The Year in Rain & Snow
1916
93%
ran at 93% of normal — drier than usual — across 255 cities, the 39th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1916
7.14in
Key West, FL · Jul 28
Snowiest Station of 1916
150.7in
Saranac Lake, NY · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1916
Daily Rainfall Records Set
670
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1916 that still stand today
National Precipitation
93%
of the 1996–2025 average across 255 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1916 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.
169%J
79%F
83%M
79%A
98%M
100%J
164%J
92%A
88%S
80%O
72%N
85%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1916
| 1 | Corpus Christi TX | 52% |
| 2 | Colorado Springs CO | 55% |
| 3 | Del Rio TX | 60% |
| 4 | Goodland KS | 60% |
| 5 | Memphis TN | 60% |
| 6 | Fort Smith AR | 62% |
| 7 | North Platte NE | 62% |
| 8 | Cleveland OH | 63% |
| 9 | Des Moines IA | 63% |
| 10 | Cape Hatteras NC | 63% |
Wettest Stations of 1916
| 1 | Havre MT | 182% |
| 2 | Helena MT | 169% |
| 3 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 165% |
| 4 | Winslow AZ | 163% |
| 5 | Tri-Cities WA | 162% |
| 6 | Glasgow MT | 154% |
| 7 | Crescent City CA | 153% |
| 8 | Kingman AZ | 150% |
| 9 | Great Falls MT | 149% |
| 10 | Roswell NM | 147% |
By State
Wettest states of 1916
Montana146%Arizona126%California122%New Mexico120%Oregon116%Washington115%
Driest states of 1916
Rhode Island70%New Jersey74%Vermont74%Kansas74%Texas76%Nebraska76%
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