Precipitation Changeability

How often does precipitation change from one day to the next?

Your location, West Valley City, Utah, USA, ranks #1474 out of 1708 locations for precipitation changeability.

Most Changeable

The 25 locations where precipitation changed the most from one day to the next over the last 12 months. Change % is how often the weather switched between a precipitation day and a dry day. Precip→Dry is how often a precipitation day was followed by a dry day, and Dry→Precip is the reverse.

Rank	Location	Change %	Precip→Dry	Dry→Precip
1	Troy, New York, USA	46.8%	53.4%	39.6%
2	Keene, New Hampshire, USA	45.9%	60.4%	35.3%
3	Welland, Ontario, Canada	45.5%	60.3%	32.4%
4	Cadillac, Michigan, USA	45.3%	56.3%	36.1%
5	Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	45.3%	50.0%	41.1%
6	Buffalo, New York, USA	45.0%	50.9%	39.3%
7	Youngstown, Ohio, USA	44.6%	51.0%	38.9%
8	St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada	44.1%	55.3%	35.8%
9	Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil	44.0%	41.6%	47.2%
10	Saint John's, Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda	44.0%	41.1%	47.7%
11	Berlin, New Hampshire, USA	44.0%	51.2%	37.2%
12	Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA	44.0%	54.3%	36.3%
13	Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil	43.9%	54.6%	30.8%
14	Beckley, West Virginia, USA	43.7%	47.3%	39.2%
15	Alpena, Michigan, USA	43.7%	52.8%	36.5%
16	Olean, New York, USA	43.0%	47.5%	38.8%
17	Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia	42.9%	38.8%	49.1%
18	Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia	42.5%	34.9%	56.2%
19	Punta Arenas, Region of Magallanes, Chile	42.3%	36.7%	50.0%
20	Albany, New York, USA	42.2%	52.7%	33.9%
21	Libreville, Estuaire, Gabon	42.1%	46.8%	36.9%
22	Port Louis, Port Louis, Mauritius	41.8%	38.7%	45.8%
23	Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia	41.7%	42.9%	40.6%
24	West Albany, New York, USA	41.7%	49.7%	35.1%
25	Cukai, Terengganu, Malaysia	41.6%	49.3%	33.8%

Least Changeable

The 25 locations where precipitation changed the least from one day to the next over the last 12 months. These are places where the weather tends to stay the same — dry days stay dry and rainy days stay rainy.

Rank	Location	Change %	Precip→Dry	Dry→Precip
1684	Visalia, California, USA	9.7%	54.3%	4.6%
1685	Irvine, California, USA	9.7%	47.1%	5.4%
1686	Santa Clarita, California, USA	9.7%	44.7%	5.3%
1687	Jizan, Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia	9.6%	69.2%	3.8%
1688	Garden Grove, California, USA	9.4%	40.0%	5.4%
1689	Birjand, South Khorasan Province, Iran	9.4%	56.0%	4.7%
1690	Santa Ana, California, USA	9.3%	58.3%	3.4%
1691	Tulare, California, USA	9.1%	42.9%	5.1%
1692	San Luis Obispo, California, USA	9.1%	42.9%	4.2%
1693	Santa Maria, California, USA	8.9%	41.0%	4.7%
1694	Long Beach, California, USA	8.7%	45.7%	4.4%
1695	Bandar-e Mahshahr, Khuzestan, Iran	8.5%	61.1%	4.9%
1696	Ventura, California, USA	8.5%	40.0%	4.3%
1697	Los Angeles, California, USA	8.3%	37.8%	4.7%
1698	Tamanghasset, Tamanrasset, Algeria	8.1%	70.0%	3.6%
1699	Blythe, California, USA	7.5%	68.2%	3.0%
1700	Torrance, California, USA	7.0%	66.7%	3.0%
1701	Cairo, Cairo, Egypt	6.9%	81.8%	3.9%
1702	Al Bahah, Al Bahah Region, Saudi Arabia	6.5%	91.7%	2.8%
1703	Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran	6.4%	66.7%	3.0%
1704	Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran	6.0%	62.5%	2.6%
1705	Kerman, Kerman, Iran	5.7%	47.1%	3.0%
1706	Fujairah, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates	5.4%	90.0%	2.4%
1707	Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	5.1%	57.1%	2.3%
1708	Najran, Najran Region, Saudi Arabia	3.8%	77.8%	1.4%