Annual national precipitation departures, ranked wettest to driest, 1948 - 2005
| Canada |
Rank | Year | Depart. % |
1 |
2005
|
13.4
|
2 |
1996
|
9.1
|
3 |
1981
|
8.8
|
4 |
1982
|
7.5
|
5 |
1973
|
6.8
|
6 |
1980
|
6.6
|
7 |
1979
|
6.5
|
8 |
1988
|
6.3
|
9 |
1999
|
5.8
|
10 |
1991
|
5.7
|
11 |
1984
|
5.5
|
12 |
1990
|
5.0
|
13 |
1977
|
4.3
|
14 |
1975
|
3.5
|
15 |
1974
|
3.1
|
16 |
1997
|
3.0
|
17 |
1968
|
2.6
|
18 |
1994
|
2.3
|
19 |
1960
|
2.2
|
20 |
1963
|
2.2
|
21 |
1971
|
2.2
|
22 |
1983
|
2.1
|
23 |
1989
|
2.0
|
24 |
1993
|
1.9
|
25 |
2003
|
1.8
|
26 |
1986
|
1.7
|
27 |
1953
|
1.6
|
28 |
2002
|
1.4
|
29 |
1985
|
1.3
|
30 |
2000
|
0.8
|
31 |
1959
|
0.8
|
32 |
1964
|
0.5
|
33 |
1976
|
0.5
|
34 |
2004
|
0.4
|
35 |
1978
|
0.1
|
36 |
1992
|
0.0
|
37 |
1987
|
-0.0
|
38 |
1970
|
-0.3
|
39 |
1995
|
-0.3
|
40 |
1998
|
-0.9
|
41 |
1965
|
-1.3
|
42 |
1951
|
-1.4
|
43 |
1962
|
-1.4
|
44 |
1954
|
-1.8
|
45 |
1949
|
-1.8
|
46 |
1972
|
-2.1
|
47 |
1966
|
-2.1
|
48 |
1969
|
-2.3
|
49 |
1950
|
-2.4
|
50 |
1952
|
-3.4
|
51 |
1955
|
-3.4
|
52 |
1967
|
-4.0
|
53 |
1961
|
-4.2
|
54 |
2001
|
-4.3
|
55 |
1948
|
-4.4
|
56 |
1958
|
-6.0
|
57 |
1957
|
-6.8
|
58 |
1956
|
-7.3
|
|