The average annual precipitation in the United States, based on data from the National Climate Report in 2020, measures 30.28 inches–an average that has increased from past years. Watch this ...

Much of the United States has experienced significantly below average or above average rainfall; very few places are on par with long-term average precipitation amounts, as shown in the map above ...

Philadelphia receives average annual rainfall of 37.89 inches and has gotten 33.43 inches so far this year. For Maryland, 53% of the state is now under a SEVERE drought with 4% in EXTREME drought.

The United States has been like a patch of drought in an otherwise waterlogged world over the past several months. And it may take flooding rainfall to reverse the long-standing dryness. During ...