The Year in Rain & Snow
1930
84%
ran at 84% of normal — drier than usual — across 285 cities, the 5th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1930
8.6in
Fort Lauderdale, FL · Jun 2
Snowiest Station of 1930
88.1in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1930
Daily Rainfall Records Set
611
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1930 that still stand today
National Precipitation
84%
of the 1996–2025 average across 285 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1930 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.
120%J
89%F
90%M
76%A
134%M
78%J
53%J
79%A
98%S
88%O
111%N
61%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1930
| 1 | Lynchburg VA | 46% |
| 2 | Parkersburg WV | 46% |
| 3 | Annapolis MD | 47% |
| 4 | Salisbury MD | 47% |
| 5 | Louisville KY | 47% |
| 6 | Baltimore MD | 48% |
| 7 | Huntington WV | 48% |
| 8 | Muskegon MI | 48% |
| 9 | Asheville NC | 49% |
| 10 | Clarksburg WV | 49% |
Wettest Stations of 1930
| 1 | Palm Springs CA | 217% |
| 2 | McCook NE | 200% |
| 3 | Riverside CA | 160% |
| 4 | Goodland KS | 149% |
| 5 | Fairbanks AK | 140% |
| 6 | Cheyenne WY | 139% |
| 7 | Lawton OK | 136% |
| 8 | Laredo TX | 134% |
| 9 | Lander WY | 132% |
| 10 | Grand Island NE | 132% |
By State
Wettest states of 1930
Nebraska114%Wyoming111%Florida110%Idaho109%Utah109%Nevada108%
Driest states of 1930
Kentucky48%District of Columbia51%Maryland52%Virginia55%West Virginia56%Ohio62%
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