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Moline, IL

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2016
16.1in
21st wettest of 155 years · normal 11.62"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 154 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.75in
28th wettest of 155 yrs
184% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
16.1in
21st wettest of 155 yrs
139% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
28.06in
32nd wettest of 155 yrs
117% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.21in
on Sep 13, 1961 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 45 days (to Nov 15, 1952)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

117%
28.06" of a normal 24.01" · wettest 41.86" (1993) · driest 12.39" (2005)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 154-year record (1872–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 35.02" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1197356.36in
2197051.72in
3200951.25in
4199350.79in
5199050.41in

Driest Years on Record

1190117.33in
2200517.89in
3189418.52in
4195620.2in
5191021.94in

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 Jun (~3.97") and driest in Jan (~1.33"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1987, 15.23".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.25in
set in 1963

Rain on Aug 24

27%
of 154 years had measurable rain
1872: 0.54″1873: 0.00″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.00″1876: 1.24″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.16″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.40″1881: 0.05″1882: 1.40″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.04″1885: 1.54″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.02″1892: 1.15″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.98″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.03″1898: 0.65″1899: 0.41″1900: 0.41″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.23″1906: 0.09″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.14″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.12″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.01″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.42″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.11″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.03″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.52″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 1.28″1963: 2.25″1964: 0.10″1965: 0.05″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″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: 0.66″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.04″1983: 0.01″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.01″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.02″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.05″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.10″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.13″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.38″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 1.09″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 1.48″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.84″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.85″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Moline'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.
Moline, IL — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Moline'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.
Moline, IL — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:20 AM
Sunset6:48 PM
Solar noon12:04 PM
Daylight13h 28m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.45°N, 90.52°W

Nearby Stations

Burlington, IA56 mi SWDubuque, IA66 mi NCedar Rapids, IA68 mi WPeoria, IL69 mi SERockford, IL89 mi NEQuincy, IL110 mi SW

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