The Year in Rain & Snow
1914
96%
ran at 96% of normal — drier than usual — across 246 cities, the 99th wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1914
8.29in
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX · May 30
Snowiest Station of 1914
109.7in
Buffalo, NY · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1914
Daily Rainfall Records Set
581
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1914 that still stand today
National Precipitation
96%
of the 1996–2025 average across 246 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1914 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.
96%J
102%F
77%M
109%A
84%M
103%J
77%J
107%A
91%S
109%O
72%N
124%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 1914
| 1 | Del Rio TX | 203% |
| 2 | El Paso TX | 199% |
| 3 | Tucson AZ | 196% |
| 4 | Riverside CA | 184% |
| 5 | Needles CA | 180% |
| 6 | Lubbock TX | 171% |
| 7 | Abilene TX | 169% |
| 8 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 164% |
| 9 | Pueblo CO | 159% |
| 10 | Crescent City CA | 152% |
Driest Stations of 1914
| 1 | Stillwater OK | 54% |
| 2 | Dodge City KS | 55% |
| 3 | Oklahoma City OK | 56% |
| 4 | Burlington VT | 59% |
| 5 | Springfield IL | 59% |
| 6 | Providence RI | 60% |
| 7 | Cape Hatteras NC | 62% |
| 8 | Meridian MS | 62% |
| 9 | Fort Smith AR | 63% |
| 10 | Worcester MA | 63% |
By State
Wettest states of 1914
Colorado138%Arizona138%New Mexico137%California130%Texas128%South Dakota126%
Driest states of 1914
Vermont59%Rhode Island60%Kentucky70%Connecticut71%Virginia71%Massachusetts72%
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