The Year in Rain & Snow
1984
101%
ran at 101% of normal — wetter than usual — across 371 cities, the 52nd wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1984
9.25in
Houston, TX · Oct 25
Snowiest Station of 1984
183.3in
Yakutat, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1984
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,165
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1984 that still stand today
National Precipitation
101%
of the 1996–2025 average across 371 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1984 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.
67%J
104%F
109%M
107%A
107%M
99%J
112%J
98%A
78%S
123%O
120%N
125%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 1984
| 1 | Phoenix AZ | 233% |
| 2 | Yuma AZ | 219% |
| 3 | Kingman AZ | 194% |
| 4 | El Paso TX | 190% |
| 5 | El Centro CA | 183% |
| 6 | Las Vegas NV | 177% |
| 7 | Delta Junction AK | 168% |
| 8 | Winslow AZ | 166% |
| 9 | Baker City OR | 165% |
| 10 | Roswell NM | 164% |
Driest Stations of 1984
| 1 | Glasgow MT | 51% |
| 2 | Sacramento CA | 53% |
| 3 | Bakersfield CA | 55% |
| 4 | Kahului HI | 56% |
| 5 | Reno NV | 56% |
| 6 | Santa Maria CA | 58% |
| 7 | King Salmon AK | 59% |
| 8 | Bethel AK | 60% |
| 9 | Havre MT | 62% |
| 10 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 63% |
By State
Wettest states of 1984
Arizona170%New Mexico147%Utah141%Nevada129%Arkansas124%Colorado123%
Driest states of 1984
Puerto Rico70%Montana78%Hawaii84%California85%North Dakota85%Guam86%
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