The Year in Rain & Snow
1922
97%
ran at 97% of normal — drier than usual — across 265 cities, the 73rd driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1922
8.56in
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX · Apr 25
Snowiest Station of 1922
201.1in
McCall, ID · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1922
Daily Rainfall Records Set
716
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1922 that still stand today
National Precipitation
97%
of the 1996–2025 average across 265 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1922 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
123%F
131%M
107%A
105%M
94%J
100%J
98%A
65%S
82%O
110%N
85%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1922
| 1 | Albuquerque NM | 49% |
| 2 | El Paso TX | 50% |
| 3 | Roswell NM | 58% |
| 4 | Pueblo CO | 60% |
| 5 | Colorado Springs CO | 62% |
| 6 | Cleveland OH | 63% |
| 7 | Middletown-Harrisburg PA | 63% |
| 8 | Morgantown WV | 64% |
| 9 | Seattle City WA | 65% |
| 10 | Philadelphia PA | 66% |
Wettest Stations of 1922
| 1 | Nome AK | 162% |
| 2 | Kingman AZ | 152% |
| 3 | Reno NV | 148% |
| 4 | Fayetteville NC | 148% |
| 5 | Sarasota-Bradenton FL | 147% |
| 6 | Challis ID | 143% |
| 7 | Salt Lake City UT | 142% |
| 8 | Lumberton NC | 141% |
| 9 | Brownsville TX | 141% |
| 10 | Klamath Falls OR | 138% |
By State
Wettest states of 1922
Utah142%Arizona118%Georgia117%North Carolina116%Florida113%South Carolina113%
Driest states of 1922
New Mexico59%Colorado73%Pennsylvania74%Washington79%Illinois81%Indiana82%
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