The Year in Rain & Snow
1899
93%
ran at 93% of normal — drier than usual — across 187 cities, the 40th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1899
10.5in
Gulfport, MS · Mar 30
Snowiest Station of 1899
91.9in
Portland, ME · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1899
Daily Rainfall Records Set
493
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1899 that still stand today
National Precipitation
93%
of the 1996–2025 average across 187 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1899 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.
105%J
108%F
112%M
65%A
89%M
117%J
90%J
128%A
69%S
106%O
90%N
94%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1899
| 1 | Yuma AZ | 21% |
| 2 | Shreveport LA | 45% |
| 3 | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 50% |
| 4 | Hattiesburg MS | 51% |
| 5 | Colorado Springs CO | 56% |
| 6 | Cleveland OH | 59% |
| 7 | Monroe LA | 59% |
| 8 | Huron SD | 60% |
| 9 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 61% |
| 10 | Erie PA | 65% |
Wettest Stations of 1899
| 1 | Pendleton OR | 159% |
| 2 | Pullman WA | 157% |
| 3 | Havre MT | 157% |
| 4 | Ely NV | 153% |
| 5 | McMinnville OR | 150% |
| 6 | Roswell NM | 148% |
| 7 | Brainerd MN | 148% |
| 8 | Stockton CA | 145% |
| 9 | Crescent City CA | 145% |
| 10 | Astoria OR | 142% |
By State
Wettest states of 1899
Oregon137%Nevada130%Washington128%Puerto Rico123%New Mexico118%Idaho118%
Driest states of 1899
Louisiana64%New Hampshire66%Mississippi70%Maine70%Arizona71%Ohio74%
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