The Year in Rain & Snow
1982
111%
ran at 111% of normal — wetter than usual — across 374 cities, the 7th wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1982
9.95in
Mount Ida, AR · Dec 3
Snowiest Station of 1982
173.5in
McCall, ID · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1982
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,358
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1982 that still stand today
National Precipitation
111%
of the 1996–2025 average across 374 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1982 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.
127%J
100%F
121%M
105%A
106%M
124%J
117%J
96%A
165%S
97%O
147%N
143%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 1982
| 1 | El Centro CA | 259% |
| 2 | Kahului HI | 221% |
| 3 | Lihue HI | 214% |
| 4 | Honolulu HI | 214% |
| 5 | Bishop CA | 201% |
| 6 | Palmdale CA | 200% |
| 7 | Stockton CA | 196% |
| 8 | Yuma AZ | 193% |
| 9 | Ramona CA | 193% |
| 10 | Winslow AZ | 192% |
Driest Stations of 1982
| 1 | Gulkana AK | 59% |
| 2 | Juneau AK | 60% |
| 3 | Del Rio TX | 64% |
| 4 | Atlantic City NJ | 69% |
| 5 | McAllen TX | 70% |
| 6 | New York-LGA NY | 72% |
| 7 | San Juan PR | 72% |
| 8 | Mount Pocono PA | 73% |
| 9 | Atlantic City Marina NJ | 74% |
| 10 | Annette AK | 75% |
By State
Wettest states of 1982
Hawaii200%Arizona162%California155%Utah150%Idaho133%Nevada131%
Driest states of 1982
Puerto Rico72%New Hampshire80%New Jersey82%Maine83%Vermont84%Maryland85%
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