The WSU Lind Dryland Research Station receives less precipitation than any other state or federal dryland agricultural research facility in the United States.

Crop Year (September-August) Precipitation 1921-Present
| Year | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.16 | 1.33 | 2.48 | 1.14 | 0.45 | 0.94 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.5 |
| 2025 | 0.03 | 0.52 | 2.55 | 2.05 | 1.07 | 1.48 | 0.74 | 0.90 | 0.51 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 10.00 |
| 2024 | 0.27 | 0.61 | 1.60 | 3.14 | 1.25 | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.24 | 0.67 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 9.32 |
| 2023 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 1.42 | 2.02 | 1.00 | 0.22 | 0.91 | 1.12 | 0.19 | 0.30 | 0.12 | 0.39 | 8.23 |
| 2022 | 0.64 | 1.17 | 1.94 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.43 | 0.99 | 1.44 | 0.92 | 1.90 | 0.39 | 0.06 | 11.28 |
| 2021 | 0.17 | 0.53 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.02 | 0.65 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.35 | 5.35 |
| 2020 | 1.31 | 1.00 | 0.37 | 1.12 | 1.60 | 0.74 | 0.51 | 0.25 | 2.53 | 1.15 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 10.94 |
| 2019 | 0.00 | 0.54 | 1.23 | 1.53 | 1.46 | 1.06 | 0.60 | 0.89 | 0.49 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.65 | 8.79 |
| 2018 | 0.44 | 1.22 | 2.07 | 1.39 | 1.78 | 0.94 | 1.15 | 1.72 | 1.35 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 12.2 |
| 2017 | 0.32 | 4.12 | 1.23 | 0.72 | 1.29 | 2.56 | 2.21 | 1.17 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 14.78 |
| 2016 | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.74 | 2.90 | 1.90 | 0.42 | 2.46 | 0.94 | 1.16 | 0.65 | 0.37 | 0.06 | 12.66 |
| 2015 | 0.00 | 1.11 | 0.77 | 1.27 | 1.45 | 0.93 | 1.23 | 0.24 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 7.61 |
| 2014 | 0.83 | 0.05 | 0.65 | 0.37 | 0.69 | 0.98 | 1.36 | 0.78 | 0.21 | 0.90 | 0.26 | 0.61 | 7.69 |
| 2013 | 0.00 | 1.39 | 2.50 | 1.89 | 0.74 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 1.36 | 0.00 | 1.10 | 10.87 |
| 2012 | 0.08 | 0.83 | 0.40 | 0.52 | 0.82 | 0.88 | 2.12 | 1.29 | 0.24 | 2.34 | 1.51 | 0.06 | 11.09 |
| 2011 | 0.79 | 1.41 | 1.64 | 1.67 | 1.10 | 0.32 | 1.28 | 1.03 | 1.65 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 11.61 |
| 2010 | 0.15 | 1.54 | 0.83 | 1.27 | 1.43 | 0.81 | 0.73 | 1.20 | 1.80 | 1.37 | 0.32 | 0.09 | 11.54 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.78 | 1.5 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 1.76 | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.33 | 8.46 |
| 2008 | 0.17 | 0.67 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.62 | 0.23 | 0.81 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 6.77 |
| 2007 | 0.08 | 0.30 | 2.48 | 1.79 | 0.40 | 1.23 | 0.68 | 0.53 | 0.32 | 0.56 | 0.15 | 0.50 | 9.02 |
| 2006 | 0.32 | 1.07 | 1.13 | 1.68 | 3.33 | 0.74 | 0.48 | 0.78 | 1.40 | 0.97 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.9 |
| 2005 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 1.06 | 0.68 | 0.05 | 0.85 | 0.37 | 0.95 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.23 | 6.85 |
| 2004 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.66 | 2.05 | 1.03 | 1.31 | 0.31 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 8.08 |
| 2003 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.81 | 2.05 | 2.71 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 1.15 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 8.46 |
| 2002 | 0.09 | 0.94 | 2.08 | 1.57 | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.89 | 0.73 | 0.37 | 0.04 | 8.46 |
| 2001 | 1.12 | 0.90 | 0.85 | 0.55 | 0.42 | 0.30 | 1.39 | 1.16 | 0.29 | 0.78 | 0.06 | 0.48 | 8.3 |
| 2000 | 0.00 | 0.61 | 1.09 | 0.97 | 1.58 | 1.42 | 1.29 | 0.45 | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 9.35 |
| 1999 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.00 | 1.88 | 0.52 | 0.32 | 0.59 | 0.53 | 0.13 | 0.58 | 9.22 |
| 1998 | 0.85 | 0.81 | 1.37 | 0.56 | 1.44 | 1.28 | 0.66 | 0.11 | 1.50 | 0.09 | 0.48 | 0.30 | 9.45 |
| 1997 | 0.21 | 2.24 | 2.50 | 1.88 | 2.02 | 0.85 | 1.37 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 0.89 | 0.83 | 0.16 | 15.01 |
| 1996 | 0.81 | 1.10 | 1.19 | 1.89 | 1.61 | 1.50 | 0.41 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 0.47 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 11.11 |
| 1995 | 0.22 | 1.47 | 1.55 | 1.30 | 1.87 | 1.06 | 2.21 | 0.95 | 0.33 | 1.67 | 0.60 | 0.24 | 13.47 |
| 1994 | 0.05 | 0.57 | 0.24 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 0.33 | 0.20 | 1.02 | 1.52 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 6.99 |
| 1993 | 0.37 | 0.60 | 2.05 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.51 | 1.27 | 1.72 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 2.07 | 0.39 | 12.27 |
| 1992 | 0.17 | 0.47 | 2.14 | 0.48 | 0.97 | 1.29 | 0.26 | 1.31 | 0.15 | 0.47 | 0.74 | 0.00 | 8.45 |
| 1991 | 0.00 | 2.16 | 0.32 | 1.12 | 0.65 | 0.53 | 1.79 | 0.50 | 0.85 | 1.01 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 0.01 | 0.69 | 1.08 | 0.53 | 1.17 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 1.36 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.41 |
| 1989 | 0.94 | 0.14 | 2.13 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.87 | 2.15 | 0.90 | 1.50 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.94 | 10.44 |
| 1988 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.82 | 2.24 | 0.43 | 0.01 | 1.09 | 1.57 | 1.25 | 0.56 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 8.19 |
| 1987 | 0.93 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.97 | 0.19 | 1.03 | 0.54 | 0.84 | 0.34 | 0.75 | 0.37 | 7.82 |
| 1986 | 0.86 | 0.44 | 1.20 | 0.34 | 1.86 | 1.30 | 1.43 | 0.65 | 0.48 | 0.08 | 0.30 | 0.05 | 8.99 |
| 1985 | 0.82 | 0.36 | 2.65 | 0.77 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.81 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0.85 | 8.03 |
| 1984 | 0.46 | 0.83 | 2.67 | 1.92 | 0.67 | 0.82 | 1.76 | 1.54 | 1.24 | 0.95 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 12.89 |
| 1983 | 1.34 | 1.65 | 1.28 | 1.62 | 1.09 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 0.46 | 0.73 | 0.91 | 0.85 | 0.09 | 13.67 |
| 1982 | 0.48 | 0.85 | 0.79 | 1.55 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 1.35 | 0.33 | 0.71 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 8.7 |
| 1981 | 1.12 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 2.30 | 0.23 | 0.79 | 1.23 | 0.21 | 1.10 | 0.67 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 9.94 |
| 1980 | 0.54 | 1.49 | 1.31 | 0.89 | 1.44 | 1.47 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 2.68 | 0.67 | 0.05 | 0.42 | 12.28 |
| 1979 | 0.71 | 0.03 | 0.68 | 0.88 | 0.79 | 1.07 | 0.74 | 1.64 | 0.61 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.43 | 7.94 |
| 1978 | 1.60 | 0.18 | 0.82 | 2.28 | 1.15 | 1.01 | 0.58 | 1.62 | 0.76 | 0.36 | 0.52 | 0.67 | 11.55 |
| 1977 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.30 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.75 | 0.08 | 0.70 | 0.48 | 0.06 | 1.19 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.00 | 1.52 | 0.71 | 1.46 | 0.93 | 0.86 | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.29 | 0.74 | 8.75 |
| 1975 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 1.57 | 1.05 | 1.70 | 1.26 | 1.15 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.58 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 10.97 |
| 1974 | 0.75 | 1.30 | 3.35 | 3.02 | 1.35 | 0.79 | 1.14 | 0.67 | 0.44 | 0.22 | 1.01 | 0.02 | 14.06 |
| 1973 | 0.36 | 0.07 | 0.79 | 1.80 | 1.00 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.23 | 0.60 | 0.23 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 5.72 |
| 1972 | 0.85 | 0.51 | 0.87 | 1.25 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 1.00 | 0.47 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 0.37 | 0.60 | 8.69 |
| 1971 | 0.24 | 0.80 | 1.27 | 0.62 | 0.89 | 0.33 | 1.44 | 0.71 | 1.06 | 0.89 | 0.34 | 0.22 | 8.81 |
| 1970 | 0.43 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 1.55 | 2.89 | 1.27 | 0.74 | 1.07 | 0.46 | 0.35 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 9.54 |
| 1969 | 0.43 | 2.15 | 1.81 | 1.20 | 1.25 | 0.68 | 0.29 | 1.37 | 1.17 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.61 |
| 1968 | 0.08 | 0.84 | 0.53 | 0.80 | 0.61 | 1.17 | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.66 | 0.19 | 1.32 | 6.92 |
| 1967 | 0.56 | 0.66 | 2.80 | 2.14 | 1.10 | 0.12 | 0.55 | 0.69 | 1.25 | 1.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.2 |
| 1966 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 2.02 | 0.41 | 0.61 | 0.25 | 1.08 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.99 | 0.84 | 0.11 | 6.63 |
| 1965 | 0.13 | 0.36 | 1.83 | 2.46 | 0.94 | 0.40 | 0.03 | 0.89 | 0.26 | 0.80 | 0.35 | 0.15 | 8.6 |
| 1964 | 0.12 | 0.57 | 1.24 | 1.47 | 0.97 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.27 | 1.54 | 0.10 | 0.57 | 7.36 |
| 1963 | 0.67 | 1.10 | 2.01 | 0.99 | 0.35 | 1.79 | 0.75 | 1.35 | 0.57 | 0.15 | 0.27 | 0.12 | 10.12 |
| 1962 | 0.15 | 0.31 | 0.80 | 1.44 | 0.23 | 0.80 | 1.19 | 0.79 | 1.49 | 0.10 | 0.38 | 0.65 | 8.33 |
| 1961 | 0.80 | 0.94 | 2.40 | 1.03 | 0.57 | 2.27 | 1.31 | 0.59 | 1.59 | 0.45 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 12.3 |
| 1960 | 1.45 | 0.89 | 0.80 | 0.51 | 0.40 | 0.98 | 1.42 | 0.86 | 1.26 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.58 | 9.33 |
| 1959 | 0.46 | 0.26 | 1.34 | 1.85 | 2.88 | 0.75 | 0.48 | 0.26 | 0.96 | 0.26 | 0.01 | 1.20 | 10.71 |
| 1958 | 0.46 | 0.84 | 0.39 | 0.82 | 2.01 | 2.18 | 0.58 | 1.41 | 0.34 | 1.01 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 10.1 |
| 1957 | 0.08 | 1.70 | 0.22 | 0.61 | 0.66 | 0.56 | 1.00 | 0.43 | 0.78 | 1.53 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 7.73 |
| 1956 | 1.03 | 1.38 | 1.23 | 1.53 | 1.88 | 1.47 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 1.15 | 0.68 | 0.38 | 0.47 | 11.5 |
| 1955 | 0.93 | 0.86 | 1.02 | 0.81 | 0.65 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 1.01 | 0.68 | 0.33 | 0.64 | 0.00 | 7.4 |
| 1954 | 0.06 | 0.49 | 1.05 | 0.99 | 1.19 | 0.40 | 0.82 | 0.26 | 0.55 | 1.13 | 0.58 | 0.46 | 7.98 |
| 1953 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 1.48 | 2.35 | 0.32 | 0.76 | 0.68 | 0.85 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 0.51 | 7.71 |
| 1952 | 0.34 | 1.46 | 0.79 | 1.40 | 0.80 | 0.38 | 0.22 | 0.61 | 0.78 | 1.30 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 8.11 |
| 1951 | 0.01 | 2.70 | 0.68 | 1.46 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.65 | 0.25 | 0.65 | 1.00 | 0.12 | 0.43 | 9.85 |
| 1950 | 0.64 | 0.48 | 2.17 | 0.17 | 1.66 | 1.11 | 1.28 | 0.57 | 0.25 | 1.38 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 9.89 |
| 1949 | 0.48 | 0.77 | 0.99 | 1.12 | 0.09 | 2.18 | 0.85 | 0.03 | 0.44 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 7.00 |
| 1948 | 1.23 | 3.93 | 0.88 | 1.17 | 1.67 | 1.49 | 0.18 | 1.61 | 5.86 | 2.31 | 2.03 | 0.35 | 22.71 |
| 1947 | 0.83 | 1.94 | 1.30 | 0.23 | 0.33 | 0.19 | 0.37 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.25 | 8.02 |
| 1946 | 1.97 | 0.51 | 1.35 | 1.71 | 0.75 | 1.32 | 1.51 | 0.40 | 1.03 | 0.47 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 11.82 |
| 1945 | 0.27 | 0.17 | 1.32 | 0.93 | 1.07 | 0.99 | 1.39 | 0.36 | 2.06 | 1.23 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 10.05 |
| 1944 | 0.09 | 2.09 | 0.33 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.88 | 0.23 | 1.81 | 0.68 | 1.25 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 8.6 |
| 1943 | 0.08 | 1.05 | 2.31 | 1.84 | 0.47 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 1.43 | 0.45 | 1.87 | 0.07 | 0.37 | 11.65 |
| 1942 | 1.41 | 0.73 | 1.25 | 1.46 | 0.84 | 1.29 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 1.78 | 2.43 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 12.29 |
| 1941 | 0.84 | 2.30 | 2.21 | 2.07 | 2.49 | 0.93 | 0.65 | 1.18 | 2.00 | 2.36 | 0.01 | 0.96 | 18.00 |
| 1940 | 0.29 | 0.69 | 0.13 | 2.01 | 1.16 | 4.28 | 1.61 | 1.14 | 0.25 | 0.40 | 1.04 | 0.01 | 13.01 |
| 1939 | 0.08 | 0.45 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.71 | 0.96 | 0.71 | 0.29 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 5.3 |
| 1938 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 2.99 | 1.57 | 0.73 | 0.98 | 1.65 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 2.08 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 11.89 |
| 1937 | 0.38 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 1.69 | 0.58 | 0.50 | 1.44 | 1.39 | 0.12 | 2.22 | 0.36 | 0.08 | 8.93 |
| 1936 | 0.10 | 0.54 | 0.36 | 1.55 | 1.97 | 0.67 | 0.28 | 0.58 | 0.12 | 1.73 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 8.09 |
| 1935 | 0.92 | 1.93 | 1.16 | 0.86 | 0.49 | 0.64 | 0.15 | 0.40 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.38 | 7.48 |
| 1934 | 0.68 | 1.82 | 0.60 | 2.84 | 1.04 | 0.36 | 0.97 | 0.31 | 0.10 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.27 | 9.79 |
| 1933 | 0.00 | 0.94 | 1.55 | 0.94 | 0.84 | 0.46 | 1.32 | 0.44 | 0.85 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 0.68 | 8.39 |
| 1932 | 0.30 | 0.53 | 1.63 | 2.48 | 1.18 | 0.41 | 1.12 | 0.77 | 0.39 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.81 | 9.78 |
| 1931 | 0.67 | 0.35 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 1.48 | 0.45 | 1.04 | 0.29 | 0.16 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 6.91 |
| 1930 | 0.02 | 0.23 | 0.09 | 1.15 | 0.47 | 0.82 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.81 | 0.49 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 4.8 |
| 1929 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.98 | 1.56 | 0.45 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.43 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.77 |
| 1928 | 2.97 | 0.60 | 2.47 | 0.17 | 1.53 | 0.17 | 1.13 | 0.69 | 0.27 | 0.56 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 10.83 |
| 1927 | 1.01 | 0.62 | 2.77 | 1.40 | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.03 | 0.06 | 0.68 | 0.96 | 0.00 | 1.18 | 12.65 |
| 1926 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 1.33 | 1.24 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.04 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.64 | 0.01 | 1.03 | 6.65 |
| 1925 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 1.44 | 1.41 | 0.72 | 0.93 | 0.29 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 8.32 |
| 1924 | 0.69 | 2.11 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.75 | 1.05 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.23 | 6.62 |
| 1923 | 0.14 | 0.83 | 0.52 | 1.74 | 1.63 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.88 | 0.70 | 3.69 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 10.9 |
| 1922 | 0.60 | 0.43 | 1.56 | 0.87 | 0.62 | 0.34 | 0.88 | 0.65 | 0.06 | 0.58 | 0.07 | 0.31 | 6.97 |
| 1921 | 0.95 | 0.28 | 1.28 | 1.18 | 0.67 | 1.18 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 7.02 |
| Average | 0.48 | 0.87 | 1.27 | 1.31 | 1.09 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.73 | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 9.6 |