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Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
27.68in
year to date · normal 33.79"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.01in
48th wettest of 142 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
5.11in
36th wettest of 143 yrs
156% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
11.92in
56th driest of 143 yrs
92% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
27.68in
30th driest of 138 yrs
82% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

9.32in
on Aug 26, 1995 · in 143 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 58 days (to Nov 2, 1904)

Wet Streak

3days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 17 days

Year to Date vs Normal

82%
27.68" of a normal 33.79" · wettest 56.08" (1901) · driest 16.33" (1888)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 131-year record (1890–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 50.42" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1190178.85in
2202073.7in
3190872.53in
4196470.41in
5201369.56in

Driest Years on Record

1193830.75in
2200731.08in
3194133.08in
4192533.14in
5201634.43in

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 (~4.79") and driest in Oct (~2.91"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1908, 19.52".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.11in
set in 1961

Rain on Aug 24

37%
of 142 years had measurable rain
1884: 0.00″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.20″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.50″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.20″1892: 2.05″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.05″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.12″1902: 0.18″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.53″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.50″1908: 1.02″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.01″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.08″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.37″1919: 0.06″1920: 0.03″1921: 0.01″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.01″1924: 0.03″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.74″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.11″1929: 0.16″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.52″1935: 0.99″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.48″1938: 0.01″1939: 0.64″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.20″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.27″1946: 0.28″1947: 0.12″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.23″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.03″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 1.47″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 2.11″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.57″1966: 0.00″1967: 1.18″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: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 1.05″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 1.11″1984: 0.00″1985: 1.04″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.01″1989: 0.02″1990: 0.09″1991: 0.90″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.37″1996: 0.55″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.58″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.02″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.67″2005: 0.00″2006: 1.39″2007: 0.08″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.03″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.03″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.01″0″1″2″3″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Greenville-Spartanburg'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.
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Greenville-Spartanburg'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.
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset7:06 PM
Solar noon12:31 PM
Daylight13h 11m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.91°N, 82.21°W

Nearby Stations

Asheville, NC40 mi NWCharlotte, NC74 mi EColumbia, SC91 mi SEAthens, GA91 mi SWAugusta, GA107 mi SBristol-Johnson City, TN109 mi N

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