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Annapolis, MD

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2012
17.02in
9th driest of 127 years · normal 27.72"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 124 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.12in
40th wettest of 126 yrs
144% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.52in
29th driest of 126 yrs
73% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
17.02in
9th driest of 127 yrs
61% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

9.2in
on Aug 12, 1928 · in 133 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 34 days (to Nov 19, 2001)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

61%
17.02" of a normal 27.72" · wettest 42.74" (1989) · driest 11.37" (1974)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 108-year record (1899–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 42.75" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1190767.09in
2200366.43in
3201861.79in
4199658.46in
5190256.62in

Driest Years on Record

1193021.16in
2194624.35in
3194128.27in
4194328.48in
5196528.95in

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 Aug (~3.66") and driest in Nov (~2.56"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1999, 15.21".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.40in
set in 1933

Rain on Aug 24

22%
of 124 years had measurable rain
1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.26″1901: 1.10″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1907: 0.90″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.86″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.64″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.02″1917: 0.32″1918: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.32″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.42″1932: 0.00″1933: 2.40″1934: 0.10″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.42″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.20″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.32″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: 0.98″1959: 0.54″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.94″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 1.06″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: 0.00″1988: 0.31″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: 0.50″2000: 0.16″2001: 0.63″2002: 0.01″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.03″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.83″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.05″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″190019101920193019401950196019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:27 AM
Sunset6:49 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight13h 21m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.99°N, 76.49°W

Nearby Stations

Baltimore, MD16 mi NWBaltimore Downtown, MD21 mi NWWashington, DC30 mi WSterling-Dulles Airport, VA51 mi WGeorgetown, DE64 mi EWilmington, DE66 mi NE

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