The Year in Rain & Snow
1975
104%
ran at 104% of normal — wetter than usual — across 376 cities, the 130th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1975
7.14in
Galveston, TX · May 30
Snowiest Station of 1975
400.6in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1975
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,270
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1975 that still stand today
National Precipitation
104%
of the 1996–2025 average across 376 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1975 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.
122%J
114%F
126%M
108%A
96%M
98%J
277%J
202%A
103%S
93%O
107%N
82%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1975
| 1 | Lake Havasu City AZ | 38% |
| 2 | Palm Springs CA | 42% |
| 3 | Yuma AZ | 42% |
| 4 | Lancaster CA | 46% |
| 5 | Bishop CA | 49% |
| 6 | Valentine NE | 54% |
| 7 | Palmdale CA | 55% |
| 8 | Bettles AK | 57% |
| 9 | Miami FL | 58% |
| 10 | Fresno CA | 60% |
Wettest Stations of 1975
| 1 | Helena MT | 188% |
| 2 | Midland-Odessa TX | 187% |
| 3 | Delta Junction AK | 179% |
| 4 | Great Falls MT | 175% |
| 5 | Havre MT | 161% |
| 6 | Tallulah-Vicksburg LA | 157% |
| 7 | McCall ID | 154% |
| 8 | Tallahassee FL | 151% |
| 9 | Pullman WA | 150% |
| 10 | Muscle Shoals AL | 150% |
By State
Wettest states of 1975
Montana144%Alabama132%Idaho125%Georgia124%Mississippi124%Washington123%
Driest states of 1975
Guam72%Arizona76%California77%Puerto Rico82%Nebraska83%Vermont84%
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