The Year in Rain & Snow
1998
112%
ran at 112% of normal — wetter than usual — across 360 cities, the 154th driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1998
17.03in
Del Rio, TX · Aug 23
Snowiest Station of 1998
135.7in
Marquette County, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1998
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,414
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1998 that still stand today
National Precipitation
112%
of the 1996–2025 average across 360 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1998 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.
140%J
168%F
143%M
99%A
130%M
124%J
90%J
81%A
103%S
101%O
107%N
67%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1998
| 1 | Honolulu HI | 28% |
| 2 | Midland-Odessa TX | 41% |
| 3 | Kahului HI | 44% |
| 4 | Saipan MP | 47% |
| 5 | Abilene TX | 57% |
| 6 | Guam GU | 57% |
| 7 | Laredo TX | 58% |
| 8 | San Angelo TX | 62% |
| 9 | Anchorage AK | 66% |
| 10 | Columbus GA | 67% |
Wettest Stations of 1998
| 1 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | 240% |
| 2 | Camarillo CA | 236% |
| 3 | Los Angeles Airport CA | 225% |
| 4 | Santa Maria CA | 219% |
| 5 | Bakersfield CA | 215% |
| 6 | Long Beach CA | 214% |
| 7 | Riverside CA | 211% |
| 8 | Ramona CA | 210% |
| 9 | Lancaster CA | 209% |
| 10 | Palmdale CA | 208% |
By State
Wettest states of 1998
California191%Nevada158%Utah156%Arizona144%Idaho137%Oregon136%
Driest states of 1998
Northern Marianas47%Guam57%Hawaii61%Delaware80%District of Columbia85%Michigan87%
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