The Year in Rain & Snow
1910
79%
ran at 79% of normal — drier than usual — across 236 cities, the 1st driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1910
9.7in
West Palm Beach, FL · Oct 15
Snowiest Station of 1910
119.1in
Buffalo, NY · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1910
Daily Rainfall Records Set
462
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1910 that still stand today
National Precipitation
79%
of the 1996–2025 average across 236 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1910 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.
102%J
92%F
37%M
75%A
80%M
78%J
82%J
78%A
92%S
84%O
71%N
66%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1910
| 1 | Rochester MN | 34% |
| 2 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 35% |
| 3 | Minneapolis-St Paul MN | 37% |
| 4 | Roswell NM | 43% |
| 5 | Fargo ND | 44% |
| 6 | Sacramento CA | 44% |
| 7 | Dodge City KS | 45% |
| 8 | Elko NV | 45% |
| 9 | Huron SD | 45% |
| 10 | Fresno CA | 46% |
Wettest Stations of 1910
| 1 | Yuma AZ | 139% |
| 2 | Klamath Falls OR | 134% |
| 3 | Beckley WV | 122% |
| 4 | Astoria OR | 118% |
| 5 | Lewiston ID | 117% |
| 6 | Annapolis MD | 116% |
| 7 | Orlando FL | 116% |
| 8 | San Juan PR | 112% |
| 9 | West Palm Beach FL | 112% |
| 10 | Pendleton OR | 111% |
By State
Wettest states of 1910
Puerto Rico112%Idaho110%Oregon107%Kentucky100%Arizona99%South Carolina96%
Driest states of 1910
Minnesota52%Oklahoma57%Iowa58%North Dakota59%South Dakota59%Wisconsin64%
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