The Year in Rain & Snow
1952
93%
ran at 93% of normal — drier than usual — across 368 cities, the 35th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1952
9.41in
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX · Feb 1
Snowiest Station of 1952
349.6in
Mount Shasta, CA · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1952
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,047
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1952 that still stand today
National Precipitation
93%
of the 1996–2025 average across 368 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1952 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.
121%J
102%F
127%M
110%A
84%M
85%J
108%J
89%A
65%S
35%O
116%N
93%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1952
| 1 | Del Rio TX | 41% |
| 2 | Huron SD | 43% |
| 3 | San Angelo TX | 43% |
| 4 | Bismarck ND | 49% |
| 5 | Seattle City WA | 51% |
| 6 | Jackson MS | 55% |
| 7 | Abilene TX | 57% |
| 8 | Sisseton SD | 58% |
| 9 | Wichita KS | 58% |
| 10 | Laredo TX | 58% |
Wettest Stations of 1952
| 1 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | 223% |
| 2 | Palmdale CA | 205% |
| 3 | Riverside CA | 202% |
| 4 | Bishop CA | 195% |
| 5 | Camarillo CA | 193% |
| 6 | Lancaster CA | 188% |
| 7 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 177% |
| 8 | Phoenix AZ | 173% |
| 9 | San Diego CA | 171% |
| 10 | Bakersfield CA | 156% |
By State
Wettest states of 1952
California154%Arizona132%Puerto Rico122%Maryland120%Nevada116%District of Columbia112%
Driest states of 1952
South Dakota61%Kansas67%North Dakota71%Montana73%Washington73%Tennessee74%
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