The Year in Rain & Snow
1974
97%
ran at 97% of normal — drier than usual — across 375 cities, the 70th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1974
8.7in
Austin-Bergstrom Airport, TX · Nov 23
Snowiest Station of 1974
207.0in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1974
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,095
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1974 that still stand today
National Precipitation
97%
of the 1996–2025 average across 375 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1974 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.
120%J
74%F
108%M
87%A
93%M
84%J
633%J
112%A
89%S
83%O
92%N
96%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1974
| 1 | Yuma AZ | 42% |
| 2 | Ely NV | 45% |
| 3 | Elko NV | 47% |
| 4 | Aberdeen SD | 50% |
| 5 | Key West FL | 50% |
| 6 | Barrow AK | 51% |
| 7 | Valentine NE | 51% |
| 8 | Rapid City SD | 53% |
| 9 | Ramona CA | 53% |
| 10 | Bismarck ND | 56% |
Wettest Stations of 1974
| 1 | Midland-Odessa TX | 165% |
| 2 | Roswell NM | 163% |
| 3 | El Paso TX | 163% |
| 4 | Laredo TX | 162% |
| 5 | Eugene OR | 150% |
| 6 | Greenville MS | 149% |
| 7 | Needles CA | 148% |
| 8 | Stillwater OK | 147% |
| 9 | Honolulu HI | 147% |
| 10 | Dequeen AR | 146% |
By State
Wettest states of 1974
Hawaii124%Oklahoma122%New Mexico119%Arkansas117%Texas116%Louisiana116%
Driest states of 1974
South Dakota57%Nebraska64%Puerto Rico66%Nevada71%Alaska79%New Hampshire79%
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