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Lynchburg, VA

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2008
20.19in
15th driest of 134 years · normal 27.19"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.04in
28th wettest of 133 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.18in
24th driest of 134 yrs
46% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.6in
38th driest of 134 yrs
76% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
20.19in
15th driest of 134 yrs
74% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.52in
on Aug 11, 1928 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 40 days (to Nov 23, 2001)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 16 days

Year to Date vs Normal

74%
20.19" of a normal 27.19" · wettest 42.47" (2003) · driest 12.94" (1930)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 133-year record (1893–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 40.83" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1202069.73in
2201865.7in
3197259.71in
4198959.11in
5200358.91in

Driest Years on Record

1193019.83in
2192526.39in
3196326.56in
4190426.87in
5196528.28in

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 (~4.04") and driest in Nov (~2.36"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1928, 14.87".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.55in
set in 2010

Rain on Aug 24

29%
of 133 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.02″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.47″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.06″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.02″1907: 0.15″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.01″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.19″1914: 0.05″1915: 0.15″1916: 0.52″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.42″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.98″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.08″1929: 0.80″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.50″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.02″1937: 0.05″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.21″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: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.65″1959: 1.30″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.06″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 2.21″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: 0.24″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.01″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.01″1984: 0.00″1985: 1.04″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.01″1989: 0.60″1990: 0.01″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.07″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.01″2002: 0.18″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.01″2010: 2.55″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.11″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.06″2020: 1.47″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.04″0″1″2″3″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Lynchburg'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.
Lynchburg, VA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Lynchburg'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.
Lynchburg, VA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:40 AM
Sunset6:57 PM
Solar noon12:19 PM
Daylight13h 17m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.32°N, 79.21°W

Nearby Stations

Roanoke, VA42 mi WDanville, VA52 mi SBlacksburg, VA66 mi WCharlottesville, VA69 mi NEGreensboro, NC93 mi SWRaleigh, NC101 mi S

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