The Year in Rain & Snow
1932
98%
ran at 98% of normal — drier than usual — across 293 cities, the 83rd driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1932
8.04in
Lexington, KY · Aug 2
Snowiest Station of 1932
133.7in
Saranac Lake, NY · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1932
Daily Rainfall Records Set
864
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1932 that still stand today
National Precipitation
98%
of the 1996–2025 average across 293 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1932 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.
145%J
104%F
95%M
73%A
91%M
116%J
99%J
96%A
79%S
128%O
89%N
113%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1932
| 1 | Sacramento CA | 38% |
| 2 | Redding CA | 46% |
| 3 | Barrow AK | 48% |
| 4 | Madera CA | 48% |
| 5 | Ukiah CA | 48% |
| 6 | Merced CA | 52% |
| 7 | Fresno CA | 54% |
| 8 | Stockton CA | 54% |
| 9 | Huron SD | 59% |
| 10 | Camarillo CA | 62% |
Wettest Stations of 1932
| 1 | Palm Springs CA | 268% |
| 2 | El Centro CA | 248% |
| 3 | Yuma AZ | 224% |
| 4 | Midland-Odessa TX | 221% |
| 5 | Abilene TX | 189% |
| 6 | Roswell NM | 165% |
| 7 | Kingman AZ | 152% |
| 8 | Muscle Shoals AL | 145% |
| 9 | Del Rio TX | 142% |
| 10 | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 142% |
By State
Wettest states of 1932
Arizona134%Alabama123%New Mexico118%Texas117%District of Columbia117%Mississippi112%
Driest states of 1932
Wisconsin75%Minnesota79%Colorado82%Kansas84%Pennsylvania85%North Dakota85%
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