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Oregon · precipitation record 1940–2026

Portland, OR

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
DRIEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2023
1.38in
11th driest of 86 years · normal 2.82"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 85 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.0in
tied for driest of 86 yrs
0% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
1.38in
11th driest of 86 yrs
49% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
17.16in
23rd driest of 86 yrs
87% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

2.69in
on Nov 19, 1996 · in 87 years

Dry Streak

31days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 71 days (to Sep 1, 1967)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 29 days

Year to Date vs Normal

87%
17.16" of a normal 19.8" · wettest 31.84" (1996) · driest 10.86" (1985)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 85-year record (1941–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 36.92" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199663.2in
2195051.09in
3196850.89in
4201250.44in
5195348.59in

Driest Years on Record

1198522.48in
2194423.37in
3195225.7in
4201926.67in
5197626.71in

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 (~5.88") and driest in Jul (~0.41"). Wettest calendar month ever: Dec 2015, 15.24".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

0.89in
set in 1973

Rain on Aug 24

21%
of 85 years had measurable rain
1941: 0.07″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.02″1949: 0.01″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.18″1953: 0.56″1954: 0.20″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.11″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.53″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.42″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.89″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.37″1977: 0.26″1978: 0.21″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″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: 0.10″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.01″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.67″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.18″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.26″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: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:22 AM
Sunset7:03 PM
Solar noon12:12 PM
Daylight13h 41m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.60°N, 122.61°W

Nearby Stations

Vancouver, WA2 mi NWHillsboro, OR17 mi WMcMinnville, OR37 mi SWSalem, OR51 mi SWAstoria, OR72 mi NWOlympia, WA96 mi N

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