The Year in Rain & Snow
1987
96%
ran at 96% of normal — drier than usual — across 375 cities, the 105th wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1987
9.15in
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN · Jul 23
Snowiest Station of 1987
150.6in
Talkeetna, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1987
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,230
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1987 that still stand today
National Precipitation
96%
of the 1996–2025 average across 375 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1987 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.
105%J
113%F
118%M
63%A
99%M
109%J
120%J
89%A
88%S
77%O
128%N
118%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 1987
| 1 | Yakutat AK | 190% |
| 2 | Las Vegas NV | 171% |
| 3 | Borger TX | 161% |
| 4 | Kahului HI | 158% |
| 5 | Winslow AZ | 155% |
| 6 | Scottsbluff NE | 153% |
| 7 | San Angelo TX | 152% |
| 8 | St Paul Island AK | 144% |
| 9 | Honolulu HI | 144% |
| 10 | Denver CO | 143% |
Driest Stations of 1987
| 1 | Fairbanks AK | 53% |
| 2 | Stanley ID | 57% |
| 3 | Aberdeen SD | 59% |
| 4 | Nashville TN | 59% |
| 5 | Wilmington OH | 60% |
| 6 | Los Angeles Airport CA | 60% |
| 7 | Pendleton OR | 60% |
| 8 | Dayton OH | 61% |
| 9 | Fargo ND | 63% |
| 10 | Sisseton SD | 64% |
By State
Wettest states of 1987
Hawaii138%Oklahoma127%Arizona123%Nevada121%Colorado114%Kansas114%
Driest states of 1987
Kentucky70%Vermont71%Guam73%South Dakota76%Tennessee76%Maine78%
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