Rainy Weather in US

United States' Rainiest Cities

Wettest Weather

Cities in the United States that receive the highest amounts of precipitation each year don't necessarily have an exceptionally large number of rainy days.

Among the 40 largest cities, for instance, Cleveland has the most number of days a year with rain or snow. But it ranks 14th in total annual precipitation, with 38.7 inches. Memphis receives the most precipitation each year, but ranks 19th in the number of days with precipitation, at 107 a year.

Major US cities that get over 40 inches (1016 millimetres) of precipitation a year:
City Inches
Memphis, Tennessee 54.7
Jacksonville, Florida 52.3
Atlanta, Georgia 50.2
New York, New York 49.7
Nashville, Tennessee 48.1
Houston, Texas 47.8
Louisville, Kentucky 44.5
Charlotte, North Carolina 43.5
Boston, Massachusetts 42.5
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 42.1
Baltimore, Maryland 41.9
Indianapolis, Indiana 41.0

Most Rainy Days

Large US cities where it rains or snows on over 120 days each year:
City Days
Cleveland, Ohio 156
Portland, Oregon 153
Seattle, Washington 151
Columbus, Ohio 138
Detroit, Michigan 135
Boston, Massachusetts 127
Indianapolis, Indiana 126
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 125
Chicago, Illinois 124
Louisville, Kentucky 124
New York, New York 121