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Reading, PA

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 1987
21.87in
13th driest of 150 years · normal 27.92"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
0.76" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 9.11"
0.76in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 151 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.81in
46th wettest of 152 yrs
136% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.9in
33rd driest of 152 yrs
77% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
21.87in
13th driest of 150 yrs
78% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.75in
on Oct 8, 2005 · in 169 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 34 days (to Nov 11, 1924)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

78%
21.87" of a normal 27.92" · wettest 43.93" (2018) · driest 17.77" (1987)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 148-year record (1870–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 43.13" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201868.74in
2199664.38in
3188962.05in
4201158.64in
5187358.53in

Driest Years on Record

1193027.68in
2196527.74in
3188031.46in
4194131.93in
5195731.93in

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 Jul (~4.18") and driest in Feb (~2.77"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1972, 15.73".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.60in
set in 1945

Rain on Aug 24

26%
of 151 years had measurable rain
1869: 0.00″1870: 0.00″1871: 0.20″1872: 0.00″1873: 0.00″1874: 0.05″1875: 0.10″1878: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.75″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.17″1898: 0.16″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.20″1901: 1.56″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.03″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.32″1906: 0.02″1907: 0.49″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.41″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.13″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.01″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.14″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.75″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.04″1934: 0.06″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.16″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.15″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 1.60″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.02″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.44″1959: 0.51″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.28″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.01″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.07″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.04″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.05″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.14″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.74″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.77″1989: 0.06″1990: 0.04″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: 0.18″2000: 0.07″2001: 0.00″2002: 1.42″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: 0.15″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″187018801900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:23 AM
Sunset6:49 PM
Solar noon12:06 PM
Daylight13h 25m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.37°N, 75.96°W

Nearby Stations

Allentown, PA32 mi NEMiddletown-Harrisburg, PA44 mi WWilmington, DE51 mi SEPhiladelphia, PA51 mi SETrenton, NJ60 mi EMount Pocono, PA60 mi NE

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