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Macon, GA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
27.46in
year to date · normal 32.02"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.03in
35th wettest of 130 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.4in
58th wettest of 131 yrs
117% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
12.56in
61st wettest of 131 yrs
102% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
27.46in
39th driest of 130 yrs
86% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

10.25in
on Jul 5, 1994 · in 135 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 52 days (to Nov 28, 2016)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

86%
27.46" of a normal 32.02" · wettest 57.95" (2013) · driest 16.38" (1954)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 129-year record (1893–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 45.15" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201372.67in
2192967.8in
3191261.86in
4200961.52in
5192361.5in

Driest Years on Record

1195426.05in
2193531.51in
3190431.69in
4201232.41in
5201133.14in

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 (~4.5") and driest in Oct (~1.69"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1928, 20.52".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.75in
set in 1923

Rain on Aug 24

33%
of 130 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.00″1894: 0.46″1895: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.45″1901: 0.21″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.02″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.06″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.02″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.33″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 1.75″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.18″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 1.50″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.01″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 1.51″1946: 0.77″1947: 0.13″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.43″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.12″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.16″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.37″1961: 1.26″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.41″1968: 0.02″1969: 0.00″1970: 1.07″1971: 0.01″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.25″1980: 0.43″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.60″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.03″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.07″1991: 0.62″1992: 0.35″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.09″1996: 0.32″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 1.58″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.27″2006: 0.46″2007: 0.45″2008: 1.58″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.03″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: 1.57″2020: 1.68″2021: 0.22″2022: 0.01″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.03″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:04 AM
Sunset6:09 PM
Solar noon11:37 AM
Daylight13h 06m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.69°N, 83.65°W

Nearby Stations

Columbus, GA75 mi WAtlanta, GA79 mi NWAlbany, GA85 mi SWAthens, GA89 mi NAugusta, GA108 mi ESavannah, GA148 mi E

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