The Year in Rain & Snow
1945
107%
ran at 107% of normal — wetter than usual — across 333 cities, the 142nd driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1945
10.8in
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL · Jun 23
Snowiest Station of 1945
171.5in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1945
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,081
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1945 that still stand today
National Precipitation
107%
of the 1996–2025 average across 333 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1945 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.
85%J
124%F
118%M
99%A
93%M
115%J
106%J
117%A
136%S
86%O
92%N
110%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1945
| 1 | Barrow AK | 50% |
| 2 | Alamosa CO | 52% |
| 3 | Roswell NM | 60% |
| 4 | Bismarck ND | 62% |
| 5 | Kodiak AK | 63% |
| 6 | Miami FL | 63% |
| 7 | Atlantic City NJ | 66% |
| 8 | Kotzebue AK | 66% |
| 9 | Del Rio TX | 67% |
| 10 | Phoenix AZ | 67% |
Wettest Stations of 1945
| 1 | Palm Springs CA | 207% |
| 2 | Charleston Downtown SC | 172% |
| 3 | Winnemucca NV | 171% |
| 4 | Carbondale IL | 171% |
| 5 | Needles CA | 162% |
| 6 | Redding CA | 161% |
| 7 | Palmdale CA | 153% |
| 8 | Russellville AR | 150% |
| 9 | Pine Bluff AR | 150% |
| 10 | Klamath Falls OR | 150% |
By State
Wettest states of 1945
Arkansas139%Nevada138%Delaware134%Oregon124%South Carolina123%California120%
Driest states of 1945
Hawaii72%North Dakota74%New Mexico77%New Jersey92%South Dakota92%Montana92%
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