The Year in Rain & Snow
1948
98%
ran at 98% of normal — drier than usual — across 350 cities, the 80th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1948
10.45in
Fort Lauderdale, FL · Oct 5
Snowiest Station of 1948
164.4in
Talkeetna, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1948
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,128
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1948 that still stand today
National Precipitation
98%
of the 1996–2025 average across 350 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1948 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.
94%J
115%F
118%M
103%A
105%M
124%J
119%J
85%A
75%S
73%O
136%N
99%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1948
Wettest Stations of 1948
| 1 | Klamath Falls OR | 190% |
| 2 | Tri-Cities WA | 173% |
| 3 | Charlottesville VA | 170% |
| 4 | Spokane WA | 160% |
| 5 | Salisbury MD | 156% |
| 6 | Pullman WA | 155% |
| 7 | Georgetown DE | 154% |
| 8 | Yakima WA | 153% |
| 9 | Omak WA | 148% |
| 10 | Tallahassee FL | 147% |
By State
Wettest states of 1948
Washington141%Georgia136%District of Columbia136%Virginia131%Oregon130%Maryland127%
Driest states of 1948
Nevada58%Texas72%Wisconsin72%New Hampshire76%Northern Marianas79%California81%
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