The Year in Rain & Snow
1966
88%
ran at 88% of normal — drier than usual — across 372 cities, the 13th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1966
8.37in
Tallulah-Vicksburg, LA · Feb 10
Snowiest Station of 1966
240.6in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1966
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,009
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1966 that still stand today
National Precipitation
88%
of the 1996–2025 average across 372 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1966 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.
105%J
115%F
70%M
87%A
76%M
72%J
193%J
102%A
99%S
73%O
97%N
92%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1966
| 1 | Wichita KS | 35% |
| 2 | Yuma AZ | 36% |
| 3 | Mcgrath AK | 39% |
| 4 | Reno NV | 43% |
| 5 | Kotzebue AK | 46% |
| 6 | Pocatello ID | 46% |
| 7 | Salina KS | 48% |
| 8 | Las Vegas NV | 49% |
| 9 | Jerome ID | 51% |
| 10 | Pueblo CO | 53% |
Wettest Stations of 1966
| 1 | McAllen TX | 171% |
| 2 | Columbus GA | 143% |
| 3 | Tucson AZ | 142% |
| 4 | Honolulu HI | 142% |
| 5 | Midland-Odessa TX | 137% |
| 6 | West Palm Beach FL | 134% |
| 7 | Key West FL | 134% |
| 8 | Tallahassee FL | 132% |
| 9 | Fort Lauderdale FL | 128% |
| 10 | Vero Beach FL | 127% |
By State
Wettest states of 1966
Georgia114%Hawaii112%Florida110%Arizona100%Texas99%South Carolina99%
Driest states of 1966
Kansas53%Nevada55%Utah59%Idaho67%Guam69%Oklahoma72%
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