In 2021, precipitation worldwide stood 0.08 inches below the annual average recorded across the previous century (1901 to 2000). In the past half century, 1987 was the driest year on record, with annual precipitation roughly 1.4 inches below the average. In contrast, 2010 was the wettest of the indicated period, with almost 1.4 inches of rainfall above the annual average.
Precipitation anomaly worldwide from 1901 to 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency. (July 31, 2022). Precipitation anomaly worldwide from 1901 to 2021 (in inches) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293084/global-precipitation-anomaly/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Precipitation anomaly worldwide from 1901 to 2021 (in inches)." Chart. July 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293084/global-precipitation-anomaly/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2022). Precipitation anomaly worldwide from 1901 to 2021 (in inches). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293084/global-precipitation-anomaly/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Precipitation Anomaly Worldwide from 1901 to 2021 (in Inches)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293084/global-precipitation-anomaly/
Environmental Protection Agency, Precipitation anomaly worldwide from 1901 to 2021 (in inches) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293084/global-precipitation-anomaly/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Precipitation anomaly worldwide from 1901 to 2021 (in inches) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, July 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293084/global-precipitation-anomaly/