Surprise. Six states set records for their wettest month in the last year. There were 13 records set in 2011.
For example, June 2012 was the wettest June in Florida history with 13.16 inches of rain.
This is the most amount of precipitation for each month for each state. Ties are ignored.
Blue are records set in last 12 months.
Yellow are records set in previous century.
At the bottom are summary records for the region and nation as a whole (summarized by NOAA).
State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Alabama | 1936 | 1961 | 1980 | 1964 | 1991 | 1989 | 1916 | 1939 | 1906 | 1995 | 1948 | 1961 |
Arizona | 1993 | 1980 | 1905 | 1926 | 1992 | 1927 | 1919 | 1951 | 1939 | 1972 | 1905 | 1965 |
Arkansas | 1937 | 1939 | 1945 | 1927 | 2009 | 1928 | 1905 | 1915 | 1913 | 2009 | 1988 | 1982 |
California | 1909 | 1998 | 1907 | 1926 | 1915 | 1929 | 1974 | 1983 | 1904 | 1962 | 1926 | 1955 |
Colorado | 1916 | 1993 | 1912 | 1900 | 1995 | 1965 | 1998 | 1963 | 1961 | 1969 | 1946 | 1913 |
Connecticut | 1979 | 2008 | 1953 | 1983 | 1984 | 1982 | 1897 | 1955 | 1938 | 2005 | 1988 | 1973 |
Delaware | 1937 | 2003 | 1994 | 1983 | 1948 | 2006 | 1919 | 1967 | 1935 | 2005 | 1948 | 1996 |
Florida | 1991 | 1998 | 1959 | 1933 | 2009 | 2012 | 1909 | 1898 | 1979 | 1924 | 1987 | 1997 |
Georgia | 1925 | 1939 | 1980 | 1928 | 1976 | 1900 | 1916 | 1898 | 2004 | 1994 | 1948 | 2009 |
Idaho | 1970 | 1986 | 1904 | 1965 | 1915 | 1964 | 1913 | 1968 | 1940 | 1975 | 1909 | 1996 |
Illinois | 1950 | 1908 | 1898 | 2011 | 1943 | 1902 | 1958 | 1977 | 1926 | 1941 | 1985 | 1982 |
Indiana | 1950 | 1909 | 1913 | 2011 | 1943 | 1958 | 1992 | 1977 | 1926 | 1919 | 1985 | 1990 |
Iowa | 1949 | 1915 | 1990 | 1999 | 1903 | 2010 | 1993 | 2007 | 1926 | 2009 | 1931 | 1982 |
Kansas | 1949 | 1911 | 1973 | 1944 | 1995 | 1951 | 1993 | 1977 | 1973 | 1941 | 1909 | 1913 |
Kentucky | 1937 | 1989 | 1997 | 2011 | 1983 | 1928 | 1910 | 1974 | 2006 | 1919 | 1921 | 1990 |
Louisiana | 1998 | 1966 | 1926 | 1991 | 1907 | 1989 | 1933 | 1940 | 1913 | 2009 | 1948 | 1982 |
Maine | 1979 | 1900 | 1902 | 1901 | 1984 | 1917 | 1915 | 1991 | 1999 | 2005 | 1983 | 1973 |
Maryland | 1937 | 2003 | 1994 | 1983 | 1989 | 1972 | 1945 | 1955 | 1999 | 1976 | 1972 | 2009 |
Massachusetts | 1979 | 2008 | 2010 | 1987 | 2006 | 1982 | 1938 | 1955 | 1933 | 2005 | 1983 | 1973 |
Michigan | 1950 | 1908 | 1976 | 1929 | 2004 | 2010 | 1952 | 1975 | 1986 | 1954 | 1988 | 1895 |
Minnesota | 1969 | 1922 | 1977 | 1896 | 1938 | 1914 | 1897 | 1900 | 2010 | 1971 | 2000 | 1968 |
Mississippi | 1937 | 1903 | 1980 | 1991 | 1907 | 1900 | 1940 | 2008 | 1906 | 2009 | 1948 | 1982 |
Missouri | 1916 | 1990 | 1973 | 1994 | 1943 | 1928 | 1958 | 1915 | 1993 | 1941 | 1985 | 1982 |
Montana | 1969 | 1910 | 1904 | 1940 | 1927 | 1944 | 1993 | 1968 | 1986 | 1946 | 1896 | 1917 |
Nebraska | 1949 | 1915 | 1987 | 1984 | 1903 | 1967 | 1993 | 1977 | 1973 | 2008 | 1983 | 1913 |
Nevada | 1916 | 1962 | 1907 | 1978 | 1995 | 1963 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 2004 | 1960 | 2010 |
New Hampshire | 1979 | 1900 | 1936 | 2007 | 1984 | 1922 | 1915 | 2011 | 1938 | 2005 | 1927 | 1973 |
New Jersey | 1979 | 1896 | 2010 | 2007 | 1984 | 2003 | 1897 | 2011 | 1938 | 2005 | 1972 | 2009 |
New Mexico | 1916 | 2005 | 1919 | 2004 | 1941 | 1903 | 1914 | 2006 | 1941 | 1972 | 1978 | 1991 |
New York | 1979 | 1896 | 1913 | 2011 | 1984 | 1972 | 1992 | 2011 | 1977 | 2005 | 1927 | 1973 |
North Carolina | 1998 | 1899 | 1980 | 1895 | 1901 | 1995 | 1916 | 1901 | 1999 | 1971 | 1948 | 2009 |
North Dakota | 1916 | 1998 | 1902 | 1896 | 1927 | 2005 | 1993 | 1900 | 1900 | 1982 | 2000 | 2008 |
Ohio | 1937 | 1909 | 1913 | 2011 | 1968 | 1902 | 1992 | 1980 | 1926 | 1919 | 1985 | 1990 |
Oklahoma | 1949 | 1938 | 1973 | 1942 | 1957 | 2007 | 1950 | 1906 | 1945 | 1941 | 2004 | 1984 |
Oregon | 1970 | 1904 | 1904 | 1993 | 1998 | 1937 | 1987 | 1968 | 1940 | 1950 | 1973 | 1964 |
Pennsylvania | 1978 | 1981 | 1936 | 2011 | 1989 | 1972 | 1992 | 1955 | 2011 | 1976 | 1985 | 1990 |
Rhode Island | 1979 | 2008 | 2010 | 1983 | 1948 | 1998 | 2009 | 1946 | 2008 | 2005 | 1983 | 1936 |
South Carolina | 1925 | 1939 | 1980 | 1936 | 1976 | 1973 | 1916 | 1949 | 1928 | 1990 | 1948 | 2009 |
South Dakota | 1949 | 1987 | 1977 | 1986 | 1962 | 1947 | 1993 | 1906 | 1986 | 1998 | 1922 | 1909 |
Tennessee | 1937 | 1939 | 1975 | 1912 | 1983 | 1928 | 1967 | 1901 | 1977 | 1919 | 1948 | 1990 |
Texas | 1932 | 1903 | 2007 | 1957 | 1929 | 1899 | 2007 | 1914 | 1936 | 1919 | 2004 | 1991 |
Utah | 1916 | 1980 | 1906 | 1941 | 1995 | 1967 | 1936 | 1909 | 1982 | 1972 | 1978 | 2010 |
Vermont | 1979 | 1981 | 1896 | 1996 | 1984 | 1922 | 1897 | 2011 | 1999 | 2005 | 1927 | 1973 |
Virginia | 1937 | 2003 | 1975 | 1987 | 1971 | 1972 | 1945 | 1906 | 1999 | 1976 | 1985 | 2009 |
Washington | 1953 | 1961 | 1997 | 1937 | 1948 | 1937 | 1983 | 1912 | 1959 | 1947 | 2006 | 1933 |
West Virginia | 1937 | 1903 | 1963 | 2011 | 1996 | 1998 | 1896 | 1898 | 2004 | 1925 | 1985 | 1978 |
Wisconsin | 1969 | 1922 | 1977 | 2008 | 2004 | 1968 | 1999 | 1980 | 1986 | 1900 | 1991 | 1968 |
Wyoming | 1911 | 1936 | 1906 | 1900 | 1908 | 1967 | 1937 | 1930 | 1923 | 1998 | 1983 | 1964 |
Northeast Region | 1979 | 2008 | 1936 | 1983 | 1984 | 1972 | 1897 | 2011 | 1999 | 2005 | 1983 | 1973 |
East North CentralRegion | 1916 | 1922 | 1977 | 1896 | 2004 | 2010 | 1993 | 1980 | 1986 | 2009 | 1931 | 1982 |
Central Region | 1937 | 1909 | 1897 | 2011 | 1995 | 1928 | 1958 | 1915 | 1926 | 2009 | 1985 | 1990 |
Southeast Region | 1936 | 1998 | 1980 | 1928 | 1976 | 1900 | 1916 | 1901 | 2004 | 1959 | 1948 | 2009 |
West North Central Region | 1949 | 1936 | 1987 | 1984 | 2011 | 1947 | 1993 | 1968 | 1973 | 1998 | 1896 | 1917 |
South Region | 1932 | 1903 | 1973 | 1957 | 1935 | 2004 | 1950 | 1915 | 1913 | 2009 | 2004 | 1911 |
Southwest Region | 1916 | 1980 | 1905 | 1900 | 1992 | 1927 | 1914 | 1963 | 1941 | 1972 | 1978 | 1965 |
Northwest Region | 1953 | 1904 | 1904 | 1937 | 1998 | 1947 | 1983 | 1968 | 1959 | 1950 | 1909 | 1996 |
West Region | 1916 | 1998 | 1907 | 1926 | 1915 | 1963 | 1984 | 1983 | 1976 | 2004 | 1926 | 1955 |
USA Contiguous 48 States | 1916 | 1998 | 1973 | 1957 | 1957 | 1928 | 1950 | 1977 | 1986 | 2009 | 1983 | 1982 |