The Year in Rain & Snow
1994
99%
ran at 99% of normal — drier than usual — across 370 cities, the 90th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1994
13.39in
College Station, TX · Oct 16
Snowiest Station of 1994
212.1in
Juneau, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1994
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,165
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1994 that still stand today
National Precipitation
99%
of the 1996–2025 average across 370 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1994 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.
114%J
103%F
105%M
101%A
100%M
88%J
100%J
93%A
93%S
104%O
134%N
100%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1994
| 1 | Palm Springs CA | 47% |
| 2 | Ramona CA | 50% |
| 3 | Burns OR | 61% |
| 4 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 61% |
| 5 | Rapid City SD | 61% |
| 6 | Sacramento CA | 62% |
| 7 | Lancaster CA | 63% |
| 8 | El Paso TX | 64% |
| 9 | Marquette County MI | 64% |
| 10 | Medford OR | 65% |
Wettest Stations of 1994
| 1 | El Centro CA | 163% |
| 2 | Hilo HI | 160% |
| 3 | Tallahassee FL | 158% |
| 4 | Fort Pierce FL | 158% |
| 5 | Leesburg FL | 155% |
| 6 | Albany GA | 154% |
| 7 | Savannah GA | 151% |
| 8 | College Station TX | 148% |
| 9 | Sanford FL | 144% |
| 10 | West Palm Beach FL | 144% |
By State
Wettest states of 1994
Georgia129%Florida126%South Carolina120%Tennessee116%New Mexico114%Alabama113%
Driest states of 1994
Puerto Rico65%Indiana80%Montana81%Kansas81%Nevada81%Idaho83%
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