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Louisville, KY

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2015
19.06in
6th wettest of 154 years · normal 11.21"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 154 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.16in
69th driest of 155 yrs
90% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
19.06in
6th wettest of 154 yrs
170% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
36.56in
30th wettest of 154 yrs
120% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

10.48in
on Mar 1, 1997 · in 155 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 36 days (to Oct 25, 1953)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

120%
36.56" of a normal 30.44" · wettest 48.02" (1997) · driest 15.71" (1936)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 153-year record (1873–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 44.57" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201868.83in
2201168.02in
3200464.6in
4199663.76in
5201562.41in

Driest Years on Record

1193023.88in
2193428.12in
3190429.25in
4190129.55in
5193629.87in

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 (~4.41") and driest in Oct (~2.33"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jan 1937, 19.17".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

3.76in
set in 1879

Rain on Aug 24

20%
of 154 years had measurable rain
1872: 0.00″1873: 0.00″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.00″1876: 0.46″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.00″1879: 3.76″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 3.27″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.02″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.03″1893: 0.00″1894: 1.06″1895: 0.13″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.14″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: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.02″1915: 0.12″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.60″1925: 0.00″1926: 1.52″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.49″1929: 0.17″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.74″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.06″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.01″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: 0.01″1958: 0.24″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.31″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.07″1973: 0.11″1974: 0.41″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 1.30″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.02″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.62″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: 0.22″1997: 0.09″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.61″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.99″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.04″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″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: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Louisville'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.
Louisville, KY — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Louisville'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.
Louisville, KY — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:05 AM
Sunset6:25 PM
Solar noon11:45 AM
Daylight13h 19m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.18°N, 85.73°W

Nearby Stations

Lexington, KY61 mi ECincinnati, OH82 mi NEEvansville, IN97 mi WIndianapolis, IN110 mi NWilmington, OH136 mi NEJackson, KY137 mi E

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