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Peoria, IL

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 1993
6.63in
5th wettest of 144 years · normal 2.24"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 143 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
6.63in
5th wettest of 144 yrs
296% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
16.88in
11th wettest of 144 yrs
159% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
30.84in
20th wettest of 144 yrs
130% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.52in
on May 18, 1927 · in 144 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 34 days (to Sep 19, 1893)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

130%
30.84" of a normal 23.81" · wettest 40.26" (1993) · driest 11.26" (1988)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 139-year record (1883–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 35.56" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199055.35in
2200954.51in
3199354.07in
4192751.66in
5201950.76in

Driest Years on Record

1198822.16in
2198922.53in
3191023.18in
4193024.03in
5191424.65in

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 (~3.75") and driest in Feb (~1.63"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1961, 13.09".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.50in
set in 1982

Rain on Aug 24

24%
of 143 years had measurable rain
1883: 0.00″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.99″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.08″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.63″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.25″1898: 0.14″1899: 0.03″1900: 0.32″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.08″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.23″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.01″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.56″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.33″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: 0.46″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.06″1941: 0.24″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.02″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.02″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.04″1958: 0.01″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 1.47″1963: 0.93″1964: 0.01″1965: 0.03″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.12″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.25″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 2.50″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.03″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″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: 0.26″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.02″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.05″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.28″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.25″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: 1.33″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.45″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.17″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:18 AM
Sunset6:44 PM
Solar noon12:01 PM
Daylight13h 26m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.67°N, 89.68°W

Nearby Stations

Springfield, IL56 mi SMoline, IL69 mi NWBurlington, IA75 mi WQuincy, IL94 mi SWRockford, IL109 mi NChicago, IL127 mi NE

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