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Athens, GA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
28.42in
year to date · normal 34.52"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 144 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.26in
55th driest of 144 yrs
80% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
13.65in
57th wettest of 144 yrs
106% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
28.42in
34th driest of 142 yrs
82% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

9.93in
on Jun 4, 1967 · in 170 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 40 days (to Oct 27, 1920)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 19 days

Year to Date vs Normal

82%
28.42" of a normal 34.52" · wettest 53.71" (1964) · driest 16.91" (1986)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 134-year record (1885–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 49.49" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1192972.37in
2196471.39in
3201869.26in
4193666.71in
5194866.37in

Driest Years on Record

1195428.61in
2200731.51in
3192532.2in
4198832.36in
5198132.89in

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 Jul (~4.79") and driest in Oct (~2.56"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1908, 18.43".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

4.82in
set in 1908

Rain on Aug 24

27%
of 144 years had measurable rain
1858: 0.00″1859: 0.00″1873: 0.00″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 1.30″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.40″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.20″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 2.50″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.07″1905: 0.86″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 4.82″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.12″1914: 0.02″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.32″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.36″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.45″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 1.57″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.06″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.51″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 1.86″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.98″1948: 0.75″1949: 0.01″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.50″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 2.14″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.02″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.22″1968: 0.07″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.04″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.23″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.12″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.08″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.09″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 1.21″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.73″2000: 0.23″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.39″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.04″2008: 0.08″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.25″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.24″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.02″2024: 0.01″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″5″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Athens'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.
Athens, GA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Athens'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.
Athens, GA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:01 AM
Sunset6:10 PM
Solar noon11:35 AM
Daylight13h 09m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.95°N, 83.33°W

Nearby Stations

Atlanta, GA67 mi WAugusta, GA88 mi SEMacon, GA89 mi SGreenville-Spartanburg, SC91 mi NEAsheville, NC111 mi NEColumbia, SC126 mi E

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