The Year in Rain & Snow
1927
102%
ran at 102% of normal — wetter than usual — across 276 cities, the 119th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1927
8.12in
Greenville, MS · Apr 16
Snowiest Station of 1927
222.0in
Talkeetna, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1927
Daily Rainfall Records Set
768
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1927 that still stand today
National Precipitation
102%
of the 1996–2025 average across 276 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1927 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.
74%J
120%F
104%M
103%A
84%M
110%J
90%J
91%A
101%S
117%O
113%N
122%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1927
| 1 | Barrow AK | 38% |
| 2 | Roswell NM | 42% |
| 3 | Miami FL | 50% |
| 4 | Galveston TX | 52% |
| 5 | Lubbock TX | 52% |
| 6 | Key West FL | 56% |
| 7 | Omaha NE | 57% |
| 8 | Fort Myers FL | 58% |
| 9 | Jacksonville FL | 58% |
| 10 | Punta Gorda FL | 59% |
Wettest Stations of 1927
| 1 | El Centro CA | 251% |
| 2 | Winslow AZ | 190% |
| 3 | Riverside CA | 189% |
| 4 | San Diego CA | 181% |
| 5 | Havre MT | 166% |
| 6 | Helena MT | 162% |
| 7 | Kingman AZ | 160% |
| 8 | Poplar Bluff MO | 155% |
| 9 | Grand Junction CO | 155% |
| 10 | Glasgow MT | 154% |
By State
Wettest states of 1927
Montana148%Puerto Rico135%Utah135%California134%Missouri133%Wyoming132%
Driest states of 1927
Florida69%Alaska72%New Mexico76%Texas79%Georgia79%New Hampshire79%
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