The Year in Rain & Snow
1968
97%
ran at 97% of normal — drier than usual — across 377 cities, the 87th wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1968
11.24in
Lihue, HI · Dec 1
Snowiest Station of 1968
208.1in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1968
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,209
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1968 that still stand today
National Precipitation
97%
of the 1996–2025 average across 377 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1968 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
73%F
92%M
82%A
109%M
108%J
93%J
181%A
85%S
90%O
129%N
110%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 1968
| 1 | Honolulu HI | 229% |
| 2 | Kahului HI | 226% |
| 3 | Lihue HI | 198% |
| 4 | Dequeen AR | 165% |
| 5 | Jerome ID | 161% |
| 6 | McMinnville OR | 160% |
| 7 | College Station TX | 157% |
| 8 | Challis ID | 154% |
| 9 | Midland-Odessa TX | 149% |
| 10 | Eugene OR | 149% |
Driest Stations of 1968
| 1 | Las Vegas NV | 29% |
| 2 | Bishop CA | 35% |
| 3 | San Diego CA | 41% |
| 4 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | 46% |
| 5 | Bethel AK | 47% |
| 6 | Long Beach CA | 48% |
| 7 | Lancaster CA | 50% |
| 8 | Mcgrath AK | 51% |
| 9 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 54% |
| 10 | Barrow AK | 55% |
By State
Wettest states of 1968
Hawaii192%Utah138%Idaho129%Oregon123%Washington122%Arkansas121%
Driest states of 1968
Delaware66%Alaska70%Tennessee76%New Jersey77%Virginia77%Alabama79%
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