The Year in Rain & Snow
1915
106%
ran at 106% of normal — wetter than usual — across 252 cities, the 21st wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1915
10.0in
Austin, TX · Apr 23
Snowiest Station of 1915
162.6in
Flagstaff, AZ · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1915
Daily Rainfall Records Set
764
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1915 that still stand today
National Precipitation
106%
of the 1996–2025 average across 252 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1915 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.
148%J
145%F
65%M
95%A
131%M
96%J
131%J
127%A
103%S
79%O
89%N
101%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 1915
| 1 | Scottsbluff NE | 181% |
| 2 | Kingman AZ | 176% |
| 3 | Challis ID | 173% |
| 4 | Lubbock TX | 173% |
| 5 | Aberdeen SD | 173% |
| 6 | Goodland KS | 172% |
| 7 | Wichita Falls TX | 169% |
| 8 | San Jose CA | 167% |
| 9 | McCook NE | 159% |
| 10 | Hastings NE | 157% |
Driest Stations of 1915
| 1 | Brownsville TX | 63% |
| 2 | Cape Hatteras NC | 63% |
| 3 | Elko NV | 64% |
| 4 | Cleveland OH | 65% |
| 5 | Burlington VT | 67% |
| 6 | Youngstown OH | 67% |
| 7 | Bluefield WV | 69% |
| 8 | Providence RI | 69% |
| 9 | Norfolk VA | 73% |
| 10 | Medford OR | 74% |
By State
Wettest states of 1915
Nebraska144%Arizona144%Wyoming141%Oklahoma141%Kansas139%New Mexico134%
Driest states of 1915
Vermont67%Rhode Island69%Nevada78%Massachusetts82%Connecticut84%Kentucky84%
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