The Year in Rain & Snow
1926
101%
ran at 101% of normal — wetter than usual — across 271 cities, the 108th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1926
8.32in
Key West, FL · Aug 18
Snowiest Station of 1926
141.0in
Millinocket, ME · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1926
Daily Rainfall Records Set
719
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1926 that still stand today
National Precipitation
101%
of the 1996–2025 average across 271 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1926 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.
118%J
94%F
94%M
127%A
70%M
69%J
95%J
127%A
128%S
93%O
132%N
123%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1926
| 1 | Barrow AK | 27% |
| 2 | Burley ID | 46% |
| 3 | Hastings NE | 63% |
| 4 | Bethel AK | 64% |
| 5 | Asheville NC | 65% |
| 6 | Bismarck ND | 65% |
| 7 | Jerome ID | 66% |
| 8 | Cape Hatteras NC | 68% |
| 9 | North Platte NE | 68% |
| 10 | Evansville IN | 69% |
Wettest Stations of 1926
| 1 | Yuma AZ | 326% |
| 2 | Palm Springs CA | 271% |
| 3 | Phoenix AZ | 218% |
| 4 | Lubbock TX | 157% |
| 5 | San Diego CA | 155% |
| 6 | Lewiston ID | 149% |
| 7 | Baton Rouge LA | 145% |
| 8 | Crescent City CA | 144% |
| 9 | Camarillo CA | 143% |
| 10 | Springfield IL | 142% |
By State
Wettest states of 1926
Arizona166%California132%New Mexico122%Texas115%Illinois115%Oklahoma113%
Driest states of 1926
New Hampshire70%Alaska72%Nevada72%Rhode Island76%North Dakota77%North Carolina80%
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