The Year in Rain & Snow
1913
96%
ran at 96% of normal — drier than usual — across 248 cities, the 60th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1913
12.19in
Galveston, TX · Oct 22
Snowiest Station of 1913
115.9in
Denver, CO · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1913
Daily Rainfall Records Set
697
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1913 that still stand today
National Precipitation
96%
of the 1996–2025 average across 248 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1913 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.
116%J
97%F
124%M
82%A
83%M
101%J
241%J
70%A
114%S
102%O
105%N
118%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1913
| 1 | Yuma AZ | 37% |
| 2 | Kingman AZ | 50% |
| 3 | Nome AK | 58% |
| 4 | Grand Rapids MI | 62% |
| 5 | Albany NY | 63% |
| 6 | Holland MI | 64% |
| 7 | Wichita KS | 64% |
| 8 | Seattle City WA | 65% |
| 9 | Burlington VT | 67% |
| 10 | Concord NH | 67% |
Wettest Stations of 1913
| 1 | Lawton OK | 160% |
| 2 | Laredo TX | 153% |
| 3 | Reno NV | 151% |
| 4 | Klamath Falls OR | 146% |
| 5 | Lumberton NC | 142% |
| 6 | Lewiston ID | 141% |
| 7 | Austin TX | 141% |
| 8 | Pendleton OR | 138% |
| 9 | Galveston TX | 135% |
| 10 | Boise ID | 135% |
By State
Wettest states of 1913
Idaho138%Nevada129%Oklahoma120%Texas114%Louisiana112%Utah109%
Driest states of 1913
Alaska58%Vermont67%New Hampshire67%Arizona68%Rhode Island75%Iowa78%
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