Annual averages for total precipitation by city-1981 to 2010 for the NOAA National Climatic Data Center

Days     City Inches           Milli­metres
113    Atlanta, Georgia               49.7     1263
88     Austin, Texas                  34.2     870
116    Baltimore, Maryland            41.9     1064
117    Birmingham, Alabama            53.7     1364
126    Boston, Massachusetts          43.8     1112
167    Buffalo, New York              40.5     1028
110    Charlotte, North Carolina      41.6     1057
124    Chicago, Illinois              36.9     937
137    Cincinnati, Ohio               41.9     1065
155    Cleveland, Ohio                39.1     994
139    Columbus, Ohio                 39.3     998
81     Dallas, Texas                  37.6     954
87     Denver, Colorado               15.6     396
135    Detroit, Michigan              33.5     850
130    Hartford, Connecticut          45.9     1165
104    Houston, Texas                 49.8     1264
129    Indianapolis, Indiana          42.4     1078
114    Jacksonville, Florida          52.4     1331
91     Kansas City, Missouri          39.1     992
27     Las Vegas, Nevada               4.2     106
36     Los Angeles, California        12.8     326
123    Louisville, Kentucky           44.9     1141
108    Memphis, Tennessee             53.7     1363
135    Miami, Florida                 61.9     1572
127    Milwaukee, Wisconsin           34.8     883
117    Minneapolis, Minnesota         30.6     777
119    Nashville, Tennessee           47.3     1200
115    New Orleans, Louisiana         62.7     1592
122    New York, New York             49.9     1268
84     Oklahoma City, Oklahoma        36.5     928
117    Orlando, Florida               50.7     1289
118    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania     41.5     1055
30     Phoenix, Arizona                8.2     208
151    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania       38.2     970
164    Portland, Oregon               43.5     1104
125    Providence, Rhode Island       47.2     1198
100    Raleigh, North Carolina        46.0     1169
114    Richmond, Virginia             43.6     1107
30     Riverside, California          10.3     262
167    Rochester, New York            34.3     870
60     Sacramento, California         18.5     470
96     Salt Lake City, Utah           16.1     409
83     San Antonio, Texas             32.3     820
42     San Diego, California          10.3     263
68     San Francisco, California      20.7     525
62     San Jose, California           15.8     402
149    Seattle, Washington            37.7     958
113    St. Louis, Missouri            41.0     1040
105    Tampa, Florida                 46.3     1176
117    Virginia Beach, Virginia       46.5     1182
114    Washington, DC                 39.7     1009