The Year in Rain & Snow
1921
95%
ran at 95% of normal — drier than usual — across 261 cities, the 49th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1921
15.0in
Austin, TX · Sep 9
Snowiest Station of 1921
127.3in
McCall, ID · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1921
Daily Rainfall Records Set
710
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1921 that still stand today
National Precipitation
95%
of the 1996–2025 average across 261 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1921 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.
88%J
88%F
108%M
99%A
107%M
93%J
90%J
98%A
108%S
73%O
108%N
88%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1921
| 1 | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 50% |
| 2 | Kodiak AK | 54% |
| 3 | North Platte NE | 55% |
| 4 | Pensacola FL | 57% |
| 5 | Laredo TX | 60% |
| 6 | Phoenix AZ | 60% |
| 7 | Poplar Bluff MO | 63% |
| 8 | Shreveport LA | 63% |
| 9 | Abilene TX | 64% |
| 10 | Dallas TX | 65% |
Wettest Stations of 1921
| 1 | Needles CA | 284% |
| 2 | Yuma AZ | 246% |
| 3 | San Diego CA | 193% |
| 4 | Pueblo CO | 173% |
| 5 | Colorado Springs CO | 156% |
| 6 | Austin TX | 150% |
| 7 | Winslow AZ | 148% |
| 8 | Burley ID | 147% |
| 9 | Kingman AZ | 146% |
| 10 | Clayton NM | 142% |
By State
Wettest states of 1921
Arizona142%Colorado138%California133%New Mexico123%Idaho118%Oregon112%
Driest states of 1921
Vermont70%Connecticut72%Rhode Island75%Virginia76%Kansas78%Nebraska79%
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