The Year in Rain & Snow
1964
94%
ran at 94% of normal — drier than usual — across 377 cities, the 43rd driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1964
8.21in
Tallahassee, FL · Jul 18
Snowiest Station of 1964
304.3in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1964
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,058
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1964 that still stand today
National Precipitation
94%
of the 1996–2025 average across 377 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1964 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.
100%J
88%F
106%M
117%A
71%M
107%J
103%J
148%A
90%S
64%O
104%N
110%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1964
| 1 | Las Vegas NV | 29% |
| 2 | El Centro CA | 38% |
| 3 | Cheyenne WY | 40% |
| 4 | Long Beach CA | 42% |
| 5 | Huron SD | 48% |
| 6 | Albany NY | 51% |
| 7 | Bethel AK | 51% |
| 8 | Scottsbluff NE | 51% |
| 9 | Barrow AK | 51% |
| 10 | Bridgeport CT | 52% |
Wettest Stations of 1964
| 1 | Tallahassee FL | 183% |
| 2 | Tucson AZ | 177% |
| 3 | Klamath Falls OR | 175% |
| 4 | Charleston Downtown SC | 168% |
| 5 | Baker City OR | 167% |
| 6 | Savannah GA | 160% |
| 7 | Columbia SC | 158% |
| 8 | Medford OR | 157% |
| 9 | Albany GA | 156% |
| 10 | Pullman WA | 155% |
By State
Wettest states of 1964
South Carolina151%Georgia143%Oregon130%Idaho125%Hawaii121%Utah117%
Driest states of 1964
Connecticut62%New Hampshire64%New Mexico69%New York69%District of Columbia70%Colorado74%
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