The Year in Rain & Snow
1929
96%
ran at 96% of normal — drier than usual — across 274 cities, the 100th wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1929
10.71in
Mobile, AL · Mar 14
Snowiest Station of 1929
227.0in
Talkeetna, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1929
Daily Rainfall Records Set
769
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1929 that still stand today
National Precipitation
96%
of the 1996–2025 average across 274 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1929 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.
123%J
97%F
106%M
124%A
107%M
113%J
80%J
64%A
108%S
102%O
98%N
82%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 1929
| 1 | Talkeetna AK | 169% |
| 2 | Augusta GA | 167% |
| 3 | Montgomery AL | 157% |
| 4 | Columbus GA | 151% |
| 5 | Albuquerque NM | 151% |
| 6 | Athens GA | 150% |
| 7 | Macon GA | 147% |
| 8 | Lumberton NC | 144% |
| 9 | Wilmington OH | 144% |
| 10 | Birmingham AL | 143% |
Driest Stations of 1929
| 1 | Needles CA | 39% |
| 2 | Bakersfield CA | 44% |
| 3 | Winnemucca NV | 45% |
| 4 | Fresno CA | 46% |
| 5 | Spokane WA | 46% |
| 6 | San Diego CA | 46% |
| 7 | San Jose CA | 46% |
| 8 | Sacramento CA | 50% |
| 9 | Santa Maria CA | 50% |
| 10 | Eureka CA | 51% |
By State
Wettest states of 1929
Georgia145%Alabama136%South Carolina122%North Carolina118%Wyoming117%New Mexico115%
Driest states of 1929
Washington55%California58%Nevada65%Puerto Rico72%Minnesota74%Rhode Island74%
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