The Year in Rain & Snow
1903
96%
ran at 96% of normal — drier than usual — across 216 cities, the 63rd driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1903
8.18in
Jacksonville, FL · May 13
Snowiest Station of 1903
86.5in
South Bend, IN · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1903
Daily Rainfall Records Set
575
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1903 that still stand today
National Precipitation
96%
of the 1996–2025 average across 216 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1903 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.
93%J
160%F
126%M
82%A
88%M
102%J
109%J
114%A
81%S
76%O
67%N
55%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1903
| 1 | Needles CA | 30% |
| 2 | Yuma AZ | 35% |
| 3 | Merced CA | 40% |
| 4 | Hanford CA | 57% |
| 5 | Shreveport LA | 57% |
| 6 | Fresno CA | 58% |
| 7 | Huron SD | 61% |
| 8 | Lexington KY | 61% |
| 9 | Salem OR | 61% |
| 10 | Memphis TN | 65% |
Wettest Stations of 1903
| 1 | Laredo TX | 201% |
| 2 | Grand Island NE | 162% |
| 3 | Salina KS | 144% |
| 4 | Newark NJ | 144% |
| 5 | Sioux City IA | 143% |
| 6 | Redding CA | 142% |
| 7 | Hastings NE | 142% |
| 8 | Havre MT | 141% |
| 9 | Concordia KS | 141% |
| 10 | Atlantic City Marina NJ | 140% |
By State
Wettest states of 1903
New Jersey134%Nebraska114%Maryland114%Georgia113%Kansas113%North Dakota111%
Driest states of 1903
Kentucky64%New Mexico68%Colorado79%Tennessee80%Louisiana80%Nevada80%
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