The Year in Rain & Snow
1976
87%
ran at 87% of normal — drier than usual — across 375 cities, the 8th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1976
18.49in
Guam, GU · May 21
Snowiest Station of 1976
299.8in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1976
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,071
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1976 that still stand today
National Precipitation
87%
of the 1996–2025 average across 375 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1976 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.
79%J
92%F
102%M
95%A
122%M
93%J
128%J
241%A
204%S
101%O
60%N
61%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1976
| 1 | Sacramento CA | 35% |
| 2 | Aberdeen SD | 36% |
| 3 | Bethel AK | 36% |
| 4 | Crescent City CA | 36% |
| 5 | Fargo ND | 37% |
| 6 | Sisseton SD | 39% |
| 7 | Mount Shasta CA | 40% |
| 8 | Ukiah CA | 40% |
| 9 | Sioux Falls SD | 42% |
| 10 | Stockton CA | 42% |
Wettest Stations of 1976
| 1 | El Centro CA | 263% |
| 2 | Palm Springs CA | 226% |
| 3 | Needles CA | 213% |
| 4 | Laredo TX | 175% |
| 5 | Las Vegas NV | 175% |
| 6 | McAllen TX | 164% |
| 7 | Kingman AZ | 154% |
| 8 | Brownsville TX | 149% |
| 9 | Syracuse NY | 144% |
| 10 | Del Rio TX | 142% |
By State
Wettest states of 1976
Guam141%South Carolina115%Arizona115%Texas114%Georgia112%New York106%
Driest states of 1976
South Dakota54%North Dakota56%Minnesota60%Wisconsin62%Missouri62%Nebraska65%
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