The Year in Rain & Snow
1950
98%
ran at 98% of normal — drier than usual — across 366 cities, the 79th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1950
10.22in
Brooksville, FL · Sep 6
Snowiest Station of 1950
168.9in
Duluth, MN · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1950
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,114
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1950 that still stand today
National Precipitation
98%
of the 1996–2025 average across 366 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1950 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.
141%J
101%F
98%M
82%A
84%M
96%J
142%J
86%A
117%S
85%O
94%N
75%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1950
| 1 | El Centro CA | 24% |
| 2 | Needles CA | 33% |
| 3 | Palm Springs CA | 34% |
| 4 | Palmdale CA | 35% |
| 5 | Lancaster CA | 35% |
| 6 | McAllen TX | 44% |
| 7 | Victoria TX | 47% |
| 8 | Cold Bay AK | 48% |
| 9 | Albuquerque NM | 49% |
| 10 | Yuma AZ | 50% |
Wettest Stations of 1950
| 1 | Honolulu HI | 194% |
| 2 | Borger TX | 176% |
| 3 | Klamath Falls OR | 165% |
| 4 | Astoria OR | 158% |
| 5 | Medford OR | 154% |
| 6 | Pullman WA | 153% |
| 7 | Yakima WA | 151% |
| 8 | Roswell NM | 149% |
| 9 | Lewiston ID | 148% |
| 10 | McMinnville OR | 147% |
By State
Wettest states of 1950
Washington139%Hawaii135%Puerto Rico135%Oregon133%Indiana126%Idaho123%
Driest states of 1950
Arizona67%Colorado74%Iowa80%Vermont80%New Hampshire80%Rhode Island81%
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