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Hagerstown, MD

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2023
17.95in
9th driest of 128 years · normal 24.17"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.07in
20th wettest of 127 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.34in
35th wettest of 127 yrs
134% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
7.31in
19th driest of 128 yrs
72% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
17.95in
9th driest of 128 yrs
74% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.69in
on Jul 20, 1956 · in 128 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 32 days (to Nov 13, 1913)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

74%
17.95" of a normal 24.17" · wettest 49.95" (1996) · driest 15.69" (2023)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 126-year record (1899–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 37.12" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199676.65in
2201856.03in
3200353.22in
4199451.46in
5197550.98in

Driest Years on Record

1200123.13in
2193024.57in
3194325.04in
4202525.2in
5202326.52in

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 (~3.45") and driest in Feb (~2.23"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1928, 11.57".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.53in
set in 1945

Rain on Aug 24

24%
of 127 years had measurable rain
1899: 0.00″1900: 0.11″1901: 0.35″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.73″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.36″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.58″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.06″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.04″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.52″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.08″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.05″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.73″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.15″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.28″1943: 0.02″1944: 0.00″1945: 2.53″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: 0.00″1958: 0.04″1959: 0.07″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 1.05″1968: 0.36″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.19″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.01″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.85″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.65″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.02″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: 0.49″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.28″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.01″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.07″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.15″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.04″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.07″0″1″2″3″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Hagerstown'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.
Hagerstown, MD — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Hagerstown'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.
Hagerstown, MD — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:31 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Solar noon12:13 PM
Daylight13h 23m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.71°N, 77.73°W

Nearby Stations

Martinsburg, WV24 mi SWSterling-Dulles Airport, VA55 mi SMiddletown-Harrisburg, PA60 mi NEBaltimore Downtown, MD66 mi EBaltimore, MD66 mi SEWashington, DC70 mi SE

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