The Year in Rain & Snow
1960
95%
ran at 95% of normal — drier than usual — across 373 cities, the 46th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1960
9.07in
Tampa, FL · Jul 29
Snowiest Station of 1960
202.7in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1960
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,170
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1960 that still stand today
National Precipitation
95%
of the 1996–2025 average across 373 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1960 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.
117%J
132%F
86%M
88%A
94%M
77%J
99%J
100%A
91%S
89%O
91%N
87%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1960
| 1 | Yuma AZ | 50% |
| 2 | Phoenix AZ | 53% |
| 3 | Cheyenne WY | 55% |
| 4 | Glasgow MT | 55% |
| 5 | Sheridan WY | 55% |
| 6 | Lancaster CA | 55% |
| 7 | Casper WY | 61% |
| 8 | Scottsbluff NE | 62% |
| 9 | Palm Springs CA | 62% |
| 10 | Baton Rouge LA | 63% |
Wettest Stations of 1960
| 1 | Amarillo TX | 185% |
| 2 | Borger TX | 163% |
| 3 | Winter Haven FL | 157% |
| 4 | Brooksville FL | 155% |
| 5 | Childress TX | 152% |
| 6 | Pullman WA | 151% |
| 7 | Sarasota-Bradenton FL | 149% |
| 8 | Corpus Christi TX | 148% |
| 9 | Ashland WI | 140% |
| 10 | Leesburg FL | 139% |
By State
Wettest states of 1960
Florida123%Texas114%New Mexico114%Oklahoma114%Oregon110%Wisconsin104%
Driest states of 1960
Wyoming60%Guam69%Ohio72%Montana73%Missouri74%Indiana78%
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