The Year in Rain & Snow
1990
103%
ran at 103% of normal — wetter than usual — across 379 cities, the 32nd wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1990
15.41in
Hilo, HI · Nov 18
Snowiest Station of 1990
271.8in
Talkeetna, AK · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1990
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,475
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1990 that still stand today
National Precipitation
103%
of the 1996–2025 average across 379 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1990 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.
111%J
124%F
108%M
93%A
145%M
129%J
145%J
121%A
83%S
110%O
95%N
108%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 1990
| 1 | Kahului HI | 229% |
| 2 | Hilo HI | 184% |
| 3 | Kingman AZ | 174% |
| 4 | Mansfield OH | 161% |
| 5 | Tyler TX | 157% |
| 6 | Akron OH | 157% |
| 7 | Alamosa CO | 154% |
| 8 | Pueblo CO | 153% |
| 9 | Fairbanks AK | 153% |
| 10 | El Paso TX | 151% |
Driest Stations of 1990
| 1 | Lancaster CA | 30% |
| 2 | Camarillo CA | 38% |
| 3 | Palmdale CA | 43% |
| 4 | Burns OR | 44% |
| 5 | Los Angeles Airport CA | 44% |
| 6 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | 46% |
| 7 | Santa Maria CA | 47% |
| 8 | Palm Springs CA | 48% |
| 9 | Long Beach CA | 49% |
| 10 | Glasgow MT | 52% |
By State
Wettest states of 1990
Hawaii162%Arkansas136%Ohio134%Illinois132%Colorado128%Indiana127%
Driest states of 1990
California66%North Dakota70%Utah70%Puerto Rico78%Florida83%Montana87%
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