Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Benton (WA)
Benton (WA): Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation was -0.2051 Days per year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Benton (WA), 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Days per year.
Analysis
In 2024, precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Benton (WA) stood at -0.2051 Days per year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Benton (WA) peaked at 0.8345 Days per year in 1994 and was at its lowest, -0.258 Days per year, in 1981.
That places Benton (WA) 906th out of 1314 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Benton (WA), year by year
| Year | Days per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -0.258 Days per year | — |
| 1982 | 0.6769 Days per year | -362.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1743 Days per year | -74.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0307 Days per year | -82.4% |
| 1985 | -0.258 Days per year | -941.3% |
| 1986 | -0.258 Days per year | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -0.258 Days per year | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2701 Days per year | -204.7% |
| 1989 | -0.258 Days per year | -195.5% |
| 1990 | -0.2318 Days per year | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1893 Days per year | -181.7% |
| 1992 | -0.1263 Days per year | -166.7% |
| 1993 | -0.258 Days per year | +104.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8345 Days per year | -423.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 Days per year | -99.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7943 Days per year | +21517.3% |
| 1997 | -0.2449 Days per year | -130.8% |
| 1998 | -0.258 Days per year | +5.3% |
| 1999 | -0.258 Days per year | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.1659 Days per year | -35.7% |
| 2001 | -0.061 Days per year | -63.2% |
| 2002 | -0.258 Days per year | +322.9% |
| 2003 | -0.258 Days per year | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4148 Days per year | -260.8% |
| 2005 | -0.258 Days per year | -162.2% |
| 2006 | -0.258 Days per year | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.1004 Days per year | -61.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2042 Days per year | -303.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5465 Days per year | +167.6% |
| 2010 | -0.1127 Days per year | -120.6% |
| 2011 | -0.2183 Days per year | +93.7% |
| 2012 | -0.192 Days per year | -12.1% |
| 2013 | -0.1662 Days per year | -13.4% |
| 2014 | -0.258 Days per year | +55.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0966 Days per year | -137.4% |
| 2016 | -0.0868 Days per year | -189.9% |
| 2017 | -0.258 Days per year | +197.3% |
| 2018 | -0.258 Days per year | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -0.258 Days per year | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0987 Days per year | -138.3% |
| 2021 | -0.258 Days per year | -361.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0444 Days per year | -117.2% |
| 2023 | -0.258 Days per year | -681.4% |
| 2024 | -0.2051 Days per year | -20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0153 Days per year | -0.258 Days per year | 0.6769 Days per year | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0445 Days per year | -0.258 Days per year | 0.8345 Days per year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0194 Days per year | -0.258 Days per year | 0.5465 Days per year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1711 Days per year | -0.258 Days per year | 0.0966 Days per year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1156 Days per year | -0.258 Days per year | 0.0987 Days per year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Benton (WA)?
- Precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Benton (WA) was -0.2051 Days per year in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation recorded in Benton (WA)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8345 Days per year in 1994.
- What is the lowest precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation recorded in Benton (WA)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.258 Days per year in 1981.
- How does Benton (WA) rank for precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation?
- Benton (WA) ranks 906th out of 1314 regions with data for 2024.
- Is precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation rising or falling in Benton (WA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benton (WA) data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation days from 1981-2010 period. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators of total precipitation and extreme precipitation days in Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and cities. Data sources and methodology The indicators use ERA5-Land data. Total precipitation is the sum of all liquid and frozen water—such as rain and snow—that reaches the Earth's surface each year. It excludes fog, dew, and any precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground. Extreme precipitation days are defined as days with more than 20 mm of total precipitation. ERA5-Land is used as it provides harmonised, globally consistent coverage at fine spatial resolution (0.1 degree), enabling the production of comparable subnational indicators also where national meteorological data are not available at the required scale. These estimates may differ from official subnational climate statistics due to differences in methodological approaches, such as the use of reanalysis based top down modelling versus in situ observations, along with variations in input data sources, spatial resolution, and the models and algorithms used to generate temperature estimates. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Precipitations - FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org