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Goodland, KS

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
11.32in
year to date · normal 13.53"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.04in
19th wettest of 118 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.96in
33rd driest of 118 yrs
54% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
7.06in
51st driest of 120 yrs
90% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
11.32in
33rd driest of 117 yrs
84% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.15in
on Jun 28, 1989 · in 132 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 84 days (to Dec 22, 1939)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

84%
11.32" of a normal 13.53" · wettest 27.85" (1915) · driest 6.28" (2002)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 115-year record (1907–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 18.05" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1191530.89in
2194128.28in
3192328.2in
4199327.98in
5193026.76in

Driest Years on Record

119569.19in
219769.22in
320129.58in
420029.89in
5193410.52in

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 (~2.67") and driest in Dec (~0.26"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1985, 10.1".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.32in
set in 1947

Rain on Aug 24

24%
of 118 years had measurable rain
1895: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1906: 0.18″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.40″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.34″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.21″1931: 0.00″1933: 0.30″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: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 1.32″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.02″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.15″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.36″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.06″1978: 0.16″1979: 0.09″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.02″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.02″1984: 0.63″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.01″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.26″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 1.31″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.15″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.31″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.05″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.02″2006: 0.00″2007: 1.04″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.03″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.02″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.02″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.04″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.04″0″1″2″191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:08 AM
Sunset6:30 PM
Solar noon11:49 AM
Daylight13h 22m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.37°N, 101.69°W

Nearby Stations

McCook, NE82 mi NENorth Platte, NE132 mi NEDodge City, KS144 mi SEDenver, CO161 mi WColorado Springs, CO165 mi WPueblo, CO168 mi W

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