The Year in Rain & Snow
1908
96%
ran at 96% of normal — drier than usual — across 225 cities, the 62nd driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1908
8.12in
Shreveport, LA · May 13
Snowiest Station of 1908
115.1in
McCall, ID · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1908
Daily Rainfall Records Set
610
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1908 that still stand today
National Precipitation
96%
of the 1996–2025 average across 225 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1908 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
139%F
85%M
99%A
126%M
85%J
104%J
113%A
85%S
84%O
79%N
70%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1908
| 1 | Kahului HI | 44% |
| 2 | Tri-Cities WA | 51% |
| 3 | Pueblo CO | 52% |
| 4 | Cincinnati OH | 59% |
| 5 | Nome AK | 60% |
| 6 | Burlington VT | 61% |
| 7 | Concord NH | 61% |
| 8 | Erie PA | 61% |
| 9 | Pensacola FL | 63% |
| 10 | Sacramento CA | 63% |
Wettest Stations of 1908
| 1 | Kingman AZ | 219% |
| 2 | Yuma AZ | 209% |
| 3 | Stillwater OK | 195% |
| 4 | Helena MT | 176% |
| 5 | Phoenix AZ | 168% |
| 6 | Mitchell SD | 165% |
| 7 | Concordia KS | 154% |
| 8 | Aberdeen SD | 152% |
| 9 | Great Falls MT | 151% |
| 10 | Lander WY | 149% |
By State
Wettest states of 1908
Arizona173%Oklahoma158%South Dakota142%Montana136%Utah136%Wyoming131%
Driest states of 1908
Hawaii44%Alaska60%Vermont61%New Hampshire61%Massachusetts69%Nevada73%
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