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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

Top 10 Warmest Years

Rank Average
Temperature
Year
1 57.4 degrees 1931
2 57.3 degrees 2012
3 57.0 degrees 1921
4 56.9 degrees 1938
5 56.7 degrees 2016
6 56.6 degrees 1946
7 56.5 degrees 2017
8 56.3 degrees 1933
9 56.2 degrees 1941
10 56.0 degrees 1939

 

Top 10 Coldest Years

Rank Average
Temperature
Year
1 (tie) 50.2 degrees 1917
1 (tie) 50.2 degrees 1888
3 50.4 degrees 1904
4 50.5 degrees 1978
5 50.5 degrees 1950
6 50.7 degrees 1996
7 (tie) 50.8 degrees 1989
7 (tie) 50.8 degrees 1979
7 (tie) 50.8 degrees 1951
10 50.9 degrees 1893

 

Top 10 Wettest Years

Rank Total Year
1 58.21 inches 1882
2 56.51 inches 1881
3 56.31 inches 1898
4 54.48 inches 1926
5 53.73 inches 2008
6 52.67 inches 1990
7 52.62 inches 2009
8 49.34 inches 2019
9 49.13 inches 1927
10 48.79 inches 1883

 

Top 10 Driest Years

Rank Total Year
1 22.76 inches 1914
2 22.88 inches 1940
3 23.98 inches 1953
4 24.32 inches 1930
5 25.15 inches 1887
6 25.31 inches 1988
7 25.51 inches 1901
8 25.70 inches 1976
9 26.67 inches 1954
10 27.51 inches 1910

 

Top 10 Snowiest Years

Rank Calendar
Year Total
Year Rank Seasonal
Total
Season
1 47.7 inches 1960 1 52.1 inches 1977-78
2 47.6 inches 1914 2 50.4 inches 1981-82
3 47.0 inches 1977 3 45.7 inches 2013-14
4 41.0 inches 2014 4 42.9 inches 1913-14
5 40.0 inches 1978 5 42.1 inches 1959-60
6 37.4 inches 2013 6 41.4 inches 1973-74
7 36.8 inches 1951 7 40.4 inches 1964-65
8 36.7 inches 1964 8 40.2 inches 1961-62
9 36.4 inches 1975 9 38.6 inches 1976-77
10 36.1 inches 1965 10 36.3 inches 1905-06

 

Top 10 Least Snowiest Years

Rank Calendar
Year Total
Year Rank Seasonal
Total
Season
1 5.2 inches 1938 1 5.8 inches 1953-54
2 5.8 inches 1928 2 6.2 inches 1916-17
3 6.5 inches 1954 3 6.3 inches 2022-23
4 6.7 inches 2001 4 7.0 inches 1937-38
5 6.8 inches 2023 5 8.1 inches 1910-11
6 7.2 inches 1921 6 8.5 inches 1994-95
7 7.3 inches 1933 7
8.6 inches
1931-32
8 7.5 inches 1923 8 8.8 inches 1949-50
9 (tie) 7.9 inches 1946 9 (tie) 8.9 inches 1928-29
9 (tie) 7.9 inches 1935 9 (tie) 8.9 inches 1922-23

 


 

Temperature and precipitation records began in 1879.
Snowfall records began in 1881.