The Year in Rain & Snow
1892
98%
ran at 98% of normal — drier than usual — across 113 cities, the 87th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1892
9.7in
Montgomery, AL · Jan 13
Snowiest Station of 1892
125.1in
Lander, WY · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1892
Daily Rainfall Records Set
314
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1892 that still stand today
National Precipitation
98%
of the 1996–2025 average across 113 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1892 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.
117%J
106%F
99%M
92%A
138%M
112%J
103%J
93%A
65%S
56%O
106%N
105%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1892
| 1 | Galveston TX | 55% |
| 2 | El Paso TX | 62% |
| 3 | Key West FL | 62% |
| 4 | Pensacola FL | 66% |
| 5 | Corpus Christi TX | 69% |
| 6 | Cincinnati OH | 69% |
| 7 | Martinsburg WV | 69% |
| 8 | New York-Central Park NY | 70% |
| 9 | Albuquerque NM | 72% |
| 10 | Wilmington NC | 74% |
Wettest Stations of 1892
| 1 | Pine Bluff AR | 147% |
| 2 | Montgomery AL | 140% |
| 3 | Lander WY | 139% |
| 4 | Helena MT | 137% |
| 5 | Valentine NE | 134% |
| 6 | Columbia MO | 133% |
| 7 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 132% |
| 8 | Dubuque IA | 130% |
| 9 | Yuma AZ | 129% |
| 10 | Pueblo CO | 126% |
By State
Wettest states of 1892
Arizona129%Alabama126%Montana123%Oklahoma118%Colorado116%Wyoming115%
Driest states of 1892
West Virginia69%New Mexico72%Maine81%Kentucky82%Texas83%Pennsylvania84%
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