The Year in Rain & Snow
1955
92%
ran at 92% of normal — drier than usual — across 368 cities, the 30th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1955
18.15in
Westfield, MA · Aug 19
Snowiest Station of 1955
323.9in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1955
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,014
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1955 that still stand today
National Precipitation
92%
of the 1996–2025 average across 368 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1955 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.
88%J
110%F
80%M
93%A
92%M
92%J
124%J
106%A
84%S
83%O
85%N
76%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1955
| 1 | McAllen TX | 48% |
| 2 | Sioux City IA | 51% |
| 3 | Laredo TX | 53% |
| 4 | Austin-Bergstrom Airport TX | 56% |
| 5 | Alamosa CO | 57% |
| 6 | Del Rio TX | 57% |
| 7 | Waterloo IA | 58% |
| 8 | Rochester MN | 58% |
| 9 | Dallas TX | 59% |
| 10 | La Crosse WI | 59% |
Wettest Stations of 1955
| 1 | Honolulu HI | 232% |
| 2 | Sheridan WY | 161% |
| 3 | Delta Junction AK | 161% |
| 4 | Lihue HI | 160% |
| 5 | Tucson AZ | 157% |
| 6 | Phoenix AZ | 153% |
| 7 | Westfield MA | 153% |
| 8 | Yakima WA | 151% |
| 9 | Bishop CA | 151% |
| 10 | Madera CA | 145% |
By State
Wettest states of 1955
Hawaii160%Massachusetts127%Washington122%Montana119%Oregon118%Arizona118%
Driest states of 1955
Iowa66%Kansas72%New Hampshire72%Puerto Rico72%Texas75%Nebraska75%
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