The Year in Rain & Snow
1944
101%
ran at 101% of normal — wetter than usual — across 327 cities, the 107th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1944
9.67in
San Juan, PR · Aug 15
Snowiest Station of 1944
123.4in
Lander, WY · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1944
Daily Rainfall Records Set
975
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1944 that still stand today
National Precipitation
101%
of the 1996–2025 average across 327 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1944 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.
93%J
127%F
129%M
120%A
91%M
107%J
79%J
95%A
91%S
67%O
131%N
87%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1944
| 1 | Seattle City WA | 52% |
| 2 | Las Vegas NV | 57% |
| 3 | Fort Myers FL | 60% |
| 4 | Miami FL | 60% |
| 5 | McMinnville OR | 60% |
| 6 | Sarasota-Bradenton FL | 60% |
| 7 | Eugene OR | 61% |
| 8 | Grand Rapids MI | 62% |
| 9 | Paducah KY | 62% |
| 10 | Salem OR | 62% |
Wettest Stations of 1944
| 1 | Palmdale CA | 207% |
| 2 | El Centro CA | 192% |
| 3 | Sheridan WY | 166% |
| 4 | Mitchell SD | 162% |
| 5 | Longview TX | 158% |
| 6 | McCook NE | 156% |
| 7 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | 155% |
| 8 | Midland-Odessa TX | 153% |
| 9 | Challis ID | 153% |
| 10 | Lander WY | 152% |
By State
Wettest states of 1944
Kansas134%Wyoming130%South Dakota127%California124%North Dakota121%Utah121%
Driest states of 1944
Kentucky73%Indiana74%Washington75%Oregon78%Michigan80%Vermont80%
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