The Year in Rain & Snow
1951
102%
ran at 102% of normal — wetter than usual — across 366 cities, the 116th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1951
8.63in
Hilo, HI · Feb 18
Snowiest Station of 1951
193.8in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1951
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,054
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1951 that still stand today
National Precipitation
102%
of the 1996–2025 average across 366 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1951 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
116%F
104%M
104%A
78%M
101%J
93%J
105%A
96%S
99%O
114%N
120%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1951
| 1 | Midland-Odessa TX | 37% |
| 2 | Palm Springs CA | 39% |
| 3 | Del Rio TX | 47% |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale FL | 49% |
| 5 | Houston TX | 53% |
| 6 | Marathon FL | 53% |
| 7 | Alamosa CO | 56% |
| 8 | Juneau AK | 56% |
| 9 | Waco TX | 57% |
| 10 | San Angelo TX | 57% |
Wettest Stations of 1951
| 1 | Honolulu HI | 244% |
| 2 | Bethel AK | 201% |
| 3 | Phoenix AZ | 200% |
| 4 | Needles CA | 190% |
| 5 | Kingman AZ | 187% |
| 6 | Salina KS | 183% |
| 7 | El Centro CA | 167% |
| 8 | Ashland WI | 167% |
| 9 | Spencer IA | 165% |
| 10 | Lihue HI | 162% |
By State
Wettest states of 1951
Hawaii179%Kansas146%Arizona141%Nebraska127%Iowa123%Minnesota122%
Driest states of 1951
New Mexico74%Texas77%North Carolina79%Louisiana80%Guam83%North Dakota86%
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