Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 Ranked by Annual Precipitation (30 year period, 1961-1990) /1 in Rank Order [When cities share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. CDP = census designated place, only used in HI which has no incorporated places] City in rank order Inches Rank --------------------------------------------------------------- Tallahassee city, FL 65.71 1 Mobile city, AL 63.96 2 Hialeah city, FL 63.01 3 Pembroke Pines city, FL 63.01 3 New Orleans city, LA 61.88 5 Baton Rouge city, LA 60.89 6 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 60.64 7 Hollywood city, FL 60.64 7 Coral Springs city, FL 59.15 9 Lafayette city, LA 58.36 10 Huntsville city, AL 57.18 11 Miami city, FL 55.91 12 Beaumont city, TX 55.58 13 Jackson city, MS 55.37 14 Birmingham city, AL 54.58 15 Chattanooga city, TN 53.46 16 Montgomery city, AL 53.43 17 Cape Coral city, FL 53.37 18 Memphis city, TN 52.10 19 Jacksonville city, FL 51.32 20 Columbus city (balance), GA 51.00 21 Little Rock city, AR 50.86 22 Houston city, TX 50.83 23 Pasadena city, TX 50.83 23 Atlanta city, GA 50.77 25 Clarksville city, TN 50.75 26 Columbia city, SC 49.91 27 Paterson city, NJ 49.79 28 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 49.74 29 Waterbury city, CT 49.72 30 Stamford city, CT 49.43 31 Eugene city, OR 49.37 32 Savannah city, GA 49.22 33 St. Petersburg city, FL 48.62 34 Orlando city, FL 48.11 35 Durham city, NC 48.10 36 Worcester city, MA 47.75 37 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 47.30 38 New York city, NY 47.25 39 Knoxville city, TN 47.14 40 Fayetteville city, NC 46.72 41 Shreveport city, LA 46.11 42 Yonkers city, NY 46.01 43 Providence city, RI 45.53 44 Raleigh city, NC 44.97 45 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 44.66 46 Chesapeake city, VA 44.64 47 Hampton city, VA 44.64 47 Newport News city, VA 44.64 47 Norfolk city, VA 44.64 47 Portsmouth city, VA 44.64 47 Virginia Beach city, VA 44.64 47 Lexington-Fayette, KY 44.55 53 Winston-Salem city, NC 44.52 54 Louisville city, KY 44.39 55 Hartford city, CT 44.14 56 Elizabeth city, NJ 43.97 57 Newark city, NJ 43.97 57 Clearwater city, FL 43.92 59 Tampa city, FL 43.92 59 Springfield city, MA 43.88 61 Allentown city, PA 43.52 62 Jersey City city, NJ 43.50 63 Richmond city, VA 43.16 64 Evansville city, IN 43.14 65 Charlotte city, NC 43.09 66 Springfield city, MO 43.04 67 Greensboro city, NC 42.62 68 Lowell city, MA 42.07 69 Bridgeport city, CT 41.66 70 New Haven city, CT 41.66 70 Erie city, PA 41.53 72 Boston city, MA 41.51 73 Cambridge city, MA 41.51 73 Philadelphia city, PA 41.41 75 Vancouver city, WA 41.30 76 Baltimore city, MD 40.76 77 Cincinnati city, OH 40.70 78 Tulsa city, OK 40.59 79 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 39.94 80 Overland Park city, KS 39.56 81 Salem city, OR 39.16 82 South Bend city, IN 39.14 83 Syracuse city, NY 38.93 84 Washington city, DC 38.63 85 Alexandria city, VA 38.63 85 Buffalo city, NY 38.58 87 Columbus city, OH 38.09 88 St. Louis city, MO 37.86 89 Kansas City city, KS 37.62 90 Independence city, MO 37.62 90 Kansas City city, MO 37.62 90 Chicago city, IL 37.38 93 Bellevue city, WA 37.19 94 Seattle city, WA 37.19 94 Tacoma city, WA 37.19 94 Aurora city, IL 36.88 97 Naperville city, IL 36.88 97 Pittsburgh city, PA 36.85 99 Gary city, IN 36.82 100 Akron city, OH 36.82 100 Dayton city, OH 36.64 102 Cleveland city, OH 36.63 103 Manchester city, NH 36.37 104 Portland city, OR 36.30 105 Rockford city, IL 36.28 106 Joliet city, IL 36.26 107 Peoria city, IL 36.25 108 Dallas city, TX 36.08 109 Garland city, TX 36.08 109 Irving city, TX 36.08 109 Mesquite city, TX 36.08 109 Grand Rapids city, MI 36.04 113 Springfield city, IL 35.25 114 Topeka city, KS 35.23 115 Fort Wayne city, IN 34.75 116 Cedar Rapids city, IA 33.72 117 Arlington city, TX 33.70 118 Carrollton city, TX 33.70 118 Fort Worth city, TX 33.70 118 Grand Prairie city, TX 33.70 118 Plano city, TX 33.70 118 Oklahoma City city, OK 33.36 123 Des Moines city, IA 33.12 124 Toledo city, OH 32.97 125 Ann Arbor city, MI 32.81 126 Livonia city, MI 32.71 127 Detroit city, MI 32.09 128 Warren city, MI 32.09 128 Rochester city, NY 31.96 130 Waco city, TX 31.96 130 Austin city, TX 31.88 132 Sterling Heights city, MI 31.36 133 Milwaukee city, WI 31.11 134 San Antonio city, TX 30.98 135 Madison city, WI 30.88 136 Lansing city, MI 30.62 137 Santa Rosa city, CA 30.30 138 Flint city, MI 30.28 139 Corpus Christi city, TX 30.13 140 Omaha city, NE 29.86 141 Wichita city, KS 29.33 142 Wichita Falls city, TX 28.90 143 Green Bay city, WI 28.83 144 Minneapolis city, MN 28.32 145 St. Paul city, MN 28.32 145 Lincoln city, NE 28.26 147 Brownsville city, TX 26.61 148 Abilene city, TX 24.40 149 Berkeley city, CA 24.30 150 Oakland city, CA 24.30 150 Sioux Falls city, SD 23.86 152 McAllen city, TX 22.83 153 Vallejo city, CA 22.20 154 Honolulu CDP, HI 21.53 155 Laredo city, TX 21.42 156 San Francisco city, CA 19.71 157 Daly City city, CA 19.70 158 Amarillo city, TX 19.56 159 Pasadena city, CA 19.37 160 Lubbock city, TX 18.65 161 El Monte city, CA 17.90 162 West Covina city, CA 17.90 162 Sacramento city, CA 17.52 164 Simi Valley city, CA 17.39 165 Provo city, UT 17.04 166 Ontario city, CA 16.62 167 Pomona city, CA 16.62 167 Spokane city, WA 16.49 169 Colorado Springs city, CO 16.24 170 Salt Lake City city, UT 16.18 171 West Valley City city, UT 16.18 171 Anchorage city, AK 15.91 173 Burbank city, CA 15.87 174 Glendale city, CA 15.87 174 Santa Clarita city, CA 15.87 174 Arvada city, CO 15.86 177 Lakewood city, CO 15.86 177 Westminster city, CO 15.86 177 Fontana city, CA 15.63 180 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 15.63 180 San Bernardino city, CA 15.42 182 Aurora city, CO 15.40 183 Denver city, CO 15.40 183 Fort Collins city, CO 15.07 185 Downey city, CA 14.77 186 Los Angeles city, CA 14.77 186 San Jose city, CA 14.42 188 Santa Clara city, CA 14.42 188 Sunnyvale city, CA 14.42 188 Oxnard city, CA 14.38 191 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 14.38 191 Thousand Oaks city, CA 14.38 191 Stockton city, CA 13.95 194 Fremont city, CA 13.73 195 Hayward city, CA 13.73 195 Torrance city, CA 13.57 197 Escondido city, CA 13.04 198 Concord city, CA 12.80 199 Salinas city, CA 12.44 200 Anaheim city, CA 12.27 201 Fullerton city, CA 12.27 201 Garden Grove city, CA 12.27 201 Orange city, CA 12.27 201 Santa Ana city, CA 12.27 201 Boise City city, ID 12.11 206 Modesto city, CA 12.10 207 Inglewood city, CA 12.01 208 Tucson city, AZ 12.00 209 Corona city, CA 11.83 210 Irvine city, CA 11.81 211 Long Beach city, CA 11.80 212 Norwalk city, CA 11.80 212 Pueblo city, CO 11.19 214 Oceanside city, CA 10.93 215 Costa Mesa city, CA 10.85 216 Huntington Beach city, CA 10.85 216 Fresno city, CA 10.60 218 Moreno Valley city, CA 10.00 219 San Diego city, CA 9.90 220 Riverside city, CA 9.58 221 Chula Vista city, CA 9.34 222 Chandler city, AZ 9.04 223 Gilbert town, AZ 9.04 223 Tempe city, AZ 8.88 225 Albuquerque city, NM 8.88 225 El Paso city, TX 8.81 227 Mesa city, AZ 8.50 228 Glendale city, AZ 7.66 229 Peoria city, AZ 7.66 229 Phoenix city, AZ 7.66 229 Scottsdale city, AZ 7.66 229 Reno city, NV 7.53 233 Lancaster city, CA 6.92 234 Palmdale city, CA 6.92 234 Bakersfield city, CA 5.72 236 Henderson city, NV 4.13 237 Las Vegas city, NV 4.13 237 North Las Vegas city, NV 4.13 237 /1 Represents normal values for the 30-year period, 1961-1990. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-7.