The Year in Rain & Snow
1912
99%
ran at 99% of normal — drier than usual — across 243 cities, the 94th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1912
8.78in
Baton Rouge, LA · Dec 7
Snowiest Station of 1912
104.7in
Lander, WY · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1912
Daily Rainfall Records Set
711
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1912 that still stand today
National Precipitation
99%
of the 1996–2025 average across 243 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1912 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.
81%J
98%F
134%M
123%A
118%M
124%J
112%J
126%A
122%S
88%O
68%N
79%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1912
| 1 | Fort Smith AR | 57% |
| 2 | Austin TX | 59% |
| 3 | Merced CA | 59% |
| 4 | Reno NV | 61% |
| 5 | Sacramento CA | 62% |
| 6 | Abilene TX | 63% |
| 7 | Rochester MN | 66% |
| 8 | Wilmington NC | 67% |
| 9 | Asheville NC | 69% |
| 10 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 69% |
Wettest Stations of 1912
| 1 | Klamath Falls OR | 178% |
| 2 | Brooksville FL | 159% |
| 3 | Montgomery AL | 156% |
| 4 | Lander WY | 155% |
| 5 | Pendleton OR | 154% |
| 6 | Boise ID | 152% |
| 7 | Scottsbluff NE | 143% |
| 8 | Needles CA | 141% |
| 9 | Brownsville TX | 141% |
| 10 | Goodland KS | 140% |
By State
Wettest states of 1912
Wyoming136%Idaho134%Oregon132%Georgia129%Alabama128%Utah126%
Driest states of 1912
Puerto Rico73%Massachusetts78%Rhode Island79%Nevada80%Minnesota81%Oklahoma81%
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