The Year in Rain & Snow
1969
102%
ran at 102% of normal — wetter than usual — across 380 cities, the 44th wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1969
10.6in
Hilo, HI · Feb 1
Snowiest Station of 1969
164.1in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1969
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,254
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1969 that still stand today
National Precipitation
102%
of the 1996–2025 average across 380 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1969 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.
138%J
107%F
80%M
93%A
104%M
111%J
122%J
76%A
88%S
103%O
88%N
117%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 1969
| 1 | Bishop CA | 330% |
| 2 | Riverside CA | 211% |
| 3 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | 198% |
| 4 | Palm Springs CA | 194% |
| 5 | El Centro CA | 192% |
| 6 | Hanford CA | 187% |
| 7 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 186% |
| 8 | Fresno CA | 180% |
| 9 | Del Rio TX | 179% |
| 10 | Long Beach CA | 171% |
Driest Stations of 1969
| 1 | Bettles AK | 42% |
| 2 | Kotzebue AK | 42% |
| 3 | Gulkana AK | 44% |
| 4 | Anchorage AK | 46% |
| 5 | Nome AK | 46% |
| 6 | Bethel AK | 51% |
| 7 | El Paso TX | 51% |
| 8 | Valentine NE | 51% |
| 9 | Barrow AK | 55% |
| 10 | Fairbanks AK | 57% |
By State
Wettest states of 1969
California158%New Mexico138%Hawaii138%Colorado132%Florida119%Maine118%
Driest states of 1969
Alaska68%Northern Marianas69%Kentucky79%West Virginia81%Guam81%North Dakota82%
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