Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 Ranked by Annual Precipitation (30 year period, 1961-1990) /1 in Rank Order
[When cities share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. CDP = census designated place, only used in HI which has no incorporated places]
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City in rank order | Inches | Rank | |
Tallahassee city, FL | 65.71 | 1 | | Mobile city, AL | 63.96 | 2 | | Hialeah city, FL | 63.01 | 3 | | Pembroke Pines city, FL | 63.01 | 3 | | New Orleans city, LA | 61.88 | 5 | | Baton Rouge city, LA | 60.89 | 6 | | Fort Lauderdale city, FL | 60.64 | 7 | | Hollywood city, FL | 60.64 | 7 | | Coral Springs city, FL | 59.15 | 9 | | Lafayette city, LA | 58.36 | 10 | | Huntsville city, AL | 57.18 | 11 | | Miami city, FL | 55.91 | 12 | | Beaumont city, TX | 55.58 | 13 | | Jackson city, MS | 55.37 | 14 | | Birmingham city, AL | 54.58 | 15 | | Chattanooga city, TN | 53.46 | 16 | | Montgomery city, AL | 53.43 | 17 | | Cape Coral city, FL | 53.37 | 18 | | Memphis city, TN | 52.10 | 19 | | Jacksonville city, FL | 51.32 | 20 | | Columbus city (balance), GA | 51.00 | 21 | | Little Rock city, AR | 50.86 | 22 | | Houston city, TX | 50.83 | 23 | | Pasadena city, TX | 50.83 | 23 | | Atlanta city, GA | 50.77 | 25 | | Clarksville city, TN | 50.75 | 26 | | Columbia city, SC | 49.91 | 27 | | Paterson city, NJ | 49.79 | 28 | | Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA | 49.74 | 29 | | Waterbury city, CT | 49.72 | 30 | | Stamford city, CT | 49.43 | 31 | | Eugene city, OR | 49.37 | 32 | | Savannah city, GA | 49.22 | 33 | | St. Petersburg city, FL | 48.62 | 34 | | Orlando city, FL | 48.11 | 35 | | Durham city, NC | 48.10 | 36 | | Worcester city, MA | 47.75 | 37 | | Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN | 47.30 | 38 | | New York city, NY | 47.25 | 39 | | Knoxville city, TN | 47.14 | 40 | | Fayetteville city, NC | 46.72 | 41 | | Shreveport city, LA | 46.11 | 42 | | Yonkers city, NY | 46.01 | 43 | | Providence city, RI | 45.53 | 44 | | Raleigh city, NC | 44.97 | 45 | | Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA | 44.66 | 46 | | Chesapeake city, VA | 44.64 | 47 | | Hampton city, VA | 44.64 | 47 | | Newport News city, VA | 44.64 | 47 | | Norfolk city, VA | 44.64 | 47 | | Portsmouth city, VA | 44.64 | 47 | | Virginia Beach city, VA | 44.64 | 47 | | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 44.55 | 53 | | Winston-Salem city, NC | 44.52 | 54 | | Louisville city, KY | 44.39 | 55 | | Hartford city, CT | 44.14 | 56 | | Elizabeth city, NJ | 43.97 | 57 | | Newark city, NJ | 43.97 | 57 | | Clearwater city, FL | 43.92 | 59 | | Tampa city, FL | 43.92 | 59 | | Springfield city, MA | 43.88 | 61 | | Allentown city, PA | 43.52 | 62 | | Jersey City city, NJ | 43.50 | 63 | | Richmond city, VA | 43.16 | 64 | | Evansville city, IN | 43.14 | 65 | | Charlotte city, NC | 43.09 | 66 | | Springfield city, MO | 43.04 | 67 | | Greensboro city, NC | 42.62 | 68 | | Lowell city, MA | 42.07 | 69 | | Bridgeport city, CT | 41.66 | 70 | | New Haven city, CT | 41.66 | 70 | | Erie city, PA | 41.53 | 72 | | Boston city, MA | 41.51 | 73 | | Cambridge city, MA | 41.51 | 73 | | Philadelphia city, PA | 41.41 | 75 | | Vancouver city, WA | 41.30 | 76 | | Baltimore city, MD | 40.76 | 77 | | Cincinnati city, OH | 40.70 | 78 | | Tulsa city, OK | 40.59 | 79 | | Indianapolis city (balance), IN | 39.94 | 80 | | Overland Park city, KS | 39.56 | 81 | | Salem city, OR | 39.16 | 82 | | South Bend city, IN | 39.14 | 83 | | Syracuse city, NY | 38.93 | 84 | | Washington city, DC | 38.63 | 85 | | Alexandria city, VA | 38.63 | 85 | | Buffalo city, NY | 38.58 | 87 | | Columbus city, OH | 38.09 | 88 | | St. Louis city, MO | 37.86 | 89 | | Kansas City city, KS | 37.62 | 90 | | Independence city, MO | 37.62 | 90 | | Kansas City city, MO | 37.62 | 90 | | Chicago city, IL | 37.38 | 93 | | Bellevue city, WA | 37.19 | 94 | | Seattle city, WA | 37.19 | 94 | | Tacoma city, WA | 37.19 | 94 | | Aurora city, IL | 36.88 | 97 | | Naperville city, IL | 36.88 | 97 | | Pittsburgh city, PA | 36.85 | 99 | | Gary city, IN | 36.82 | 100 | | Akron city, OH | 36.82 | 100 | | Dayton city, OH | 36.64 | 102 | | Cleveland city, OH | 36.63 | 103 | | Manchester city, NH | 36.37 | 104 | | Portland city, OR | 36.30 | 105 | | Rockford city, IL | 36.28 | 106 | | Joliet city, IL | 36.26 | 107 | | Peoria city, IL | 36.25 | 108 | | Dallas city, TX | 36.08 | 109 | | Garland city, TX | 36.08 | 109 | | Irving city, TX | 36.08 | 109 | | Mesquite city, TX | 36.08 | 109 | | Grand Rapids city, MI | 36.04 | 113 | | Springfield city, IL | 35.25 | 114 | | Topeka city, KS | 35.23 | 115 | | Fort Wayne city, IN | 34.75 | 116 | | Cedar Rapids city, IA | 33.72 | 117 | | Arlington city, TX | 33.70 | 118 | | Carrollton city, TX | 33.70 | 118 | | Fort Worth city, TX | 33.70 | 118 | | Grand Prairie city, TX | 33.70 | 118 | | Plano city, TX | 33.70 | 118 | | Oklahoma City city, OK | 33.36 | 123 | | Des Moines city, IA | 33.12 | 124 | | Toledo city, OH | 32.97 | 125 | | Ann Arbor city, MI | 32.81 | 126 | | Livonia city, MI | 32.71 | 127 | | Detroit city, MI | 32.09 | 128 | | Warren city, MI | 32.09 | 128 | | Rochester city, NY | 31.96 | 130 | | Waco city, TX | 31.96 | 130 | | Austin city, TX | 31.88 | 132 | | Sterling Heights city, MI | 31.36 | 133 | | Milwaukee city, WI | 31.11 | 134 | | San Antonio city, TX | 30.98 | 135 | | Madison city, WI | 30.88 | 136 | | Lansing city, MI | 30.62 | 137 | | Santa Rosa city, CA | 30.30 | 138 | | Flint city, MI | 30.28 | 139 | | Corpus Christi city, TX | 30.13 | 140 | | Omaha city, NE | 29.86 | 141 | | Wichita city, KS | 29.33 | 142 | | Wichita Falls city, TX | 28.90 | 143 | | Green Bay city, WI | 28.83 | 144 | | Minneapolis city, MN | 28.32 | 145 | | St. Paul city, MN | 28.32 | 145 | | Lincoln city, NE | 28.26 | 147 | | Brownsville city, TX | 26.61 | 148 | | Abilene city, TX | 24.40 | 149 | | Berkeley city, CA | 24.30 | 150 | | Oakland city, CA | 24.30 | 150 | | Sioux Falls city, SD | 23.86 | 152 | | McAllen city, TX | 22.83 | 153 | | Vallejo city, CA | 22.20 | 154 | | Honolulu CDP, HI | 21.53 | 155 | | Laredo city, TX | 21.42 | 156 | | San Francisco city, CA | 19.71 | 157 | | Daly City city, CA | 19.70 | 158 | | Amarillo city, TX | 19.56 | 159 | | Pasadena city, CA | 19.37 | 160 | | Lubbock city, TX | 18.65 | 161 | | El Monte city, CA | 17.90 | 162 | | West Covina city, CA | 17.90 | 162 | | Sacramento city, CA | 17.52 | 164 | | Simi Valley city, CA | 17.39 | 165 | | Provo city, UT | 17.04 | 166 | | Ontario city, CA | 16.62 | 167 | | Pomona city, CA | 16.62 | 167 | | Spokane city, WA | 16.49 | 169 | | Colorado Springs city, CO | 16.24 | 170 | | Salt Lake City city, UT | 16.18 | 171 | | West Valley City city, UT | 16.18 | 171 | | Anchorage city, AK | 15.91 | 173 | | Burbank city, CA | 15.87 | 174 | | Glendale city, CA | 15.87 | 174 | | Santa Clarita city, CA | 15.87 | 174 | | Arvada city, CO | 15.86 | 177 | | Lakewood city, CO | 15.86 | 177 | | Westminster city, CO | 15.86 | 177 | | Fontana city, CA | 15.63 | 180 | | Rancho Cucamonga city, CA | 15.63 | 180 | | San Bernardino city, CA | 15.42 | 182 | | Aurora city, CO | 15.40 | 183 | | Denver city, CO | 15.40 | 183 | | Fort Collins city, CO | 15.07 | 185 | | Downey city, CA | 14.77 | 186 | | Los Angeles city, CA | 14.77 | 186 | | San Jose city, CA | 14.42 | 188 | | Santa Clara city, CA | 14.42 | 188 | | Sunnyvale city, CA | 14.42 | 188 | | Oxnard city, CA | 14.38 | 191 | | San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA | 14.38 | 191 | | Thousand Oaks city, CA | 14.38 | 191 | | Stockton city, CA | 13.95 | 194 | | Fremont city, CA | 13.73 | 195 | | Hayward city, CA | 13.73 | 195 | | Torrance city, CA | 13.57 | 197 | | Escondido city, CA | 13.04 | 198 | | Concord city, CA | 12.80 | 199 | | Salinas city, CA | 12.44 | 200 | | Anaheim city, CA | 12.27 | 201 | | Fullerton city, CA | 12.27 | 201 | | Garden Grove city, CA | 12.27 | 201 | | Orange city, CA | 12.27 | 201 | | Santa Ana city, CA | 12.27 | 201 | | Boise City city, ID | 12.11 | 206 | | Modesto city, CA | 12.10 | 207 | | Inglewood city, CA | 12.01 | 208 | | Tucson city, AZ | 12.00 | 209 | | Corona city, CA | 11.83 | 210 | | Irvine city, CA | 11.81 | 211 | | Long Beach city, CA | 11.80 | 212 | | Norwalk city, CA | 11.80 | 212 | | Pueblo city, CO | 11.19 | 214 | | Oceanside city, CA | 10.93 | 215 | | Costa Mesa city, CA | 10.85 | 216 | | Huntington Beach city, CA | 10.85 | 216 | | Fresno city, CA | 10.60 | 218 | | Moreno Valley city, CA | 10.00 | 219 | | San Diego city, CA | 9.90 | 220 | | Riverside city, CA | 9.58 | 221 | | Chula Vista city, CA | 9.34 | 222 | | Chandler city, AZ | 9.04 | 223 | | Gilbert town, AZ | 9.04 | 223 | | Tempe city, AZ | 8.88 | 225 | | Albuquerque city, NM | 8.88 | 225 | | El Paso city, TX | 8.81 | 227 | | Mesa city, AZ | 8.50 | 228 | | Glendale city, AZ | 7.66 | 229 | | Peoria city, AZ | 7.66 | 229 | | Phoenix city, AZ | 7.66 | 229 | | Scottsdale city, AZ | 7.66 | 229 | | Reno city, NV | 7.53 | 233 | | Lancaster city, CA | 6.92 | 234 | | Palmdale city, CA | 6.92 | 234 | | Bakersfield city, CA | 5.72 | 236 | | Henderson city, NV | 4.13 | 237 | | Las Vegas city, NV | 4.13 | 237 | | North Las Vegas city, NV | 4.13 | 237
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/1 Represents normal values for the 30-year period, 1961-1990.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-7.
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