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Driest Cities in New York

The top 25 of 51 New York cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest average annual precipitation.

#CityAverage annual precipitation
1Plattsburgh
30.9 in
2Geneva
34.6 in
3Niagara Falls
34.7 in
4Rochester
35.1 in
5Canandaigua
35.2 in
6Batavia
36.6 in
7Saranac Lake
36.6 in
8Elmira
38.1 in
9Ithaca
38.3 in
10Corning
38.7 in
11Ogdensburg
39.2 in
12Cortland
39.5 in
13Syracuse
39.9 in
14Albany
40.7 in
15Buffalo
40.7 in
16Schenectady
40.7 in
17Binghamton
42.0 in
18Troy
42.1 in
19Amsterdam
42.6 in
20Oswego
43.1 in
21Lake Placid
43.8 in
22Rome
43.8 in
23Utica
44.0 in
24Hudson
44.1 in
25Auburn
44.3 in

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Driest Cities in New York”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-york/driest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.

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