The Year in Rain & Snow
1923
101%
ran at 101% of normal — wetter than usual — across 263 cities, the 109th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1923
12.76in
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX · May 19
Snowiest Station of 1923
152.1in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1923
Daily Rainfall Records Set
662
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1923 that still stand today
National Precipitation
101%
of the 1996–2025 average across 263 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1923 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.
104%J
95%F
100%M
102%A
95%M
104%J
110%J
104%A
131%S
94%O
89%N
123%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1923
| 1 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 44% |
| 2 | Sacramento CA | 48% |
| 3 | San Jose CA | 53% |
| 4 | Ukiah CA | 53% |
| 5 | Eureka CA | 54% |
| 6 | Palm Springs CA | 59% |
| 7 | Elko NV | 61% |
| 8 | Erie PA | 61% |
| 9 | Buffalo NY | 62% |
| 10 | Key West FL | 62% |
Wettest Stations of 1923
| 1 | Winslow AZ | 273% |
| 2 | Kahului HI | 220% |
| 3 | Sheridan WY | 201% |
| 4 | Amarillo TX | 201% |
| 5 | Needles CA | 177% |
| 6 | Lawton OK | 173% |
| 7 | Roswell NM | 170% |
| 8 | Lander WY | 167% |
| 9 | Laredo TX | 163% |
| 10 | Goodland KS | 157% |
By State
Wettest states of 1923
Hawaii220%Wyoming171%Arizona156%Oklahoma144%New Mexico134%Colorado134%
Driest states of 1923
California69%Minnesota72%Puerto Rico73%Vermont76%Wisconsin80%Massachusetts80%
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