The Year in Rain & Snow
1936
93%
ran at 93% of normal — drier than usual — across 294 cities, the 36th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1936
10.0in
Fort Pierce, FL · Oct 13
Snowiest Station of 1936
116.3in
Sault Ste Marie, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1936
Daily Rainfall Records Set
831
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1936 that still stand today
National Precipitation
93%
of the 1996–2025 average across 294 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1936 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.
126%J
125%F
93%M
75%A
75%M
85%J
107%J
80%A
112%S
104%O
61%N
120%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1936
| 1 | Bismarck ND | 31% |
| 2 | Barrow AK | 32% |
| 3 | Clayton NM | 36% |
| 4 | Fargo ND | 37% |
| 5 | Mobridge SD | 41% |
| 6 | Wichita KS | 45% |
| 7 | Yuma AZ | 46% |
| 8 | Lincoln NE | 49% |
| 9 | Fort Smith AR | 52% |
| 10 | Shreveport LA | 52% |
Wettest Stations of 1936
| 1 | Palm Springs CA | 227% |
| 2 | Riverside CA | 208% |
| 3 | Palmdale CA | 179% |
| 4 | San Diego CA | 159% |
| 5 | Fayetteville NC | 158% |
| 6 | Midland-Odessa TX | 156% |
| 7 | Charlotte NC | 155% |
| 8 | Laredo TX | 154% |
| 9 | Madera CA | 150% |
| 10 | Lubbock TX | 147% |
By State
Wettest states of 1936
California129%Georgia121%North Carolina121%New Hampshire117%Maine116%South Carolina116%
Driest states of 1936
North Dakota42%Kansas61%Nebraska63%Kentucky65%South Dakota67%New Mexico67%
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