The Year in Rain & Snow
1925
87%
ran at 87% of normal — drier than usual — across 269 cities, the 11th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1925
14.87in
Miami, FL · Nov 30
Snowiest Station of 1925
150.3in
Saranac Lake, NY · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1925
Daily Rainfall Records Set
587
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1925 that still stand today
National Precipitation
87%
of the 1996–2025 average across 269 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1925 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.
96%J
73%F
68%M
81%A
72%M
95%J
104%J
75%A
117%S
139%O
105%N
80%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1925
| 1 | Huron SD | 45% |
| 2 | Asheville NC | 46% |
| 3 | San Antonio TX | 50% |
| 4 | North Platte NE | 54% |
| 5 | Mitchell SD | 55% |
| 6 | Alpena MI | 57% |
| 7 | Sault Ste Marie MI | 59% |
| 8 | Beaumont-Port Arthur TX | 59% |
| 9 | Louisville KY | 61% |
| 10 | Lynchburg VA | 62% |
Wettest Stations of 1925
| 1 | Helena MT | 166% |
| 2 | Havre MT | 163% |
| 3 | Brownsville TX | 149% |
| 4 | Winnemucca NV | 148% |
| 5 | Needles CA | 142% |
| 6 | Galveston TX | 138% |
| 7 | Barrow AK | 137% |
| 8 | Yuma AZ | 133% |
| 9 | Klamath Falls OR | 130% |
| 10 | Redding CA | 127% |
By State
Wettest states of 1925
Montana119%Nevada118%Utah112%Alaska108%Arizona107%Idaho105%
Driest states of 1925
Kentucky68%South Dakota69%Rhode Island69%South Carolina70%Virginia70%Tennessee72%
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