The Year in Rain & Snow
1995
107%
ran at 107% of normal — wetter than usual — across 368 cities, the 18th wettest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Biggest Rain Day of 1995
12.24in
New Orleans, LA · May 8
Snowiest Station of 1995
222.7in
Marquette County, MI · calendar-year snowfall
Records Set in 1995
Daily Rainfall Records Set
1,329
calendar-day rainfall records set in 1995 that still stand today
National Precipitation
107%
of the 1996–2025 average across 368 cities
Where the Year Ran Wet & Dry
Each city's 1995 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.
138%J
75%F
117%M
103%A
118%M
164%J
109%J
96%A
82%S
109%O
98%N
79%D
Wettest Stations & States
Wettest Stations of 1995
| 1 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | 220% |
| 2 | Mount Shasta CA | 195% |
| 3 | Los Angeles Airport CA | 194% |
| 4 | Ukiah CA | 193% |
| 5 | Santa Maria CA | 193% |
| 6 | Riverside CA | 193% |
| 7 | Jerome ID | 189% |
| 8 | San Diego CA | 188% |
| 9 | Ramona CA | 187% |
| 10 | San Jose CA | 184% |
Driest Stations of 1995
| 1 | Yuma AZ | 43% |
| 2 | Barrow AK | 45% |
| 3 | Bethel AK | 67% |
| 4 | Poplar Bluff MO | 67% |
| 5 | St Paul Island AK | 67% |
| 6 | Albuquerque NM | 68% |
| 7 | Juneau AK | 68% |
| 8 | Dubuque IA | 70% |
| 9 | Cold Bay AK | 71% |
| 10 | Lake Havasu City AZ | 71% |
By State
Wettest states of 1995
California165%Idaho150%Wyoming141%Nevada131%Washington127%Oregon126%
Driest states of 1995
New Mexico71%Massachusetts77%Pennsylvania78%Connecticut80%Rhode Island80%Alaska82%
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