Nevada and Utah ranked driest on record for 2020 with two additional western states ranking second driest. Below-average precipitation fell across much of the West, northern Plains and parts of the Northeast. North Carolina had its second-wettest year on record during 2020 and Virginia was third wettest. average annual precipitation was 30.28 inches, which is 0.34 inches above the long-term average, ranking in the middle third of the historical record.Ībove-average annual precipitation was observed from the Great Lakes and Plains to the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Influenced by warm ocean temperatures, Kahului and Hilo experienced a record-warm year in 2020. There were over 106,000 daily temperature records tied or broken during 2020. temperature-related energy demand for 2020 was 31 percent of average and the 7 th lowest value in the 126-year period of record.įor the year, warm daily records outpaced cold records by a margin of approximately two to one. Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware each ranked warmest on record with six additional states' minimum temperatures ranking second warmest on record.īased on NOAA's Residential Energy Demand Temperature Index (REDTI), the contiguous U.S. The nationally averaged minimum temperature (overnight lows) during 2020 was 42.4☏, 2.4☏ above average and also ranked sixth warmest in the 126-year record. Portions of the lower Mississippi Valley had daytime temperatures that were below average during 2020. Much of the western half and eastern third of the CONUS experienced above-average maximum temperatures for the year with Arizona ranking warmest on record. The nationally averaged maximum temperature (daytime highs) was above average for 2020 at 66.3☏, 2.3☏ above average, ranking as sixth warmest in the 126-year record. There were no areas of below-average annual temperatures observed across the Lower 48 during 2020. Ten states across the Southwest, Southeast and East Coast had their second-warmest year on record. experienced above-average temperatures during 2020. The five warmest years on record have all occurred since 2012. This ranked as the fifth-warmest year in the 126-year record. was 54.4☏, 2.4☏ above the 20 th century average. As an example, December data will typically be posted sometime during the first week of January.Īny questions about this product should be directed to the CNRFC.Based on preliminary analysis, the average annual temperature for the contiguous U.S. Note, monthly data is collected during the first week of the following month and will be posted to this webpage when received from the National Weather Service cooperative observers. In addition the percent of normal will not be calculated. If a station has any missing data, it's WY to Date total will also be missing. NA means that 30 year averages do not exist for this station. Precipitation data is provided for each month of the most recent water year, total precipitation for the water year, the percent of normal for the water year to date, and the percent of the entire water year we have received to date. The water year starts on October 1 of the previous reference year and ends on September 30 of the reference year. The following is data from National Weather Service cooperative observers as of the end of last month. Monthly Precipitation Summary Water Year 2022

Precipitation totals for the year