As global temperatures rise, more water evaporates from the land and oceans. Paul (41.4 inches) and Green Bay (46.7 inches).Įxtreme precipitation events are becoming heavier and more frequent. An additional 645 stations had one of their 10 wettest years on record in 2019, meaning that 743 stations (27%) set an annual top 10 rainfall record by early December.Īmong the locations analyzed, two have already set a record rainfall for the entire year: Minneapolis/St. Out of 2750 NOAA stations across all 50 states, 98 stations (4%) have already set a record for annual precipitation (through December 8). Another 16 states ranked 2019 among their top 10 yearly precipitation records. That puts 2019 on track to be the wettest year ever recorded.įive states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota and South Dakota) had their wettest year on record. was the wettest on record, coming in a whopping 4.55 inches above the long-term average, according to NOAA. January-to-November across the contiguous U.S.
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