The Year in Rain & Snow
1900
98%
ran at 98% of normal — drier than usual — across 189 cities, the 84th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1900
13.63in
Galveston, TX · Jul 13
Snowiest Station of 1900
147.1in
Rochester, NY · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1900
Daily Rainfall Records Set
530
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1900 that still stand today
National Precipitation
98%
of the 1996–2025 average across 189 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1900 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.
74%J
127%F
92%M
129%A
95%M
103%J
114%J
86%A
111%S
114%O
112%N
59%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1900
| 1 | Yuma AZ | 30% |
| 2 | Needles CA | 34% |
| 3 | Grand Junction CO | 40% |
| 4 | North Platte NE | 58% |
| 5 | Zanesville OH | 58% |
| 6 | Cincinnati OH | 60% |
| 7 | Cleveland OH | 62% |
| 8 | Pittsburgh PA | 64% |
| 9 | San Diego CA | 64% |
| 10 | Atlantic City Marina NJ | 65% |
Wettest Stations of 1900
| 1 | Roswell NM | 176% |
| 2 | Galveston TX | 175% |
| 3 | Wichita Falls TX | 154% |
| 4 | Elko NV | 152% |
| 5 | Houston TX | 143% |
| 6 | Pendleton OR | 142% |
| 7 | Gulfport MS | 142% |
| 8 | Hayward WI | 140% |
| 9 | Mobile AL | 137% |
| 10 | Birmingham AL | 133% |
By State
Wettest states of 1900
Texas127%New Mexico124%Alabama124%Oregon118%Nevada117%Mississippi117%
Driest states of 1900
Arizona69%Kentucky70%Pennsylvania74%Utah75%Ohio76%New Jersey79%
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