Average Monthly Precipitation
for Selected Cities (inches)
| CITY |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
ANNUAL |
| NEW ORLEANS, LA |
5.05 |
6.01 |
4.90 |
4.50 |
4.56 |
5.84 |
6.12 |
6.17 |
5.51 |
3.05 |
4.42 |
5.75 |
61.88 |
| GAINESVILLE, FL |
3.35 |
4.21 |
3.65 |
2.64 |
3.76 |
6.77 |
6.80 |
8.01 |
5.27 |
1.82 |
2.26 |
3.27 |
51.81 |
| ATHENS, GA |
4.60 |
4.42 |
5.46 |
3.99 |
4.37 |
3.93 |
4.88 |
3.70 |
3.36 |
3.28 |
3.66 |
4.09 |
49.74 |
| EUGENE, OR |
7.91 |
5.64 |
5.52 |
3.11 |
2.16 |
1.43 |
0.51 |
1.08 |
1.67 |
3.41 |
8.32 |
8.61 |
49.37 |
| NEW YORK, NY |
3.42 |
3.27 |
4.08 |
4.20 |
4.42 |
3.67 |
4.35 |
4.01 |
3.89 |
3.56 |
4.47 |
3.91 |
47.25 |
| HOUSTON, TX |
3.29 |
2.96 |
2.92 |
3.21 |
5.24 |
4.96 |
3.60 |
3.49 |
4.89 |
4.27 |
3.79 |
3.45 |
46.07 |
| PROVIDENCE, RI |
3.88 |
3.61 |
4.05 |
4.11 |
3.76 |
3.33 |
3.18 |
3.63 |
3.48 |
3.69 |
4.43 |
4.38 |
45.53 |
| CHARLOTTE, NC |
3.71 |
3.84 |
4.43 |
2.68 |
3.82 |
3.39 |
3.92 |
3.73 |
3.50 |
3.36 |
3.23 |
3.48 |
43.09 |
| BOSTON, MA |
3.59 |
3.62 |
3.69 |
3.60 |
3.25 |
3.09 |
2.84 |
3.24 |
3.06 |
3.30 |
4.22 |
4.01 |
41.51 |
| PHILADELPHIA, PA |
3.21 |
2.79 |
3.46 |
3.62 |
3.75 |
3.74 |
4.28 |
3.80 |
3.42 |
2.62 |
3.34 |
3.38 |
41.41 |
| BALTIMORE, MD |
3.05 |
3.12 |
3.38 |
3.09 |
3.72 |
3.67 |
3.69 |
3.92 |
3.41 |
2.98 |
3.32 |
3.41 |
40.76 |
| WASHINGTON, D.C. |
2.70 |
2.81 |
3.17 |
3.11 |
4.02 |
3.92 |
3.49 |
3.94 |
3.36 |
3.20 |
3.30 |
3.22 |
40.24 |
| SOUTH BEND, IN |
2.23 |
1.90 |
3.10 |
3.82 |
3.22 |
4.11 |
3.82 |
3.67 |
3.62 |
3.08 |
3.27 |
3.30 |
39.14 |
| COLUMBUS, OH |
2.18 |
2.24 |
3.27 |
3.21 |
3.93 |
4.04 |
4.31 |
3.72 |
2.96 |
2.15 |
3.22 |
2.86 |
38.09 |
| ST. LOUIS, MO |
1.81 |
2.12 |
3.58 |
3.50 |
3.97 |
3.72 |
3.85 |
2.85 |
3.12 |
2.68 |
3.28 |
3.03 |
37.51 |
| SEATTLE,
WA |
5.38 |
3.99 |
3.54 |
2.33 |
1.70 |
1.50 |
0.76 |
1.14 |
1.88 |
3.23 |
5.83 |
5.91 |
37.19 |
| CLEVELAND, OH |
2.04 |
2.19 |
2.91 |
3.14 |
3.49 |
3.70 |
3.52 |
3.40 |
3.44 |
2.54 |
3.17 |
3.09 |
36.63 |
| CHICAGO, IL |
1.53 |
1.36 |
2.69 |
3.64 |
3.32 |
3.78 |
3.66 |
4.22 |
3.82 |
2.41 |
2.92 |
2.47 |
35.82 |
| DETROIT, MI |
1.76 |
1.74 |
2.55 |
2.95 |
2.92 |
3.61 |
3.18 |
3.43 |
2.89 |
2.10 |
2.67 |
2.82 |
32.62 |
| AUSTIN, TX |
1.71 |
2.17 |
1.87 |
2.56 |
4.78 |
3.72 |
2.04 |
2.05 |
3.30 |
3.43 |
2.37 |
1.88 |
31.88 |
| MADISON, WI |
1.07 |
1.08 |
2.17 |
2.86 |
3.14 |
3.66 |
3.39 |
4.04 |
3.37 |
2.17 |
2.09 |
1.84 |
30.88 |
| MINNEAPOLIS, MN |
0.95 |
0.88 |
1.94 |
2.42 |
3.39 |
4.05 |
3.53 |
3.62 |
2.72 |
2.19 |
1.55 |
1.08 |
28.32 |
| SAN FRANCISCO, CA |
4.35 |
3.17 |
3.06 |
1.37 |
0.19 |
0.11 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.20 |
1.22 |
2.86 |
3.09 |
19.70 |
| LOS ANGELES, CA |
2.40 |
2.51 |
1.98 |
0.72 |
0.14 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.15 |
0.31 |
0.34 |
1.76 |
1.66 |
12.01 |
| SAN DIEGO, CA |
1.80 |
1.53 |
1.77 |
0.79 |
0.19 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
0.10 |
0.24 |
0.37 |
1.45 |
1.57 |
9.90 |
[Source: National
Climatic Data Center, NOAA,
data for 1961-1990]
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