The Year in Rain & Snow
1883
103%
ran at 103% of normal — wetter than usual — across 74 cities, the 128th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1883
8.23in
Key West, FL · Oct 21
Snowiest Station of 1883
77.5in
Concord, NH · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1883
Daily Rainfall Records Set
204
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1883 that still stand today
National Precipitation
103%
of the 1996–2025 average across 74 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1883 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.
134%J
136%F
83%M
100%A
130%M
109%J
89%J
69%A
78%S
145%O
105%N
98%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1883
| 1 | Portland ME | 66% |
| 2 | New York-Central Park NY | 71% |
| 3 | Concord NH | 72% |
| 4 | Sacramento CA | 76% |
| 5 | Duluth MN | 77% |
| 6 | Montgomery AL | 80% |
| 7 | Boston MA | 81% |
| 8 | Bismarck ND | 82% |
| 9 | Fresno CA | 82% |
| 10 | Spokane WA | 84% |
Wettest Stations of 1883
| 1 | Omaha NE | 159% |
| 2 | El Paso TX | 151% |
| 3 | Lansing MI | 145% |
| 4 | North Platte NE | 142% |
| 5 | Denver CO | 139% |
| 6 | Havre MT | 132% |
| 7 | Charlotte NC | 132% |
| 8 | Cheyenne WY | 129% |
| 9 | Springfield IL | 128% |
| 10 | Dodge City KS | 127% |
By State
Wettest states of 1883
Nebraska150%Colorado139%Montana132%Wyoming129%Kansas127%Idaho124%
Driest states of 1883
Maine66%New Hampshire72%Massachusetts81%Minnesota81%Washington84%Alabama84%
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