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Dodge City, KS

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2022
0.77in
23rd driest of 152 years · normal 1.81"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.2in
14th wettest of 151 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.77in
23rd driest of 152 yrs
43% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
10.11in
54th wettest of 152 yrs
113% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
12.39in
40th driest of 152 yrs
78% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.34in
on Sep 16, 1906 · in 153 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 85 days (to Mar 14, 1880)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

78%
12.39" of a normal 15.83" · wettest 28.1" (1951) · driest 4.59" (2011)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 151-year record (1875–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 20.82" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194433.98in
2188133.55in
3195132.76in
4190632.54in
5199632.43in

Driest Years on Record

119569.97in
2189310.12in
3191010.12in
4201110.3in
5187510.68in

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 (~2.83") and driest in Jan (~0.39"). Wettest calendar month ever: May 1881, 12.82".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.76in
set in 1972

Rain on Aug 24

25%
of 151 years had measurable rain
1875: 0.00″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.05″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.73″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.30″1888: 0.10″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.04″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.45″1894: 0.05″1895: 0.05″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.19″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.20″1903: 0.03″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.01″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: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.06″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.06″1932: 0.01″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: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.66″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.01″1947: 0.25″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.32″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.03″1956: 0.12″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.11″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.01″1962: 0.40″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.03″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 1.90″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 2.76″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.01″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.01″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.19″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: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 1.53″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.12″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.03″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.69″2011: 0.00″2012: 1.32″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.23″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.01″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.20″0″1″2″3″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Dodge City'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.
Dodge City, KS — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Dodge City'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.
Dodge City, KS — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:03 AM
Sunset6:21 PM
Solar noon11:42 AM
Daylight13h 18m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.77°N, 99.97°W

Nearby Stations

Wichita, KS139 mi ESalina, KS144 mi NEGoodland, KS144 mi NWBorger, TX163 mi SWMcCook, NE171 mi NConcordia, KS175 mi NE

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