The Year in Rain & Snow
1946
98%
ran at 98% of normal — drier than usual — across 327 cities, the 77th wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1946
7.7in
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX · Nov 4
Snowiest Station of 1946
177.0in
Talkeetna, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1946
Daily Rainfall Records Set
989
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1946 that still stand today
National Precipitation
98%
of the 1996–2025 average across 327 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1946 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.
103%J
90%F
103%M
59%A
120%M
88%J
287%J
91%A
98%S
110%O
140%N
82%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 1946
| 1 | Palmdale CA | 176% |
| 2 | El Centro CA | 169% |
| 3 | Rapid City SD | 160% |
| 4 | McCook NE | 160% |
| 5 | Sheridan WY | 159% |
| 6 | Phoenix AZ | 154% |
| 7 | Talkeetna AK | 150% |
| 8 | San Antonio TX | 150% |
| 9 | Galveston TX | 150% |
| 10 | Mobridge SD | 145% |
Driest Stations of 1946
| 1 | San Francisco Airport CA | 45% |
| 2 | San Angelo TX | 52% |
| 3 | Annapolis MD | 54% |
| 4 | Eureka CA | 60% |
| 5 | Milwaukee WI | 61% |
| 6 | Ukiah CA | 62% |
| 7 | Abilene TX | 63% |
| 8 | Alamosa CO | 65% |
| 9 | Redding CA | 65% |
| 10 | Grand Rapids MI | 66% |
By State
Wettest states of 1946
Arizona124%Wyoming122%South Dakota120%Louisiana119%Arkansas119%Alabama117%
Driest states of 1946
Puerto Rico68%New Jersey76%Maryland76%Rhode Island77%Connecticut79%Indiana79%
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