Wettest places in America

Rain and melted snow together, averaged over thirty years at the local weather station.

Source NOAA NCEI (raw data, text file), as of 31 December 2020 · normal annual precipitation (inches)

1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals: normal annual precipitation in inches at first-order stations. Published in station order; ranked here. Six foreign stations in Palau, Micronesia and the Marshalls dropped.

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Rank	Entry	normal annual precipitation (inches)
#1	Yakutat, AK	140.36
#2	Pago Pago, AS	128.34
#3	Hilo, HI	120.39
#4	Annette, AK	103.51
#5	Quillayute, WA	101.32
#6	Guam	98.12
#7	Mt. Washington, NH	91.23
#8	Kodiak, AK	78.32
#9	Astoria, OR	70.26
#10	Pensacola, FL	68.31
#11	Valdez, AK	67.9
#12	Miami, FL	67.41
#13	Mobile, AL	67.08
#14	Juneau, AK	66.99
#15	New Orleans, LA	63.35
#16	Blue Canyon, CA	62.44
#17	Port Arthur, TX	62.13
#18	Baton Rouge, LA	61.94
#19	West Palm Beach, FL	61.75
#20	Cape Hatteras, NC	61.21
#21	Wilmington, NC	60.15
#22	San Juan, PR	59.87
#23	Lake Charles, LA	59.75
#24	Oak Ridge, TN	59.7
#25	Tallahassee, FL	58.81
#26	Tupelo, MS	57.74
#27	Fort Myers, FL	57.41
#28	Jackson, MS	57.35
#29	Meridian, MS	57
#30	Birmingham, AL	56.62
#31	Chattanooga, TN	55
#32	Memphis, TN	54.94
#33	Huntsville, AL	54.29
#34	Jacksonville, FL	53.4
#35	Vero Beach, FL	53.25
#36	Knoxville, TN	51.93
#37	Jackson, KY	51.89
#38	Houston, TX	51.84
#39	Orlando, FL	51.45
#40	Shreveport, LA	51.43
#41	Daytona Beach, FL	51.25
#42	Montgomery, AL	51.16
#43	Olympia, WA	50.62
#44	Nashville, TN	50.51
#45	Atlanta, GA	50.43
#46	Little Rock, AR	50.42
#47	Paducah, KY	50.32
#48	Lexington, KY	49.84
#49	Greenville-Spartanburg, SC	49.67
#50	Asheville, NC	49.59
#51	Tampa, FL	49.48
#52	Norfolk, VA	49.18
#53	Athens, GA	48.95
#54	Columbus, GA	48.82
#55	Louisville, KY	48.34
#56	Gainesville, FL	48.31
#57	Worcester, MA	48.26
#58	Savannah, GA	48.12
#59	Portland, ME	48.12
#60	Evansville, IN	47.91
#61	Providence, RI	47.54
#62	Allentown, PA	47.36
#63	Fort Smith, AR	47.34
#64	Galveston, TX	47.22
#65	Elkins, WV	47.21
#66	Hartford, CT	47.05
#67	Macon, GA	46.91
#68	Newark, NJ	46.6
#69	Charleston, WV	46.24
#70	Raleigh, NC	46.07
#71	Islip, NY	45.99
#72	Atlantic City, NJ	45.96
#73	Richmond, VA	45.5
#74	Wilmington, DE	45.33
#75	Cincinnati, OH	45.26
#76	Columbia, SC	45.24
#77	Huntington, WV	45.1
#78	Baltimore, MD	45
#79	Springfield, MO	44.71
#80	Charleston, SC	44.26
#81	Harrisburg, PA	44.23
#82	Philadelphia, PA	44.11
#83	Bridgeport, CT	44.09
#84	Augusta, GA	44.09
#85	Bristol-Johnson City-Kingsport, TN	43.97
#86	Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC	43.95
#87	Indianapolis, IN	43.63
#88	Charlotte, NC	43.6
#89	Boston, MA	43.59
#90	Beckley, WV	43.54
#91	Williamsport, PA	43.52
#92	Wallops Island, VA	43.25
#93	Washington Dulles	43.24
#94	Erie, PA	42.98
#95	Roanoke, VA	42.82
#96	Lynchburg, VA	42.76
#97	Cold Bay, AK	42.67
#98	Mansfield, OH	42.49
#99	Binghamton, NY	42.04
#100	Concord, NH	41.95

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