The Year in Rain & Snow
1917
81%
ran at 81% of normal — drier than usual — across 256 cities, the 2nd driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1917
6.57in
Miami, FL · Sep 25
Snowiest Station of 1917
146.4in
Saranac Lake, NY · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1917
Daily Rainfall Records Set
469
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1917 that still stand today
National Precipitation
81%
of the 1996–2025 average across 256 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1917 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.
99%J
75%F
97%M
97%A
99%M
81%J
80%J
81%A
88%S
64%O
38%N
59%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1917
| 1 | Corpus Christi TX | 18% |
| 2 | San Antonio TX | 34% |
| 3 | Houston TX | 35% |
| 4 | Fresno CA | 37% |
| 5 | Waco TX | 38% |
| 6 | Albuquerque NM | 39% |
| 7 | Laredo TX | 40% |
| 8 | Del Rio TX | 41% |
| 9 | Fort Smith AR | 41% |
| 10 | Fargo ND | 42% |
Wettest Stations of 1917
| 1 | Phoenix AZ | 150% |
| 2 | Great Falls MT | 148% |
| 3 | Helena MT | 139% |
| 4 | Missoula MT | 125% |
| 5 | Pullman WA | 124% |
| 6 | Lewiston ID | 123% |
| 7 | Boise ID | 122% |
| 8 | Havre MT | 120% |
| 9 | Winslow AZ | 117% |
| 10 | Greenville-Spartanburg SC | 117% |
By State
Wettest states of 1917
Idaho119%Montana115%Arizona104%Hawaii103%Oregon96%Tennessee96%
Driest states of 1917
Texas51%North Dakota53%New Mexico61%Kansas63%California65%Louisiana67%
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