The Year in Rain & Snow
1876
103%
ran at 103% of normal — wetter than usual — across 56 cities, the 129th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1876
7.03in
Wilmington, NC · Jun 30
Snowiest Station of 1876
122.0in
Concord, NH · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1876
Daily Rainfall Records Set
163
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1876 that still stand today
National Precipitation
103%
of the 1996–2025 average across 56 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1876 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.
99%J
120%F
157%M
80%A
107%M
95%J
109%J
103%A
121%S
76%O
103%N
71%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1876
| 1 | Cheyenne WY | 34% |
| 2 | North Platte NE | 56% |
| 3 | Dodge City KS | 69% |
| 4 | Little Rock AR | 76% |
| 5 | Minneapolis-St Paul MN | 76% |
| 6 | Newark NJ | 78% |
| 7 | San Diego CA | 80% |
| 8 | Knoxville TN | 80% |
| 9 | Portland ME | 81% |
| 10 | Atlantic City Marina NJ | 83% |
Wettest Stations of 1876
| 1 | Bismarck ND | 163% |
| 2 | Milwaukee WI | 146% |
| 3 | Denver CO | 143% |
| 4 | Savannah GA | 141% |
| 5 | Salt Lake City UT | 139% |
| 6 | Dubuque IA | 134% |
| 7 | Indianapolis IN | 132% |
| 8 | Duluth MN | 132% |
| 9 | Moline IL | 126% |
| 10 | Montgomery AL | 120% |
By State
Wettest states of 1876
North Dakota163%Colorado143%Utah139%Iowa134%Indiana132%Georgia123%
Driest states of 1876
Wyoming34%Kansas69%Arkansas80%California80%Nebraska81%Maine81%
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