The Year in Rain & Snow
1895
87%
ran at 87% of normal — drier than usual — across 156 cities, the 146th wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1895
10.0in
Lake Charles, LA · Nov 25
Snowiest Station of 1895
97.7in
Sault Ste Marie, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1895
Daily Rainfall Records Set
384
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1895 that still stand today
National Precipitation
87%
of the 1996–2025 average across 156 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1895 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.
135%J
76%F
72%M
80%A
103%M
79%J
126%J
81%A
82%S
47%O
128%N
104%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 1895
| 1 | Roswell NM | 167% |
| 2 | Ely NV | 158% |
| 3 | Pueblo CO | 149% |
| 4 | Abilene TX | 144% |
| 5 | Aberdeen SD | 139% |
| 6 | Lander WY | 134% |
| 7 | Charleston Downtown SC | 126% |
| 8 | San Diego CA | 125% |
| 9 | West Palm Beach FL | 125% |
| 10 | Amarillo TX | 125% |
Driest Stations of 1895
| 1 | Madison WI | 37% |
| 2 | Needles CA | 38% |
| 3 | Great Falls MT | 47% |
| 4 | Yuma AZ | 47% |
| 5 | Dubuque IA | 53% |
| 6 | Lincoln NE | 55% |
| 7 | Middletown-Harrisburg PA | 58% |
| 8 | Valentine NE | 62% |
| 9 | Concordia KS | 63% |
| 10 | Cincinnati OH | 63% |
By State
Wettest states of 1895
New Mexico142%Colorado124%South Carolina122%Wyoming116%Georgia104%Oregon100%
Driest states of 1895
Iowa67%Ohio68%Wisconsin68%Nebraska69%Pennsylvania70%Minnesota71%
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