The Year in Rain & Snow
1962
93%
ran at 93% of normal — drier than usual — across 376 cities, the 34th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1962
10.26in
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL · Sep 21
Snowiest Station of 1962
182.2in
Muskegon, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1962
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,003
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1962 that still stand today
National Precipitation
93%
of the 1996–2025 average across 376 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1962 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.
102%J
127%F
90%M
73%A
82%M
94%J
94%J
92%A
100%S
99%O
86%N
66%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1962
| 1 | Needles CA | 31% |
| 2 | Las Vegas NV | 38% |
| 3 | Nome AK | 41% |
| 4 | Yuma AZ | 41% |
| 5 | Mcgrath AK | 49% |
| 6 | San Angelo TX | 50% |
| 7 | Corpus Christi TX | 52% |
| 8 | Del Rio TX | 53% |
| 9 | Palm Springs CA | 54% |
| 10 | Gulfport MS | 57% |
Wettest Stations of 1962
| 1 | Lihue HI | 163% |
| 2 | Mitchell SD | 157% |
| 3 | Lawton OK | 155% |
| 4 | Amarillo TX | 150% |
| 5 | Bishop CA | 149% |
| 6 | Dallas TX | 145% |
| 7 | Huron SD | 140% |
| 8 | Delta Junction AK | 139% |
| 9 | Mobridge SD | 138% |
| 10 | Cape Hatteras NC | 138% |
By State
Wettest states of 1962
South Dakota131%North Carolina109%Oklahoma109%Nebraska107%South Carolina107%Oregon105%
Driest states of 1962
Colorado66%Mississippi77%Illinois77%Michigan78%Louisiana78%District of Columbia78%
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