The Year in Rain & Snow
1904
89%
ran at 89% of normal — drier than usual — across 210 cities, the 18th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1904
9.22in
Galveston, TX · Apr 22
Snowiest Station of 1904
108.1in
Milton, MA · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1904
Daily Rainfall Records Set
487
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1904 that still stand today
National Precipitation
89%
of the 1996–2025 average across 210 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1904 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.
82%J
86%F
110%M
80%A
85%M
87%J
114%J
115%A
164%S
73%O
42%N
82%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1904
| 1 | Needles CA | 27% |
| 2 | Great Falls MT | 46% |
| 3 | Yuma AZ | 50% |
| 4 | Lexington KY | 57% |
| 5 | Louisville KY | 57% |
| 6 | Childress TX | 59% |
| 7 | Mobile AL | 59% |
| 8 | Birmingham AL | 60% |
| 9 | Chattanooga TN | 60% |
| 10 | Missoula MT | 60% |
Wettest Stations of 1904
| 1 | Crescent City CA | 180% |
| 2 | Ukiah CA | 164% |
| 3 | Eureka CA | 157% |
| 4 | Aberdeen SD | 144% |
| 5 | McMinnville OR | 141% |
| 6 | Reno NV | 139% |
| 7 | El Paso TX | 132% |
| 8 | Quincy IL | 130% |
| 9 | Hanford CA | 127% |
| 10 | Fresno CA | 126% |
By State
Wettest states of 1904
Nevada125%Oregon123%Idaho116%California115%Wyoming110%Utah107%
Driest states of 1904
Kentucky57%Montana68%Alabama70%Tennessee70%Mississippi74%Georgia76%
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