The Year in Rain & Snow
1928
95%
ran at 95% of normal — drier than usual — across 276 cities, the 48th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1928
9.2in
Annapolis, MD · Aug 12
Snowiest Station of 1928
221.0in
Talkeetna, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1928
Daily Rainfall Records Set
665
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1928 that still stand today
National Precipitation
95%
of the 1996–2025 average across 276 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1928 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.
55%J
106%F
87%M
105%A
80%M
126%J
105%J
107%A
79%S
85%O
113%N
73%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1928
| 1 | Yuma AZ | 17% |
| 2 | Barrow AK | 44% |
| 3 | Kingman AZ | 49% |
| 4 | Elko NV | 51% |
| 5 | Fresno CA | 52% |
| 6 | Jerome ID | 60% |
| 7 | Palm Springs CA | 60% |
| 8 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 61% |
| 9 | Reno NV | 61% |
| 10 | San Diego CA | 61% |
Wettest Stations of 1928
| 1 | Amarillo TX | 163% |
| 2 | Clayton NM | 159% |
| 3 | Winslow AZ | 147% |
| 4 | Corpus Christi TX | 147% |
| 5 | Goodland KS | 144% |
| 6 | Brooksville FL | 144% |
| 7 | Albany GA | 142% |
| 8 | Saginaw MI | 139% |
| 9 | Columbia SC | 139% |
| 10 | Fayetteville NC | 138% |
By State
Wettest states of 1928
New Mexico129%Georgia118%Kansas118%South Carolina115%North Carolina112%Wyoming110%
Driest states of 1928
Nevada59%Vermont69%Idaho73%Washington74%Arizona75%Rhode Island76%
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