The Year in Rain & Snow
1933
90%
ran at 90% of normal — drier than usual — across 291 cities, the 134th wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1933
13.54in
Key West, FL · Oct 4
Snowiest Station of 1933
142.2in
Sault Ste Marie, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1933
Daily Rainfall Records Set
720
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1933 that still stand today
National Precipitation
90%
of the 1996–2025 average across 291 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1933 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.
94%J
86%F
103%M
103%A
112%M
97%J
92%J
107%A
97%S
73%O
51%N
93%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 1933
| 1 | Astoria OR | 160% |
| 2 | Winslow AZ | 154% |
| 3 | Pullman WA | 152% |
| 4 | West Palm Beach FL | 145% |
| 5 | Crescent City CA | 142% |
| 6 | Camarillo CA | 139% |
| 7 | Vancouver WA | 137% |
| 8 | Baker City OR | 137% |
| 9 | Albuquerque NM | 137% |
| 10 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 132% |
Driest Stations of 1933
| 1 | Del Rio TX | 36% |
| 2 | Clayton NM | 47% |
| 3 | Needles CA | 47% |
| 4 | Barrow AK | 48% |
| 5 | Nome AK | 50% |
| 6 | Mobridge SD | 53% |
| 7 | Midland-Odessa TX | 54% |
| 8 | Des Moines IA | 55% |
| 9 | Huron SD | 55% |
| 10 | Jerome ID | 56% |
By State
Wettest states of 1933
Washington118%District of Columbia116%Oregon112%Maryland112%Montana112%Arizona110%
Driest states of 1933
Utah66%South Dakota68%Idaho70%Alaska71%North Dakota75%North Carolina76%
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