National Precipitation Records
Driest Since
How long since it has been this wet — or dry?
A live board of 388 U.S. cities, by how far this year stands from normal — wettest and driest, since ____.
rain ahead · next 3 days
Heaviest rain: Pensacola, FL
1.65" forecast — the most in the country
1.65in
Top 10 Leaderboard
The ten most extreme places in the country right now — pick a category. Tap any city for its full record.
Farthest below a normal year-to-date — the driest so far, and the year each was last this dry.
El Centro CA0.02" of 1.16" normal · driest since 20222%Yuma AZ0.06" of 1.39" normal · driest since 20074%Needles CA0.37" of 2.24" normal · driest since 200717%Las Vegas NV0.69" of 2.34" normal · driest since 200629%Amarillo TX4.79" of 13.91" normal · driest since 201134%Alamosa CO1.67" of 4.48" normal · driest since 201137%Phoenix AZ1.53" of 4.09" normal · driest since 200237%Borger TX6.47" of 14.71" normal · driest since 201144%Grand Junction CO2.34" of 5.25" normal · driest since 197245%Hayward WI9.6" of 20.37" normal · driest since 198747%
The driest last-90-days against every prior year to date.
Hillsboro OR0.24" of 2.23" normal · driest since 195111%Pendleton OR0.19" of 1.52" normal · driest on record12%San Juan PR3.05" of 16.25" normal · driest on record19%Grand Junction CO0.46" of 1.79" normal · driest since 200426%Alamosa CO0.7" of 2.47" normal · driest since 202328%Pullman WA0.67" of 2.42" normal · driest since 202528%Amarillo TX2.48" of 8.53" normal · driest since 201129%Albuquerque NM0.92" of 3.06" normal · driest since 202330%Eugene OR0.64" of 2.07" normal · driest since 202331%Greenwood MS3.72" of 10.46" normal · driest since 200636%
Longest current run of days under 0.01" of rain.
Lancaster CAdays without measurable rain · longest ever 268 days144dLos Angeles Downtown CAdays without measurable rain · longest ever 219 days132dPalmdale CAdays without measurable rain · longest ever 270 days132dBurbank Glendale Pasadena CAdays without measurable rain · longest ever 205 days119dLos Angeles Airport CAdays without measurable rain · longest ever 225 days118dMadera CAdays without measurable rain · longest ever 218 days117dLong Beach CAdays without measurable rain · longest ever 224 days109dRiverside CAdays without measurable rain · longest ever 207 days109dBakersfield CAdays without measurable rain · longest ever 211 days86dFresno CAdays without measurable rain · longest ever 214 days86d
Farthest above a normal year-to-date — the wettest so far, and the year each last topped.
Kahului HI29.46" of 10.12" normal · wettest since 1918291%Honolulu HI22.03" of 9.75" normal · wettest since 2006226%Lihue HI40.47" of 21.88" normal · wettest since 2006185%Guam GU77.39" of 43.75" normal · wettest since 2023177%Alpena MI30.49" of 19.05" normal · wettest on record160%Mcgrath AK16.1" of 10.32" normal · wettest since 2024156%Kansas City MO38.3" of 25.38" normal · wettest since 2001151%Anchorage AK12.68" of 8.44" normal · wettest since 2024150%Muskegon MI28.71" of 19.3" normal · wettest since 2013149%Talkeetna AK22.6" of 15.25" normal · wettest since 2003148%
The most rain forecast over the NDFD horizon.
The wettest last-90-days against every prior year to date.
Hilo HI43.49" of 22.46" normal · wettest since 2018194%Paducah KY21.03" of 11.36" normal · wettest since 1998185%Bridgeport CT18.85" of 10.3" normal · wettest since 1972183%Zanesville OH19.72" of 11.1" normal · wettest since 1980178%Talkeetna AK15.93" of 9.02" normal · wettest since 1981177%Kansas City MO22.96" of 13.08" normal · wettest since 2001176%Del Rio TX9.03" of 5.15" normal · wettest since 2016175%Lexington KY20.93" of 12.09" normal · wettest since 2004173%Glasgow MT8.64" of 5.06" normal · wettest since 2014171%Louisville KY19.06" of 11.21" normal · wettest since 2015170%
Longest current run of consecutive days with measurable rain.
Guam GUstraight days with rain · longest ever 55 days8dJuneau AKstraight days with rain · longest ever 49 days7dTalkeetna AKstraight days with rain · longest ever 21 days7dCold Bay AKstraight days with rain · longest ever 47 days5dKodiak AKstraight days with rain · longest ever 50 days4dKing Salmon AKstraight days with rain · longest ever 22 days4dBettles AKstraight days with rain · longest ever 18 days4dSaipan MPstraight days with rain · longest ever 78 days4dHomer AKstraight days with rain · longest ever 21 days4dAsheville NCstraight days with rain · longest ever 17 days3d
U.S. Drought Monitor
76% of the U.S. is in drought (D0+) · 30% severe or worse (D2+) · 11% extreme+ (D3+) · valid Aug 18, 2026.
Where It's Wet & Dry
Year-to-date precipitation as a percent of normal — brown is dry, green is normal, blue is wet. Zoom into a region for city-by-city numbers, or click on the table below.
How Long Since It Was This Dry
Each city's year-to-date total, coloured by how many years since the year-to-date was last this dry — record-setters ringed. Zoom into a region for city-by-city detail.
Biggest Stories
Ranked by how far each city sits from its normal — wettest and driest. Tap a city for every window, streak and snow record.
Brainerd MN1st driest this year · on record8.43"Greenwood MS1st driest this year · on record17.62"Myrtle Beach SC1st driest this year · on record15.91"Mitchell SD1st driest this year · on record8.35"Danville VA1st driest this year · on record17.27"Pine Bluff ARties driest this month · on record0.0"Bangor ME1st driest in 90 days · on record4.06"Pendleton OR1st driest in 90 days · on record0.19"San Juan PR1st driest in 90 days · on record3.05"Dallas TXties driest this month · on record0.0"Amarillo TX2nd driest this year · since 20114.79"College Station TXties driest this month · on record0.0"Dallas-Fort Worth TXties driest this month · on record0.0"Savannah GA2nd driest this year · since 195417.71"Yuma AZ3rd driest this year · since 20070.06"Alamosa CO2nd driest this year · since 20111.67"Minneapolis-St Paul MN2nd driest this month · since 19460.2"Charleston SC2nd driest this year · since 195419.51"Hillsboro OR2nd driest in 90 days · since 19510.24"Grand Junction CO3rd driest this year · since 19722.34"Boston MA3rd driest this month · since 19070.6"Charleston Downtown SC3rd driest this year · since 195415.94"Orlando FL3rd driest this year · since 200018.35"Hayward WI3rd driest this year · since 19879.6"Ashland WI3rd driest this year · since 19959.69"Quillayute WA2nd driest this year · since 198530.0"Marathon FL2nd driest this month · since 19560.4"Columbia SC4th driest this year · since 198620.16"Pocatello ID3rd driest this year · since 20134.07"Albuquerque NM4th driest in 90 days · since 20230.92"Borger TX3rd driest this year · since 20116.47"El Centro CA4th driest this year · since 20220.02"Sisseton SD3rd driest this month · since 20030.16"Lake Charles LA4th driest this month · since 20230.23"Fayetteville NC4th driest this year · since 200719.37"Meridian MS4th driest this month · since 20240.12"Lakeland FL3rd driest this month · since 20222.14"Atlantic City Marina NJ5th driest this year · since 198618.41"Melbourne FL3rd driest this month · since 20071.09"Pullman WA4th driest in 90 days · since 20250.67"Phoenix AZ5th driest this year · since 20021.53"Little Rock AR6th driest this month · since 20250.03"Carbondale IL5th driest this month · since 20250.33"Galveston TX6th driest this month · since 20110.09"Jerome ID8th driest this year · since 20213.09"Greenville MS6th driest this year · since 201118.98"Tallulah-Vicksburg LA4th driest this month · since 20230.26"New Orleans LA4th driest this month · since 20241.33"Duluth MN7th driest this month · since 20130.58"Las Vegas NV8th driest this year · since 20060.69"Omak WA6th driest this year · since 20003.33"Poplar Bluff MO6th driest this month · since 20070.27"Oklahoma City OK7th driest this month · since 20160.14"McCook NE6th driest this year · since 20228.3"Leesburg FL4th driest this month · since 20142.36"Needles CA8th driest this year · since 20070.37"Jonesboro AR7th driest this month · since 20070.11"Greensboro NC7th driest this year · since 200820.57"Gulkana AK5th driest this month · since 20010.16"Marquette County MI4th driest this month · since 20080.52"