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Columbia, MO

THIS YEAR · 2026
WETTEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2021
38.2in
7th wettest of 137 years · normal 26.26"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 137 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.26in
38th wettest of 137 yrs
165% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
18.48in
12th wettest of 137 yrs
156% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
38.2in
7th wettest of 137 yrs
145% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.61in
on Sep 2, 1918 · in 138 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 38 days (to Feb 11, 1919)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

145%
38.2" of a normal 26.26" · wettest 43.29" (1990) · driest 10.55" (1936)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 136-year record (1890–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 39.09" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199362.49in
2200856.78in
3198555.37in
4189254.62in
5199053.62in

Driest Years on Record

1190121.35in
2198023.66in
3197623.88in
4195325.12in
5193026.16in

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 (~4.45") and driest in Jan (~1.56"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1928, 14.86".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.61in
set in 1931

Rain on Aug 24

26%
of 137 years had measurable rain
1889: 0.00″1890: 0.18″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.08″1894: 0.16″1895: 0.48″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.03″1899: 0.03″1900: 0.09″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.31″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.08″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.29″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.10″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.02″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.50″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 1.61″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.27″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.78″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.13″1952: 0.00″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: 1.19″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.54″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.01″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.21″1982: 0.12″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.12″1988: 0.00″1989: 1.18″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.81″1992: 0.18″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.03″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 1.37″2001: 0.11″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.80″2005: 0.77″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.88″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.03″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.26″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.37″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Columbia'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.
Columbia, MO — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Columbia'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.
Columbia, MO — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:30 AM
Sunset6:51 PM
Solar noon12:11 PM
Daylight13h 21m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.82°N, 92.22°W

Nearby Stations

Jefferson City, MO15 mi SQuincy, IL94 mi NESt Louis, MO99 mi ESpringfield, MO126 mi SWKansas City, MO138 mi WBurlington, IA146 mi NE

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