The Year in Rain & Snow
1958
102%
ran at 102% of normal — wetter than usual — across 370 cities, the 115th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1958
15.32in
Honolulu, HI · Mar 5
Snowiest Station of 1958
167.2in
Syracuse, NY · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1958
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,206
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1958 that still stand today
National Precipitation
102%
of the 1996–2025 average across 370 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1958 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
125%F
123%M
135%A
96%M
109%J
167%J
90%A
121%S
75%O
93%N
59%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1958
| 1 | Minneapolis-St Paul MN | 52% |
| 2 | Fairbanks AK | 53% |
| 3 | Glasgow MT | 53% |
| 4 | La Crosse WI | 54% |
| 5 | Bettles AK | 55% |
| 6 | Spencer IA | 56% |
| 7 | Aberdeen SD | 57% |
| 8 | Sioux Falls SD | 57% |
| 9 | Madison WI | 57% |
| 10 | Green Bay WI | 58% |
Wettest Stations of 1958
| 1 | Honolulu HI | 215% |
| 2 | El Paso TX | 201% |
| 3 | Kingman AZ | 175% |
| 4 | Merced CA | 174% |
| 5 | Brownsville TX | 173% |
| 6 | Pullman WA | 170% |
| 7 | Laredo TX | 168% |
| 8 | San Francisco Airport CA | 166% |
| 9 | McAllen TX | 164% |
| 10 | Midland-Odessa TX | 164% |
By State
Wettest states of 1958
California137%Arizona131%Hawaii122%New Jersey120%Washington119%Puerto Rico118%
Driest states of 1958
Michigan69%Utah70%South Dakota72%North Dakota72%Iowa74%Wisconsin75%
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