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Jefferson City, MO

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
25.92in
year to date · normal 25.49"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 127 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.55in
40th wettest of 128 yrs
143% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
11.06in
62nd driest of 129 yrs
99% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
25.92in
63rd wettest of 132 yrs
102% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.5in
on Dec 20, 1895 · in 133 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 47 days (to Jan 17, 1956)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

102%
25.92" of a normal 25.49" · wettest 44.35" (1993) · driest 9.06" (1971)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 118-year record (1895–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 38.91" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199366.13in
2192755.14in
3200854.01in
4198553.1in
5197353.06in

Driest Years on Record

1195324.08in
2200625.45in
3196226.71in
4198026.73in
5191726.89in

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 (~4.39") and driest in Jan (~1.49"). Wettest calendar month ever: Oct 1941, 14.12".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

3.05in
set in 1911

Rain on Aug 24

23%
of 127 years had measurable rain
1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″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: 3.05″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.38″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.20″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 1.10″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.94″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.20″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.15″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.51″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.04″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.08″1959: 0.45″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.84″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.85″1967: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.17″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1976: 0.16″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.08″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.18″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.64″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 1.95″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 1.24″2001: 0.12″2002: 0.01″2003: 0.00″2004: 1.49″2005: 0.14″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.71″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.01″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.12″2019: 0.13″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.31″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:31 AM
Sunset6:51 PM
Solar noon12:11 PM
Daylight13h 20m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.59°N, 92.16°W

Nearby Stations

Columbia, MO15 mi NSt Louis, MO96 mi EQuincy, IL106 mi NESpringfield, MO115 mi SWKansas City, MO146 mi WSpringfield, IL158 mi NE

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