The Year in Rain & Snow
1918
93%
ran at 93% of normal — drier than usual — across 260 cities, the 38th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1918
6.61in
Columbia, MO · Sep 2
Snowiest Station of 1918
161.5in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1918
Daily Rainfall Records Set
690
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1918 that still stand today
National Precipitation
93%
of the 1996–2025 average across 260 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1918 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
80%F
83%M
105%A
82%M
81%J
86%J
99%A
146%S
112%O
109%N
126%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1918
| 1 | Shreveport LA | 53% |
| 2 | Spokane WA | 61% |
| 3 | Cape Hatteras NC | 61% |
| 4 | Kalispell MT | 63% |
| 5 | Duluth MN | 65% |
| 6 | Miami FL | 65% |
| 7 | Valentine NE | 65% |
| 8 | Wilmington NC | 66% |
| 9 | Cleveland OH | 67% |
| 10 | Memphis TN | 67% |
Wettest Stations of 1918
| 1 | Kahului HI | 248% |
| 2 | Needles CA | 198% |
| 3 | Phoenix AZ | 173% |
| 4 | Kingman AZ | 156% |
| 5 | Blacksburg VA | 155% |
| 6 | Scottsbluff NE | 148% |
| 7 | Mitchell SD | 146% |
| 8 | San Jose CA | 140% |
| 9 | Sheridan WY | 137% |
| 10 | Goodland KS | 134% |
By State
Wettest states of 1918
Hawaii248%Wyoming123%Arizona123%California118%South Dakota116%Oklahoma111%
Driest states of 1918
Kentucky70%New Jersey73%New Hampshire73%Delaware76%Rhode Island76%Massachusetts77%
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