The Year in Rain & Snow
1963
87%
ran at 87% of normal — drier than usual — across 375 cities, the 9th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1963
12.09in
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX · Sep 17
Snowiest Station of 1963
178.2in
Muskegon, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1963
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,042
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1963 that still stand today
National Precipitation
87%
of the 1996–2025 average across 375 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1963 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.
84%J
90%F
111%M
102%A
80%M
132%J
92%J
87%A
130%S
55%O
124%N
66%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1963
| 1 | Cleveland OH | 45% |
| 2 | Dallas TX | 46% |
| 3 | Austin-Bergstrom Airport TX | 47% |
| 4 | Corpus Christi TX | 49% |
| 5 | Austin TX | 50% |
| 6 | Grand Forks ND | 50% |
| 7 | Mcgrath AK | 50% |
| 8 | Mansfield OH | 52% |
| 9 | Topeka KS | 53% |
| 10 | Paducah KY | 54% |
Wettest Stations of 1963
| 1 | Honolulu HI | 233% |
| 2 | Talkeetna AK | 168% |
| 3 | Yuma AZ | 158% |
| 4 | Winslow AZ | 156% |
| 5 | Palm Springs CA | 151% |
| 6 | Jerome ID | 151% |
| 7 | Bettles AK | 151% |
| 8 | Barrow AK | 150% |
| 9 | Elko NV | 147% |
| 10 | Challis ID | 146% |
By State
Wettest states of 1963
Hawaii148%Nevada127%Idaho125%Arizona121%Guam115%California113%
Driest states of 1963
Ohio63%Arkansas63%Louisiana65%Kentucky65%Missouri66%Indiana66%
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