896	29.8 in	+2.2 in
1895	27.5 in

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance, 1895 – 2025

What it means

Rain and snow (as water) that fell during the year.

How it is calculated

Sum of daily precipitation at the nearest weather station; months with a few missing days are scaled up, years with incomplete months are left out.

Climate

United States in numbers

Average annual temperature 55 °F 2025 CO₂ emissions per person 13.6 2024