Rainy Days per Year

So you often hear folks talk of the average rainfall for a given area as an indicator of the how wet the climate is, but a more important metric (in my opinion), is how many rainy days you experience a year. For example, Mobile Alabama has the distinction as being the wettest place in the lower 48 states, with over five feet of rain a year, yet they only have 122 rain days a year, far less then many other "dryer" areas. Indeed, drizzle is far more depressing than a sudden downpour.

So if you are interested in how your current city fares, take a look at some charts that I created based on 30-50 years of rain data for each city.

To see a chart that is sorted by the cities with the MOST rainy days at the top, click HERE. If you would like to see a chart with states in ALPHABETIC order, click HERE.