The Year in Rain & Snow
1954
88%
ran at 88% of normal — drier than usual — across 371 cities, the 14th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1954
17.05in
Key West, FL · Nov 13
Snowiest Station of 1954
198.3in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1954
Daily Rainfall Records Set
970
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1954 that still stand today
National Precipitation
88%
of the 1996–2025 average across 371 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1954 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.
95%J
76%F
101%M
90%A
85%M
88%J
88%J
114%A
80%S
94%O
82%N
75%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1954
| 1 | Yuma AZ | 22% |
| 2 | Austin-Bergstrom Airport TX | 29% |
| 3 | Austin TX | 33% |
| 4 | El Centro CA | 35% |
| 5 | Winnemucca NV | 37% |
| 6 | McCook NE | 41% |
| 7 | Waco TX | 42% |
| 8 | Wichita KS | 42% |
| 9 | Pensacola FL | 42% |
| 10 | San Antonio TX | 46% |
Wettest Stations of 1954
| 1 | Palm Springs CA | 190% |
| 2 | Honolulu HI | 168% |
| 3 | Lihue HI | 167% |
| 4 | Redding CA | 149% |
| 5 | Hayward WI | 149% |
| 6 | Kingman AZ | 144% |
| 7 | Boston MA | 143% |
| 8 | Hilo HI | 142% |
| 9 | Key West FL | 142% |
| 10 | Saranac Lake NY | 140% |
By State
Wettest states of 1954
Hawaii159%New Hampshire123%Maine118%Massachusetts116%Wisconsin108%Michigan106%
Driest states of 1954
Oklahoma62%Texas65%Georgia65%Kansas65%District of Columbia67%Louisiana68%
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