The Year in Rain & Snow
1893
91%
ran at 91% of normal — drier than usual — across 133 cities, the 28th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1893
5.8in
Corpus Christi, TX · Feb 3
Snowiest Station of 1893
102.0in
Concord, NH · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1893
Daily Rainfall Records Set
312
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1893 that still stand today
National Precipitation
91%
of the 1996–2025 average across 133 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1893 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.
76%J
134%F
96%M
103%A
125%M
79%J
75%J
84%A
94%S
78%O
91%N
84%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1893
| 1 | Stillwater OK | 35% |
| 2 | Dodge City KS | 45% |
| 3 | Brownsville TX | 52% |
| 4 | Wichita KS | 53% |
| 5 | Key West FL | 55% |
| 6 | Houston TX | 57% |
| 7 | Pueblo CO | 58% |
| 8 | Scottsbluff NE | 59% |
| 9 | Denver CO | 60% |
| 10 | San Antonio TX | 61% |
Wettest Stations of 1893
| 1 | Charleston Downtown SC | 163% |
| 2 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 155% |
| 3 | Helena MT | 139% |
| 4 | Spokane WA | 135% |
| 5 | Savannah GA | 134% |
| 6 | Charlotte NC | 130% |
| 7 | Astoria OR | 129% |
| 8 | El Paso TX | 128% |
| 9 | Lynchburg VA | 125% |
| 10 | Needles CA | 123% |
By State
Wettest states of 1893
Washington135%Oregon121%South Carolina120%Idaho117%Montana117%California116%
Driest states of 1893
Oklahoma52%Kansas67%Colorado70%Maryland71%Louisiana71%Nebraska73%
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