Year,Depart From 1991-2020 Average,Contiguous U.S. (Lower 48),Clouds,Jan-Mar,(%) 1940,5.14 1941,1.19 1942,-0.49 1943,-2.924 1944,0.727 1945,1.367 1946,-1.94 1947,-2.726 1948,-0.282 1949,4.613 1950,2.304 1951,0.244 1952,2.055 1953,-1.582 1954,-3.291 1955,-1.082 1956,-2.502 1957,5.195 1958,5.729 1959,-1.286 1960,3.544 1961,-0.207 1962,-0.86 1963,-4.103 1964,-7.077 1965,-2.69 1966,-0.458 1967,-1.799 1968,-1.966 1969,4.177 1970,0.491 1971,-3.051 1972,-2.963 1973,3.54 1974,-0.361 1975,2.075 1976,-4.563 1977,-3.971 1978,4.878 1979,5.614 1980,6.469 1981,-2.996 1982,3.936 1983,7.329 1984,-2.185 1985,-0.722 1986,-0.367 1987,2.501 1988,-4.917 1989,-0.394 1990,-1.479 1991,-0.061 1992,0.848 1993,5.059 1994,-0.214 1995,1.661 1996,-1.278 1997,2.686 1998,5.499 1999,-2.335 2000,-1.913 2001,1.732 2002,-2.541 2003,-0.35 2004,0.889 2005,2.122 2006,-1.213 2007,-2.281 2008,-2.63 2009,-6.396 2010,2.274 2011,-1.431 2012,-4.949 2013,-2.224 2014,-2.096 2015,-1.567 2016,-1.06 2017,2.924 2018,0.818 2019,5.687 2020,2.337 2021,-1.935 2022,-7.658 2023,2.049 2024,-0.167 2025,-5.942