The Year in Rain & Snow
1992
105%
ran at 105% of normal — wetter than usual — across 376 cities, the 26th wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1992
13.36in
Guam, GU · Aug 28
Snowiest Station of 1992
190.1in
Marquette County, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1992
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,246
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1992 that still stand today
National Precipitation
105%
of the 1996–2025 average across 376 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1992 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.
99%J
117%F
126%M
81%A
98%M
112%J
179%J
101%A
85%S
80%O
152%N
121%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 1992
| 1 | El Centro CA | 281% |
| 2 | Las Vegas NV | 256% |
| 3 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | 247% |
| 4 | Palmdale CA | 245% |
| 5 | Needles CA | 243% |
| 6 | Lancaster CA | 235% |
| 7 | Phoenix AZ | 222% |
| 8 | Kingman AZ | 222% |
| 9 | Palm Springs CA | 209% |
| 10 | Winslow AZ | 198% |
Driest Stations of 1992
| 1 | Barrow AK | 45% |
| 2 | Winnemucca NV | 49% |
| 3 | Stanley ID | 63% |
| 4 | Saint Cloud MN | 64% |
| 5 | Boise ID | 65% |
| 6 | Cold Bay AK | 65% |
| 7 | Bismarck ND | 67% |
| 8 | Astoria OR | 68% |
| 9 | Philadelphia PA | 68% |
| 10 | Tampa FL | 68% |
By State
Wettest states of 1992
Arizona194%California145%Texas123%New Mexico123%Georgia122%Kansas122%
Driest states of 1992
New Hampshire69%Idaho79%Utah79%New Jersey80%Maine80%North Dakota80%
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