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Columbus, GA

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2013
18.22in
17th wettest of 134 years · normal 12.91"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 133 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.41in
46th wettest of 134 yrs
130% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
18.22in
17th wettest of 134 yrs
141% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
37.52in
46th wettest of 134 yrs
107% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.96in
on May 13, 1903 · in 136 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 48 days (to Nov 20, 1893)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 15 days

Year to Date vs Normal

107%
37.52" of a normal 34.98" · wettest 52.46" (2005) · driest 19.55" (1999)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 128-year record (1893–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 49.35" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1200980.2in
2192973.5in
3196473.22in
4196669.93in
5202069.09in

Driest Years on Record

1199926.39in
2195430.23in
3199832.78in
4201635.14in
5201235.21in

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 (~4.91") and driest in Oct (~1.85"). Wettest calendar month ever: Dec 2015, 17.38".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.11in
set in 1913

Rain on Aug 24

27%
of 133 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.00″1894: 0.56″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.72″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.30″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.46″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.10″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.12″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 2.11″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.60″1920: 0.00″1921: 1.80″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.05″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.11″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.54″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.03″1937: 0.15″1938: 0.00″1939: 1.04″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.02″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.17″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″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: 0.24″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.40″1961: 1.74″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.71″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.03″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: 0.08″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.07″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.54″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.39″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.15″1992: 0.04″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.13″1996: 0.73″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.50″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.49″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 2.11″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.01″2020: 0.25″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.42″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:09 AM
Sunset6:14 PM
Solar noon11:42 AM
Daylight13h 05m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.52°N, 84.94°W

Nearby Stations

Macon, GA75 mi EAlbany, GA80 mi SEAtlanta, GA82 mi NEMontgomery, AL86 mi WBirmingham, AL127 mi NWAthens, GA136 mi NE

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