Global rainfall anomaly 1901-2021

Published by
Erick Burgueño Salas,
Jun 4, 2024
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 (in inches)

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July 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1901 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Annual anomalies, or differences, were compared with the average precipitation from 1901 to 2000.

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