The Year in Rain & Snow
1924
88%
ran at 88% of normal — drier than usual — across 263 cities, the 15th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1924
12.85in
Daytona Beach, FL · Oct 10
Snowiest Station of 1924
103.7in
Saranac Lake, NY · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1924
Daily Rainfall Records Set
566
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1924 that still stand today
National Precipitation
88%
of the 1996–2025 average across 263 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1924 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.
95%J
100%F
97%M
94%A
82%M
91%J
80%J
89%A
113%S
68%O
54%N
111%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1924
| 1 | Yuma AZ | 28% |
| 2 | Needles CA | 29% |
| 3 | Beaumont-Port Arthur TX | 42% |
| 4 | Roswell NM | 46% |
| 5 | Elko NV | 47% |
| 6 | Phoenix AZ | 47% |
| 7 | Challis ID | 48% |
| 8 | Laredo TX | 50% |
| 9 | Tucson AZ | 50% |
| 10 | Lubbock TX | 52% |
Wettest Stations of 1924
| 1 | Lumberton NC | 149% |
| 2 | Daytona Beach FL | 146% |
| 3 | Glasgow MT | 137% |
| 4 | Charlottesville VA | 134% |
| 5 | Tallahassee FL | 133% |
| 6 | Orlando FL | 130% |
| 7 | Fort Lauderdale FL | 130% |
| 8 | Brooksville FL | 130% |
| 9 | Havre MT | 127% |
| 10 | Albany GA | 127% |
By State
Wettest states of 1924
District of Columbia116%Florida114%South Carolina113%Wyoming112%Georgia111%North Carolina111%
Driest states of 1924
Nevada53%California62%Arizona63%New Mexico64%Louisiana64%New Hampshire66%
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