The Year in Rain & Snow
1902
100%
ran at 100% of normal — wetter than usual — across 206 cities, the 103rd driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1902
9.26in
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX · Oct 14
Snowiest Station of 1902
134.8in
Flagstaff, AZ · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1902
Daily Rainfall Records Set
572
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1902 that still stand today
National Precipitation
100%
of the 1996–2025 average across 206 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1902 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.
69%J
106%F
104%M
64%A
94%M
97%J
142%J
70%A
109%S
93%O
133%N
124%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1902
| 1 | Lander WY | 56% |
| 2 | Albuquerque NM | 58% |
| 3 | Glasgow MT | 59% |
| 4 | Wilmington NC | 59% |
| 5 | Winnemucca NV | 59% |
| 6 | Chattanooga TN | 61% |
| 7 | Evansville IN | 61% |
| 8 | Pensacola FL | 62% |
| 9 | Brownsville TX | 64% |
| 10 | Gulfport MS | 64% |
Wettest Stations of 1902
| 1 | Crescent City CA | 173% |
| 2 | Redding CA | 165% |
| 3 | McMinnville OR | 164% |
| 4 | Hastings NE | 151% |
| 5 | Grand Island NE | 150% |
| 6 | Roswell NM | 145% |
| 7 | Lincoln NE | 143% |
| 8 | Eureka CA | 143% |
| 9 | Waterloo IA | 142% |
| 10 | Vancouver WA | 141% |
By State
Wettest states of 1902
Oregon131%Puerto Rico126%Nebraska124%Washington124%Iowa117%New Jersey116%
Driest states of 1902
Indiana74%Utah75%Massachusetts76%Kentucky76%Louisiana80%Nevada80%
DriestSince · browse by state · precipitation & snowfall records · NOAA/RCC-ACIS ThreadEx gauge record · part of Weather Trader · supported by Substack Subscribers
© 2026 Weather Trader · All rights reserved
© 2026 Weather Trader · All rights reserved