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Billings, MT

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
7.34in
year to date · normal 9.64"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 92 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.44in
37th driest of 92 yrs
70% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
4.46in
36th wettest of 92 yrs
106% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
7.34in
17th driest of 92 yrs
76% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

3.12in
on May 24, 2011 · in 93 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 62 days (to Aug 26, 2003)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

76%
7.34" of a normal 9.64" · wettest 18.64" (1978) · driest 5.08" (2012)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 91-year record (1935–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 14.31" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1197826.81in
2195721.22in
3199120.73in
4197520.51in
5195519.89in

Driest Years on Record

120127.13in
219487.9in
319798.41in
419369.2in
520029.3in

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 (~1.92") and driest in Jan (~0.5"). Wettest calendar month ever: May 2011, 9.54".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

0.46in
set in 1946

Rain on Aug 24

23%
of 92 years had measurable rain
1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.08″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.08″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.46″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.03″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: 0.01″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.08″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.01″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.01″1976: 0.01″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.34″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.02″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.21″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.44″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.10″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.01″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.02″2000: 0.06″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.15″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.04″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.19″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.08″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Billings'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.
Billings, MT — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Billings'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.
Billings, MT — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:25 AM
Sunset7:07 PM
Solar noon12:16 PM
Daylight13h 42m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.81°N, 108.55°W

Nearby Stations

Sheridan, WY105 mi SEHelena, MT173 mi WGreat Falls, MT177 mi NWGlasgow, MT189 mi NEHavre, MT197 mi NWLander, WY206 mi S

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