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Sault Ste Marie, MI

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
DRIEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2018
5.74in
16th driest of 139 years · normal 8.41"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.07" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2026
1.07in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.1in
26th wettest of 138 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.06in
25th driest of 139 yrs
50% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
5.74in
16th driest of 139 yrs
68% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
19.89in
46th wettest of 138 yrs
110% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.92in
on Aug 3, 1974 · in 139 years

Dry Streak

4days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 28 days (to May 5, 1999)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 28 days

Year to Date vs Normal

110%
19.89" of a normal 18.14" · wettest 28.81" (1979) · driest 10.71" (1925)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 137-year record (1889–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 32.37" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201348.78in
2201946.16in
3199545.84in
4197943.35in
5201743.03in

Driest Years on Record

1192520.69in
2200022.4in
3191723.48in
4190623.71in
5190924.01in

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 Sep (~3.33") and driest in Feb (~1.41"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1974, 9.48".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.34in
set in 1962

Rain on Aug 24

34%
of 138 years had measurable rain
1888: 0.16″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.18″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.04″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.07″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.52″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.09″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.04″1910: 0.11″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.76″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.04″1916: 0.30″1917: 0.28″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.19″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.23″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.17″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.01″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.01″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.02″1939: 0.13″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.02″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.04″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.04″1948: 0.01″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.11″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.50″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 1.34″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.10″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.21″1972: 0.44″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.01″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.02″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.10″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.61″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.18″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.30″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.29″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.06″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.01″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.10″2011: 0.38″2012: 0.12″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.25″2016: 0.88″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.34″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.01″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.02″2025: 0.10″0″1″2″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Sault Ste Marie'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.
Sault Ste Marie, MI — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Sault Ste Marie'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.
Sault Ste Marie, MI — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:47 AM
Sunset6:32 PM
Solar noon11:39 AM
Daylight13h 45m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.48°N, 84.36°W

Nearby Stations

Alpena, MI104 mi SEHoughton Lake, MI147 mi SMarquette County, MI151 mi WSaginaw, MI204 mi SGreen Bay, WI229 mi SWFlint, MI244 mi S

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