The Year in Rain & Snow
1935
98%
ran at 98% of normal — drier than usual — across 296 cities, the 82nd driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1935
9.89in
Pensacola, FL · Aug 27
Snowiest Station of 1935
143.5in
Saranac Lake, NY · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1935
Daily Rainfall Records Set
792
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1935 that still stand today
National Precipitation
98%
of the 1996–2025 average across 296 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1935 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.
107%J
96%F
105%M
107%A
105%M
93%J
92%J
113%A
94%S
72%O
105%N
77%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1935
| 1 | Barrow AK | 27% |
| 2 | Challis ID | 36% |
| 3 | Bethel AK | 48% |
| 4 | Great Falls MT | 52% |
| 5 | Helena MT | 56% |
| 6 | Buffalo NY | 61% |
| 7 | Clayton NM | 61% |
| 8 | Missoula MT | 62% |
| 9 | Pendleton OR | 63% |
| 10 | Spokane WA | 64% |
Wettest Stations of 1935
| 1 | El Centro CA | 261% |
| 2 | Laredo TX | 195% |
| 3 | Del Rio TX | 186% |
| 4 | Kingman AZ | 170% |
| 5 | Madera CA | 165% |
| 6 | Russellville AR | 164% |
| 7 | Phoenix AZ | 161% |
| 8 | Palm Springs CA | 158% |
| 9 | Tucson AZ | 155% |
| 10 | Fairbanks AK | 144% |
By State
Wettest states of 1935
Arizona135%California123%Texas116%Illinois114%West Virginia113%Arkansas112%
Driest states of 1935
Montana65%Idaho66%Rhode Island67%Utah68%Connecticut70%Massachusetts75%
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