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Oregon · precipitation record 1939–2026

Burns, OR

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
4.85in
year to date · normal 6.8"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 87 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.0in
tied for driest of 88 yrs
0% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
0.78in
18th driest of 88 yrs
55% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
4.85in
15th driest of 88 yrs
71% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

1.74in
on Dec 22, 1964 · in 88 years

Dry Streak

32days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 87 days (to Sep 10, 1994)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 18 days

Year to Date vs Normal

71%
4.85" of a normal 6.8" · wettest 11.76" (1998) · driest 3.09" (1939)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 85-year record (1939–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 11.12" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198318.24in
2194016.89in
3200516.38in
4199816.2in
5196416.03in

Driest Years on Record

119904.67in
219495.32in
319395.92in
420025.93in
519946.51in

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 Dec (~1.56") and driest in Aug (~0.21"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jan 1970, 5.73".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

0.22in
set in 1953

Rain on Aug 24

10%
of 87 years had measurable rain
1939: 0.01″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.06″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.08″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.22″1954: 0.07″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: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.04″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: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.14″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.09″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″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: 0.00″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: 0.00″2024: 0.03″2025: 0.00″0″1″194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Burns'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.
Burns, OR — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Burns'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.
Burns, OR — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:10 AM
Sunset6:45 PM
Solar noon11:58 AM
Daylight13h 35m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.59°N, 118.96°W

Nearby Stations

Ontario, OR101 mi EBaker City, OR103 mi NEBoise, ID135 mi EPendleton, OR145 mi NAlturas, CA167 mi SWMcCall, ID167 mi NE

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