# US cities with the lowest published annual precipitation Snapshot: approved-static-99827d02fde8c07a US city records ranked by annual precipitation from their linked 2023 NOAA station observation. Low precipitation is not the same as few rainy days. - Canonical: /reports/us-cities-driest-published-annual-precipitation/ - Last checked: 2026-06-30 ## Answers ### San Clemente, United States 15.8 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Gypsum, United States 49.7 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Imperial, United States 57.3 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Brawley, United States 57.5 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Calipatria, United States 59.8 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Blythe, United States 61.2 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Holtville, United States 67.5 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Calexico, United States 70.1 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### El Centro, United States 72.6 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Huron, United States 73.9 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Lake Havasu City, United States 75.2 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Somerton, United States 75.5 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### San Luis, United States 76.7 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Yuma, United States 77.5 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Bend, United States 79.4 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Coachella, United States 81.9 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Indio, United States 82.2 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Milan, United States 82.5 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Kermit, United States 84.6 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Arvin, United States 85.5 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### La Quinta, United States 88 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Fernley, United States 89.3 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Twentynine Palms, United States 92 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### San Elizario, United States 94.8 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Monahans, United States 94.9 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Socorro, United States 96.7 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Midland, United States 97.6 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Horizon City, United States 97.8 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Odessa, United States 98.5 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ### Sunland Park, United States 98.7 mm/year - Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_year/2023.csv.gz - Checked: 2026-06-30 ## Method Use the compatible published metric g11_climate.annual_precipitation_mm, keep one machine-readable unit family with direct source URLs, and sort ascending. ## Boundary This ranking is a source-backed reference. Read the source, geographic grain and observation date before comparing rows.