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Rochester, NY

THIS YEAR · 2026
WETTEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2017
30.43in
5th wettest of 156 years · normal 21.48"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.06in
35th wettest of 154 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.76in
57th driest of 155 yrs
82% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
11.51in
25th wettest of 155 yrs
133% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
30.43in
5th wettest of 156 yrs
142% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.14in
on Aug 29, 1893 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 25 days (to Jul 22, 1936)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 19 days

Year to Date vs Normal

142%
30.43" of a normal 21.48" · wettest 33.12" (1947) · driest 12.9" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 154-year record (1871–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 33.02" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1187349.89in
2187848.81in
3201745.37in
4199645.06in
5194544.1in

Driest Years on Record

1188720.3in
2196422.45in
3194124.02in
4196324.09in
5193424.46in

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 (~2.93") and driest in Feb (~2.31"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1947, 9.7".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.38in
set in 1898

Rain on Aug 24

33%
of 154 years had measurable rain
1871: 0.00″1872: 0.00″1873: 0.00″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.00″1876: 0.00″1877: 1.13″1878: 0.49″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.01″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.20″1886: 0.21″1887: 0.01″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.43″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.60″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.42″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 2.38″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.30″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.02″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.22″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.14″1914: 1.17″1915: 0.25″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.18″1918: 0.05″1919: 0.01″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.07″1923: 0.07″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.05″1927: 0.01″1928: 0.79″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.01″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 1.76″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.06″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.02″1943: 0.17″1944: 0.01″1945: 0.20″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: 0.85″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 1.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 1.42″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.56″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.71″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.76″1978: 0.13″1979: 0.07″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.08″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.10″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.02″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.02″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.61″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.74″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.10″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.03″2008: 0.01″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.01″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 1.47″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.06″0″1″2″3″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Rochester'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.
Rochester, NY — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Rochester'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.
Rochester, NY — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:26 AM
Sunset7:00 PM
Solar noon12:13 PM
Daylight13h 34m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.12°N, 77.67°W

Nearby Stations

Buffalo, NY54 mi WSyracuse, NY79 mi EBinghamton, NY106 mi SEWilliamsport, PA135 mi SErie, PA146 mi WAvoca, PA158 mi SE

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