The Year in Rain & Snow
1874
92%
ran at 92% of normal — drier than usual — across 51 cities, the 33rd driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1874
5.32in
Trenton, NJ · Sep 20
Snowiest Station of 1874
90.5in
Rochester, NY · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1874
Daily Rainfall Records Set
136
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1874 that still stand today
National Precipitation
92%
of the 1996–2025 average across 51 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1874 precipitation as a percent of its 1996–2025 normal — brown where the year ran dry, green-to-blue where it ran wet.
Month by Month
Precipitation by month as a percent of normal — blue above the line is a wet month, amber below is dry.
125%J
116%F
85%M
129%A
68%M
85%J
105%J
74%A
114%S
49%O
101%N
60%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1874
| 1 | Cheyenne WY | 66% |
| 2 | Lansing MI | 69% |
| 3 | Toledo OH | 72% |
| 4 | Baltimore MD | 74% |
| 5 | Buffalo NY | 75% |
| 6 | Portland ME | 75% |
| 7 | Detroit MI | 77% |
| 8 | Chicago IL | 77% |
| 9 | Atlantic City Marina NJ | 78% |
| 10 | Madison WI | 79% |
Wettest Stations of 1874
| 1 | Augusta GA | 130% |
| 2 | Savannah GA | 125% |
| 3 | San Diego CA | 120% |
| 4 | Duluth MN | 119% |
| 5 | Minneapolis-St Paul MN | 114% |
| 6 | Nashville TN | 114% |
| 7 | Knoxville TN | 113% |
| 8 | Galveston TX | 110% |
| 9 | Shreveport LA | 107% |
| 10 | Montgomery AL | 104% |
By State
Wettest states of 1874
Georgia128%California120%Minnesota116%Texas110%Louisiana107%Tennessee103%
Driest states of 1874
Wyoming66%Michigan73%Maryland74%Maine75%Ohio78%Iowa82%
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