Which state gets the most rain?
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Which states get the most rain in a year? Tap them most-to-least.
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I bet… Washington — hello, rainy Seattle!
Answer
The real order is…
Louisiana got about 1.24× as much rain as #2 Mississippi — and rainy Washington isn't even close!
📚 Background Everyone pictures rainy Seattle — but the wettest state is Louisiana! Warm, wet air blows in off the Gulf and dumps summer thunderstorms almost daily. Washington's rain is famous because it's gray and drizzly for months, not because it's the most. (NOAA NCEI, Climate at a Glance) (opens in a new tab)
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Yearly precipitation (inches, by state, 2024)
Highest: Louisiana (71.7 inches); lowest shown here: Nevada (9.5 inches).
Note: measured in inches of rain and melted snow, averaged across the state. Weather changes year to year — this is 2024.
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| Rank | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | 71.7 inches |
| #2 | Mississippi | 57.9 inches |
| #3 | Florida | 56.8 inches |
| #4 | Rhode Island | 56.7 inches |
| #5 | Alabama | 56.5 inches |
| #5 | Georgia | 56.5 inches |
| #7 | Arkansas | 54.7 inches |
| #8 | Hawaii | 53.5 inches |
| #9 | Tennessee | 53.1 inches |
| #9 | North Carolina | 53.1 inches |
| #11 | South Carolina | 52.9 inches |
| #12 | Connecticut | 52 inches |
| #13 | Kentucky | 51.6 inches |
| #14 | Massachusetts | 48.1 inches |
| #15 | Vermont | 46.4 inches |
| #16 | New Hampshire | 45.7 inches |
| #17 | Virginia | 45.5 inches |
| #18 | Pennsylvania | 44.9 inches |
| #19 | New York | 44.3 inches |
| #20 | Missouri | 43.9 inches |
| #21 | Maine | 42.9 inches |
| #21 | Indiana | 42.9 inches |
| #23 | New Jersey | 42.6 inches |
| #24 | Washington | 42.4 inches |
| #25 | West Virginia | 42.1 inches |
| #26 | Illinois | 40.9 inches |
| #27 | Maryland | 39.5 inches |
| #28 | Ohio | 37.9 inches |
| #29 | Delaware | 37.6 inches |
| #29 | Alaska | 37.6 inches |
| #31 | Iowa | 37 inches |
| #31 | Wisconsin | 37 inches |
| #33 | Oregon | 36.5 inches |
| #33 | Oklahoma | 36.5 inches |
| #35 | Michigan | 34.6 inches |
| #36 | Minnesota | 29.6 inches |
| #37 | Texas | 29.4 inches |
| #38 | Kansas | 27.4 inches |
| #39 | California | 26.1 inches |
| #40 | Nebraska | 22.4 inches |
| #41 | Idaho | 22.3 inches |
| #42 | Colorado | 19.2 inches |
| #43 | South Dakota | 19 inches |
| #44 | North Dakota | 18.5 inches |
| #45 | Montana | 17 inches |
| #46 | Wyoming | 13.3 inches |
| #47 | New Mexico | 12.8 inches |
| #48 | Utah | 12.7 inches |
| #49 | Arizona | 9.8 inches |
| #50 | Nevada | 9.5 inches |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2024)
Sources
Data as of: 2024
NOAA NCEI: Climate at a Glance — statewide precipitation, Jan–Dec 2024 (opens in a new tab) (2026-07-18) — Official published statewide values (the committed raw file holds the values exactly as published, per state).
↳ On the Climate at a Glance site, choose Statewide → Time Series → Precipitation → 12-month period ending December 2024.