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Denver, CO

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2020
6.9in
13th driest of 155 years · normal 10.8"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 154 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.25in
67th wettest of 155 yrs
116% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
3.77in
51st driest of 155 yrs
81% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
6.9in
13th driest of 155 yrs
64% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.5in
on May 22, 1876 · in 155 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 52 days (to Jan 23, 1934)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

64%
6.9" of a normal 10.8" · wettest 19.41" (1967) · driest 4.78" (2006)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 154-year record (1872–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 14.45" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1196723.31in
2197322.96in
3190922.96in
4196521.87in
5195721.58in

Driest Years on Record

120027.48in
219547.51in
319397.58in
419117.75in
519628.45in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in May (~2.16") and driest in Jan (~0.38"). Wettest calendar month ever: May 1876, 8.57".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Denver — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.98in
set in 1992

Rain on Aug 24

26%
of 154 years had measurable rain
1872: 0.00″1873: 0.01″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.01″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.00″1878: 1.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.32″1886: 0.00″1887: 1.30″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.01″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.01″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.09″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.03″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.06″1907: 0.04″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.17″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.09″1922: 0.02″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.06″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.03″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.62″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.04″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.03″1944: 0.01″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.01″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.34″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.01″1952: 0.02″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.41″1973: 0.11″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.06″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.01″1980: 0.01″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.10″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.09″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 1.98″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.89″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.01″2003: 0.10″2004: 0.01″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.58″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.01″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.12″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.01″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Denver's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Denver, CO — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Denver's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Denver, CO — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Denver's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Denver, CO — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:19 AM
Sunset6:42 PM
Solar noon12:01 PM
Daylight13h 24m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.85°N, 104.66°W

Nearby Stations

Colorado Springs, CO71 mi SCheyenne, WY90 mi NPueblo, CO107 mi SScottsbluff, NE150 mi NEGoodland, KS161 mi EAlamosa, CO178 mi SW

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