The Year in Rain & Snow
1901
92%
ran at 92% of normal — drier than usual — across 197 cities, the 32nd driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1901
13.93in
Galveston, TX · Oct 8
Snowiest Station of 1901
133.6in
Rochester, NY · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1901
Daily Rainfall Records Set
530
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1901 that still stand today
National Precipitation
92%
of the 1996–2025 average across 197 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1901 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.
77%J
95%F
100%M
96%A
100%M
83%J
78%J
107%A
125%S
66%O
64%N
109%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1901
| 1 | Needles CA | 13% |
| 2 | Cincinnati OH | 39% |
| 3 | Oklahoma City OK | 44% |
| 4 | Moline IL | 47% |
| 5 | Fort Smith AR | 48% |
| 6 | Carbondale IL | 50% |
| 7 | Columbia MO | 52% |
| 8 | Houston TX | 53% |
| 9 | Dubuque IA | 54% |
| 10 | Milwaukee WI | 54% |
Wettest Stations of 1901
| 1 | Greenville-Spartanburg SC | 159% |
| 2 | Charlottesville VA | 158% |
| 3 | Roswell NM | 156% |
| 4 | Elko NV | 150% |
| 5 | Reno NV | 149% |
| 6 | Charlotte NC | 145% |
| 7 | West Palm Beach FL | 139% |
| 8 | Raleigh NC | 133% |
| 9 | Albany GA | 133% |
| 10 | Helena MT | 132% |
By State
Wettest states of 1901
New Mexico139%Nevada131%Puerto Rico120%South Carolina116%Virginia116%Oregon112%
Driest states of 1901
Oklahoma56%Kentucky59%Missouri61%Illinois62%Arkansas64%Iowa66%
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