The Year in Rain & Snow
1983
120%
ran at 120% of normal — wetter than usual — across 379 cities, the 156th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1983
10.68in
Hattiesburg, MS · Apr 7
Snowiest Station of 1983
248.0in
Marquette County, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1983
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,633
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1983 that still stand today
National Precipitation
120%
of the 1996–2025 average across 379 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1983 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.
104%J
130%F
171%M
140%A
101%M
89%J
128%J
197%A
138%S
111%O
179%N
136%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1983
| 1 | Honolulu HI | 31% |
| 2 | Lihue HI | 47% |
| 3 | Barrow AK | 53% |
| 4 | Glasgow MT | 57% |
| 5 | Hilo HI | 59% |
| 6 | Guam GU | 60% |
| 7 | Juneau AK | 61% |
| 8 | Bettles AK | 63% |
| 9 | Williston ND | 64% |
| 10 | Bethel AK | 65% |
Wettest Stations of 1983
| 1 | Palm Springs CA | 338% |
| 2 | El Centro CA | 306% |
| 3 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | 295% |
| 4 | Lancaster CA | 283% |
| 5 | Camarillo CA | 277% |
| 6 | Palmdale CA | 273% |
| 7 | Riverside CA | 271% |
| 8 | San Jose CA | 250% |
| 9 | Los Angeles Airport CA | 245% |
| 10 | Redding CA | 241% |
By State
Wettest states of 1983
California227%Arizona182%Nevada161%Utah159%Oregon150%Idaho149%
Driest states of 1983
Hawaii56%Guam60%Puerto Rico67%North Dakota80%Alaska83%New Mexico85%
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