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Erie, PA

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2016
5.5in
9th wettest of 154 years · normal 2.25"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 153 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
5.5in
9th wettest of 154 yrs
245% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
12.28in
31st wettest of 154 yrs
123% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
29.41in
20th wettest of 153 yrs
121% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

10.37in
on Jul 22, 1947 · in 154 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 30 days (to Nov 6, 1924)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 20 days

Year to Date vs Normal

121%
29.41" of a normal 24.31" · wettest 40.52" (1947) · driest 12.94" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 152-year record (1874–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 39.32" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1197761.7in
2201157.44in
3197955.31in
4187855.04in
5195054.83in

Driest Years on Record

1193423.84in
2194125.5in
3193625.61in
4192326.43in
5190826.72in

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 Oct (~3.56") and driest in Feb (~2.12"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1947, 13.27".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.21in
set in 1885

Rain on Aug 24

29%
of 153 years had measurable rain
1873: 0.00″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.00″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.01″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.06″1880: 0.01″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.01″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.00″1885: 2.21″1886: 0.01″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.36″1892: 0.44″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.66″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.07″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.37″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.01″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.21″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.11″1915: 0.81″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.72″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.03″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.63″1923: 0.01″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.37″1927: 0.09″1928: 0.37″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.16″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.93″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: 0.06″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″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: 0.04″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.05″1958: 1.53″1959: 0.20″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.91″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.90″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 1.79″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.06″1978: 0.00″1979: 2.06″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.06″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.42″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 1.23″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: 0.16″1999: 0.15″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.04″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.29″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.55″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.02″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.54″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Erie'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.
Erie, PA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Erie'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.
Erie, PA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:38 AM
Sunset7:08 PM
Solar noon12:23 PM
Daylight13h 30m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.08°N, 80.18°W

Nearby Stations

Youngstown, OH62 mi SWBuffalo, NY94 mi NECleveland, OH97 mi WAkron, OH103 mi SWPittsburgh, PA110 mi SNew Philadelphia, OH128 mi SW

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