The Year in Rain & Snow
1943
92%
ran at 92% of normal — drier than usual — across 326 cities, the 31st driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1943
8.82in
Galveston, TX · Jul 27
Snowiest Station of 1943
126.5in
Sault Ste Marie, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1943
Daily Rainfall Records Set
826
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1943 that still stand today
National Precipitation
92%
of the 1996–2025 average across 326 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1943 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.
108%J
65%F
119%M
81%A
107%M
98%J
89%J
80%A
67%S
80%O
70%N
86%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1943
| 1 | Clayton NM | 37% |
| 2 | Hastings NE | 54% |
| 3 | Austin-Bergstrom Airport TX | 55% |
| 4 | Dequeen AR | 55% |
| 5 | Grand Island NE | 58% |
| 6 | Harrison AR | 58% |
| 7 | Jonesboro AR | 58% |
| 8 | Kotzebue AK | 58% |
| 9 | McCook NE | 59% |
| 10 | Muscle Shoals AL | 59% |
Wettest Stations of 1943
| 1 | Palm Springs CA | 428% |
| 2 | Palmdale CA | 335% |
| 3 | El Centro CA | 239% |
| 4 | Camarillo CA | 218% |
| 5 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | 211% |
| 6 | Riverside CA | 201% |
| 7 | San Diego CA | 196% |
| 8 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 160% |
| 9 | Phoenix AZ | 154% |
| 10 | Bakersfield CA | 152% |
By State
Wettest states of 1943
California158%Hawaii127%Arizona114%Alaska101%Puerto Rico101%North Dakota99%
Driest states of 1943
Rhode Island62%Nebraska67%Arkansas67%New Mexico68%Kentucky71%Utah71%
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