The Year in Rain & Snow
1993
109%
ran at 109% of normal — wetter than usual — across 373 cities, the 10th wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1993
9.01in
Baton Rouge, LA · Jan 20
Snowiest Station of 1993
207.9in
Syracuse, NY · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1993
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,243
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1993 that still stand today
National Precipitation
109%
of the 1996–2025 average across 373 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1993 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.
169%J
112%F
127%M
102%A
91%M
179%J
119%J
106%A
95%S
93%O
108%N
77%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 1993
| 1 | El Centro CA | 286% |
| 2 | Palm Springs CA | 276% |
| 3 | Lancaster CA | 275% |
| 4 | Palmdale CA | 255% |
| 5 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | 219% |
| 6 | Salina KS | 214% |
| 7 | Phoenix AZ | 208% |
| 8 | Riverside CA | 198% |
| 9 | San Diego CA | 190% |
| 10 | Needles CA | 186% |
Driest Stations of 1993
| 1 | Honolulu HI | 36% |
| 2 | Lihue HI | 64% |
| 3 | Quillayute WA | 68% |
| 4 | Birmingham AL | 69% |
| 5 | Guam GU | 69% |
| 6 | Lubbock TX | 69% |
| 7 | Olympia WA | 69% |
| 8 | Daytona Beach FL | 70% |
| 9 | Sanford FL | 70% |
| 10 | Childress TX | 71% |
By State
Wettest states of 1993
California163%Arizona160%Iowa147%Kansas146%Missouri137%Montana134%
Driest states of 1993
Guam69%Hawaii70%Puerto Rico72%New Hampshire73%Northern Marianas76%Washington84%
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