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Oregon · precipitation record 1928–2026

Baker City, OR

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
4.93in
year to date · normal 6.38"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 98 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.27in
44th wettest of 99 yrs
113% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
1.12in
17th driest of 99 yrs
51% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
4.93in
17th driest of 99 yrs
77% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

2.29in
on Aug 31, 1984 · in 99 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 107 days (to Oct 5, 2018)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 16 days

Year to Date vs Normal

77%
4.93" of a normal 6.38" · wettest 11.25" (1978) · driest 2.92" (2020)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 98-year record (1928–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 9.78" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1197815.76in
2194015.75in
3196414.52in
4198414.39in
5199813.98in

Driest Years on Record

120203.36in
220215.37in
319395.57in
420025.63in
520185.9in

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 (~1.12") and driest in Jul (~0.28"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1964, 5.06".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

0.33in
set in 1989

Rain on Aug 24

17%
of 98 years had measurable rain
1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.04″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.15″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.05″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.23″1954: 0.12″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.26″1961: 0.03″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.31″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.15″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.07″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.02″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.33″1990: 0.01″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.03″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.02″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.01″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.13″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″1930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Baker 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.
Baker City, OR — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Baker 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.
Baker City, OR — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:04 AM
Sunset6:43 PM
Solar noon11:53 AM
Daylight13h 39m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.84°N, 117.81°W

Nearby Stations

Ontario, OR69 mi SEPendleton, OR77 mi NWMcCall, ID83 mi EBurns, OR103 mi SWLewiston, ID112 mi NETri-Cities, WA117 mi NW

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