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Evansville, IN

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2020
15.44in
13th wettest of 130 years · normal 10.76"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 129 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.34in
39th wettest of 130 yrs
155% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
15.44in
13th wettest of 130 yrs
143% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
30.13in
62nd wettest of 130 yrs
101% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.5in
on Oct 5, 1910 · in 130 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 43 days (to Nov 14, 1964)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

101%
30.13" of a normal 29.74" · wettest 48.28" (1950) · driest 14.66" (1902)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 129-year record (1897–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 43.36" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201170.03in
2200666.18in
3199664.0in
4195063.13in
5194561.95in

Driest Years on Record

1193025.55in
2196327.88in
3193627.94in
4190129.03in
5193829.57in

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 Mar (~4.06") and driest in Oct (~2.49"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jan 1937, 14.78".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.50in
set in 1898

Rain on Aug 24

19%
of 129 years had measurable rain
1897: 0.00″1898: 1.50″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.75″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.25″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.06″1919: 0.20″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.39″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.18″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.34″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.07″1929: 0.00″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: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.04″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: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.30″1958: 0.77″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.97″1962: 0.05″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.11″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.03″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.16″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.15″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 1.03″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.04″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.51″2001: 1.34″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.23″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″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: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.19″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Evansville'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.
Evansville, IN — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Evansville'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.
Evansville, IN — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:13 AM
Sunset6:32 PM
Solar noon11:52 AM
Daylight13h 19m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.05°N, 87.52°W

Nearby Stations

Carbondale, IL96 mi WPaducah, KY97 mi SWLouisville, KY97 mi EIndianapolis, IN133 mi NENashville, TN141 mi SELexington, KY158 mi E

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