The Year in Rain & Snow
1934
84%
ran at 84% of normal — drier than usual — across 289 cities, the 154th wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1934
15.29in
Pensacola, FL · Oct 5
Snowiest Station of 1934
107.2in
Saranac Lake, NY · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1934
Daily Rainfall Records Set
682
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1934 that still stand today
National Precipitation
84%
of the 1996–2025 average across 289 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1934 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.
77%J
85%F
91%M
73%A
69%M
122%J
70%J
74%A
119%S
77%O
135%N
80%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 1934
| 1 | Palmdale CA | 144% |
| 2 | Elizabeth City NC | 130% |
| 3 | Baker City OR | 123% |
| 4 | Westfield MA | 123% |
| 5 | Greenville MS | 122% |
| 6 | Washington DC | 121% |
| 7 | Laredo TX | 120% |
| 8 | Salisbury MD | 119% |
| 9 | Rhinelander WI | 118% |
| 10 | Galveston TX | 118% |
Driest Stations of 1934
| 1 | Barrow AK | 17% |
| 2 | Bethel AK | 30% |
| 3 | El Paso TX | 32% |
| 4 | Mobridge SD | 35% |
| 5 | Bismarck ND | 41% |
| 6 | Williston ND | 41% |
| 7 | Colorado Springs CO | 47% |
| 8 | Huron SD | 47% |
| 9 | Clayton NM | 48% |
| 10 | Omaha NE | 48% |
By State
Wettest states of 1934
District of Columbia121%Maryland108%Puerto Rico106%Louisiana105%Virginia104%Connecticut102%
Driest states of 1934
North Dakota47%Nebraska60%Ohio60%Colorado62%New Mexico64%Kansas64%
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