The Year in Rain & Snow
1980
96%
ran at 96% of normal — drier than usual — across 373 cities, the 55th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1980
22.75in
Key West, FL · Nov 11
Snowiest Station of 1980
164.1in
Flagstaff, AZ · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1980
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,043
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1980 that still stand today
National Precipitation
96%
of the 1996–2025 average across 373 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1980 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.
125%J
94%F
133%M
98%A
105%M
113%J
430%J
86%A
99%S
72%O
82%N
62%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1980
| 1 | Sioux Falls SD | 51% |
| 2 | Fort Smith AR | 55% |
| 3 | San Juan PR | 57% |
| 4 | Columbia MO | 58% |
| 5 | Wichita KS | 59% |
| 6 | Dallas TX | 60% |
| 7 | Milton MA | 60% |
| 8 | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 61% |
| 9 | Sisseton SD | 62% |
| 10 | Concord NH | 62% |
Wettest Stations of 1980
| 1 | Palm Springs CA | 276% |
| 2 | Palmdale CA | 240% |
| 3 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | 224% |
| 4 | El Centro CA | 220% |
| 5 | Ramona CA | 211% |
| 6 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 186% |
| 7 | Long Beach CA | 183% |
| 8 | Kahului HI | 181% |
| 9 | Los Angeles Airport CA | 180% |
| 10 | Riverside CA | 170% |
By State
Wettest states of 1980
Hawaii154%California143%Idaho133%Nevada123%Arizona119%Washington118%
Driest states of 1980
Puerto Rico57%New Hampshire62%Missouri68%District of Columbia70%Massachusetts71%Kentucky71%
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