In 2024, precipitation in the United States stood 1.66 inches above the annual average recorded across the previous century (1901 to 2020). Except for 2022 and 2023, 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 1900 to 2024
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Precipitation anomaly in the United States from 1900 to 2024
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Annual anomalies were compared with the average precipitation from 1901 to 2000.
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Erick Burgueño Salas
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