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    How often does it rain? US cities, rainiest first

    Some cities get rain. Some cities are basically a long-term relationship with it.

    Rainiest this November: Astoria, Oregon, with about 21 wet days.

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    A wet day here means at least a hundredth of an inch of rain or melted snow at the city’s official weather station, averaged over 1991 to 2020. Here are all 129 US cities we track.

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    The rainiest cities in November

    1. Astoria, Oregon: about 21 wet days in November
    2. Olympia, Washington: about 20 wet days in November
    3. Seattle, Washington: about 18 wet days in November
    4. Portland, Oregon: about 18 wet days in November
    5. Eugene, Oregon: about 18 wet days in November
    6. Syracuse, New York: about 16 wet days in November
    7. Erie, Pennsylvania: about 15 wet days in November
    8. Rochester, New York: about 15 wet days in November
    9. Buffalo, New York: about 14 wet days in November
    10. Youngstown, Ohio: about 14 wet days in November

    Every city, most rainy days a year first

    1. Astoria, Oregon: about 196 wet days a year
    2. Syracuse, New York: about 174 wet days a year
    3. Rochester, New York: about 168 wet days a year
    4. Youngstown, Ohio: about 168 wet days a year
    5. Erie, Pennsylvania: about 167 wet days a year
    6. Buffalo, New York: about 166 wet days a year
    7. Binghamton, New York: about 164 wet days a year
    8. Olympia, Washington: about 163 wet days a year
    9. Akron, Ohio: about 160 wet days a year
    10. Cleveland, Ohio: about 158 wet days a year
    11. Burlington, Vermont: about 157 wet days a year
    12. Portland, Oregon: about 156 wet days a year
    13. Seattle, Washington: about 156 wet days a year
    14. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: about 154 wet days a year
    15. Grand Rapids, Michigan: about 149 wet days a year
    16. South Bend, Indiana: about 147 wet days a year
    17. Eugene, Oregon: about 146 wet days a year
    18. Columbus, Ohio: about 141 wet days a year
    19. Miami, Florida: about 141 wet days a year
    20. Albany, New York: about 139 wet days a year
    21. Scranton, Pennsylvania: about 139 wet days a year
    22. Lansing, Michigan: about 138 wet days a year
    23. Cincinnati, Ohio: about 136 wet days a year
    24. Detroit, Michigan: about 136 wet days a year
    25. Fort Wayne, Indiana: about 135 wet days a year
    26. Dayton, Ohio: about 134 wet days a year
    27. Lexington, Kentucky: about 134 wet days a year
    28. Concord, New Hampshire: about 133 wet days a year
    29. Duluth, Minnesota: about 133 wet days a year
    30. Toledo, Ohio: about 133 wet days a year
    31. Portland, Maine: about 131 wet days a year
    32. Asheville, North Carolina: about 130 wet days a year
    33. Hartford, Connecticut: about 130 wet days a year
    34. Knoxville, Tennessee: about 129 wet days a year
    35. Boston, Massachusetts: about 128 wet days a year
    36. Indianapolis, Indiana: about 128 wet days a year
    37. Louisville, Kentucky: about 127 wet days a year
    38. Providence, Rhode Island: about 127 wet days a year
    39. Chicago, Illinois: about 126 wet days a year
    40. Green Bay, Wisconsin: about 126 wet days a year
    41. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: about 126 wet days a year
    42. Madison, Wisconsin: about 126 wet days a year
    43. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: about 125 wet days a year
    44. New York, New York: about 125 wet days a year
    45. Missoula, Montana: about 124 wet days a year
    46. Chattanooga, Tennessee: about 123 wet days a year
    47. Nashville, Tennessee: about 123 wet days a year
    48. Newark, New Jersey: about 123 wet days a year
    49. Baltimore, Maryland: about 121 wet days a year
    50. Orlando, Florida: about 121 wet days a year
    51. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: about 121 wet days a year
    52. Rockford, Illinois: about 121 wet days a year
    53. Dubuque, Iowa: about 119 wet days a year
    54. Minneapolis, Minnesota: about 119 wet days a year
    55. Richmond, Virginia: about 119 wet days a year
    56. Birmingham, Alabama: about 118 wet days a year
    57. Norfolk, Virginia: about 118 wet days a year
    58. Raleigh, North Carolina: about 118 wet days a year
    59. Washington, DC: about 118 wet days a year
    60. Mobile, Alabama: about 117 wet days a year
    61. Peoria, Illinois: about 117 wet days a year
    62. Quad Cities, Illinois and Iowa: about 117 wet days a year
    63. Atlanta, Georgia: about 116 wet days a year
    64. Greensboro, North Carolina: about 116 wet days a year
    65. Anchorage, Alaska: about 115 wet days a year
    66. New Orleans, Louisiana: about 115 wet days a year
    67. Pensacola, Florida: about 115 wet days a year
    68. Springfield, Illinois: about 115 wet days a year
    69. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: about 114 wet days a year
    70. Charleston, South Carolina: about 114 wet days a year
    71. Jacksonville, Florida: about 114 wet days a year
    72. St. Louis, Missouri: about 114 wet days a year
    73. Tallahassee, Florida: about 114 wet days a year
    74. Waterloo, Iowa: about 114 wet days a year
    75. Des Moines, Iowa: about 113 wet days a year
    76. Spokane, Washington: about 113 wet days a year
    77. Charlotte, North Carolina: about 112 wet days a year
    78. Memphis, Tennessee: about 111 wet days a year
    79. Jackson, Mississippi: about 110 wet days a year
    80. Springfield, Missouri: about 110 wet days a year
    81. Columbia, South Carolina: about 109 wet days a year
    82. Fargo, North Dakota: about 109 wet days a year
    83. Savannah, Georgia: about 108 wet days a year
    84. Tampa, Florida: about 108 wet days a year
    85. Fairbanks, Alaska: about 107 wet days a year
    86. Little Rock, Arkansas: about 106 wet days a year
    87. Houston, Texas: about 104 wet days a year
    88. Kansas City, Missouri: about 104 wet days a year
    89. Sioux Falls, South Dakota: about 104 wet days a year
    90. Medford, Oregon: about 103 wet days a year
    91. Omaha, Nebraska: about 103 wet days a year
    92. Sioux City, Iowa: about 102 wet days a year
    93. Cheyenne, Wyoming: about 101 wet days a year
    94. Shreveport, Louisiana: about 101 wet days a year
    95. Bismarck, North Dakota: about 100 wet days a year
    96. Great Falls, Montana: about 98 wet days a year
    97. Billings, Montana: about 97 wet days a year
    98. Rapid City, South Dakota: about 96 wet days a year
    99. Lincoln, Nebraska: about 95 wet days a year
    100. Tulsa, Oklahoma: about 94 wet days a year
    101. Helena, Montana: about 92 wet days a year
    102. Casper, Wyoming: about 91 wet days a year
    103. Salt Lake City, Utah: about 91 wet days a year
    104. Boise, Idaho: about 89 wet days a year
    105. Honolulu, Hawaii: about 89 wet days a year
    106. Wichita, Kansas: about 87 wet days a year
    107. Austin, Texas: about 84 wet days a year
    108. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: about 83 wet days a year
    109. Denver, Colorado: about 82 wet days a year
    110. Flagstaff, Arizona: about 82 wet days a year
    111. San Antonio, Texas: about 81 wet days a year
    112. Corpus Christi, Texas: about 79 wet days a year
    113. Dallas, Texas: about 79 wet days a year
    114. Yakima, Washington: about 72 wet days a year
    115. Grand Junction, Colorado: about 71 wet days a year
    116. Amarillo, Texas: about 69 wet days a year
    117. San Francisco, California: about 65 wet days a year
    118. Lubbock, Texas: about 63 wet days a year
    119. San Jose, California: about 61 wet days a year
    120. Sacramento, California: about 58 wet days a year
    121. Albuquerque, New Mexico: about 56 wet days a year
    122. Reno, Nevada: about 51 wet days a year
    123. El Paso, Texas: about 48 wet days a year
    124. Fresno, California: about 47 wet days a year
    125. Tucson, Arizona: about 47 wet days a year
    126. San Diego, California: about 40 wet days a year
    127. Los Angeles, California: about 35 wet days a year
    128. Phoenix, Arizona: about 33 wet days a year
    129. Las Vegas, Nevada: about 26 wet days a year

    Source: NOAA daily precipitation records, 1991 to 2020, via the Applied Climate Information System.