In 2023, precipitation in the United States stood 0.44 inches below the annual average recorded across the previous century (1901 to 2020). With the exception of 2022, the past 10 years have all seen annual precipitation above the average, with the highest anomaly of the displayed period recorded in 2019, at nearly five inches of rainfall.
Precipitation anomaly in the United States from 1990 to 2023
(in inches)
Annual anomalies were compared with the average precipitation from 1901 to 2000.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (February 21, 2024). Precipitation anomaly in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in inches) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293607/precipitation-anomaly-in-the-us/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Precipitation anomaly in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in inches)." Chart. February 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293607/precipitation-anomaly-in-the-us/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2024). Precipitation anomaly in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in inches). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293607/precipitation-anomaly-in-the-us/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Precipitation Anomaly in The United States from 1990 to 2023 (in Inches)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293607/precipitation-anomaly-in-the-us/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Precipitation anomaly in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in inches) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293607/precipitation-anomaly-in-the-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Precipitation anomaly in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in inches) [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, February 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293607/precipitation-anomaly-in-the-us/
