The Year in Rain & Snow
1999
90%
ran at 90% of normal — drier than usual — across 383 cities, the 22nd driest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1999
13.38in
Wilmington, NC · Sep 15
Snowiest Station of 1999
386.2in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1999
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,050
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1999 that still stand today
National Precipitation
90%
of the 1996–2025 average across 383 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1999 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.
133%J
76%F
78%M
118%A
82%M
125%J
88%J
93%A
100%S
70%O
58%N
66%D
Driest Stations & States
Driest Stations of 1999
| 1 | Palmdale CA | 32% |
| 2 | Palm Springs CA | 39% |
| 3 | Ramona CA | 40% |
| 4 | Bishop CA | 46% |
| 5 | Riverside CA | 50% |
| 6 | Pullman WA | 52% |
| 7 | Columbus GA | 54% |
| 8 | Tri-Cities WA | 54% |
| 9 | Houston TX | 55% |
| 10 | San Antonio TX | 55% |
Wettest Stations of 1999
| 1 | Colorado Springs CO | 175% |
| 2 | Hibbing MN | 161% |
| 3 | Denver CO | 149% |
| 4 | Bismarck ND | 139% |
| 5 | Amarillo TX | 136% |
| 6 | Yakutat AK | 135% |
| 7 | Myrtle Beach SC | 135% |
| 8 | Wichita KS | 132% |
| 9 | Clayton NM | 131% |
| 10 | Olympia WA | 130% |
By State
Wettest states of 1999
Colorado127%New Mexico118%Minnesota116%North Dakota113%Oklahoma108%Kansas107%
Driest states of 1999
California69%Nevada73%Kentucky75%Indiana76%Ohio79%Mississippi79%
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