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Oregon · precipitation record 1929–2026

Hillsboro, OR

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
DRIEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 1951
0.24in
2nd driest of 97 years · normal 2.23"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 95 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.0in
tied for driest of 97 yrs
0% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
0.24in
2nd driest of 97 yrs
11% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
15.92in
25th driest of 97 yrs
81% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

3.4in
on Nov 18, 1996 · in 98 years

Dry Streak

30days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 76 days (to Sep 9, 2018)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 31 days

Year to Date vs Normal

81%
15.92" of a normal 19.72" · wettest 31.34" (1996) · driest 11.0" (2001)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 96-year record (1930–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 36.64" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199662.59in
2196851.78in
3198351.16in
4193751.13in
5195050.99in

Driest Years on Record

1193023.7in
2198523.86in
3200824.1in
4201324.57in
5198924.61in

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 (~6.69") and driest in Jul (~0.26"). Wettest calendar month ever: Dec 1996, 14.83".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.10in
set in 1973

Rain on Aug 24

17%
of 95 years had measurable rain
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: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.06″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.07″1954: 0.05″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.02″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.50″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.29″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 1.10″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.24″1977: 0.59″1978: 0.22″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.06″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″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: 0.06″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.01″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.24″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.58″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.01″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: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:23 AM
Sunset7:04 PM
Solar noon12:14 PM
Daylight13h 41m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.55°N, 122.96°W

Nearby Stations

Vancouver, WA15 mi EPortland, OR17 mi EMcMinnville, OR25 mi SWSalem, OR44 mi SAstoria, OR61 mi NWOlympia, WA98 mi N

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