The Year in Rain & Snow
1882
107%
ran at 107% of normal — wetter than usual — across 76 cities, the 143rd driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1882
8.67in
Newark, NJ · Sep 23
Snowiest Station of 1882
103.1in
Portland, ME · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1882
Daily Rainfall Records Set
197
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1882 that still stand today
National Precipitation
107%
of the 1996–2025 average across 76 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1882 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.
133%J
139%F
113%M
98%A
143%M
103%J
86%J
94%A
109%S
111%O
91%N
91%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1882
| 1 | Cheyenne WY | 58% |
| 2 | Dodge City KS | 59% |
| 3 | Rochester NY | 69% |
| 4 | Fresno CA | 74% |
| 5 | Minneapolis-St Paul MN | 74% |
| 6 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 76% |
| 7 | Concord NH | 79% |
| 8 | Portland ME | 80% |
| 9 | Albany NY | 81% |
| 10 | La Crosse WI | 81% |
Wettest Stations of 1882
| 1 | Yuma AZ | 207% |
| 2 | Spokane WA | 159% |
| 3 | Springfield IL | 152% |
| 4 | Little Rock AR | 147% |
| 5 | Fargo ND | 143% |
| 6 | Des Moines IA | 134% |
| 7 | Galveston TX | 129% |
| 8 | Knoxville TN | 128% |
| 9 | Memphis TN | 128% |
| 10 | Shreveport LA | 127% |
By State
Wettest states of 1882
Arizona207%Washington159%North Dakota128%Arkansas128%Louisiana127%South Dakota124%
Driest states of 1882
Wyoming58%Kansas59%New Hampshire79%Maine80%New York81%California90%
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