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Casper, WY

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
6.22in
year to date · normal 8.74"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 86 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.89in
6th wettest of 87 yrs
394% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
2.57in
28th driest of 87 yrs
79% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
6.22in
14th driest of 87 yrs
71% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

2.8in
on Apr 13, 1941 · in 88 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 55 days (to Nov 23, 1965)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

71%
6.22" of a normal 8.74" · wettest 14.6" (1978) · driest 4.21" (2020)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 86-year record (1940–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 12.08" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198220.48in
2199518.94in
3198318.41in
4197817.64in
5194116.24in

Driest Years on Record

120205.79in
219886.56in
320016.76in
420027.02in
519607.34in

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 May (~1.97") and driest in Dec (~0.47"). Wettest calendar month ever: May 1978, 6.46".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

0.29in
set in 2016

Rain on Aug 24

13%
of 86 years had measurable rain
1940: 0.26″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.02″1943: 0.00″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: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.01″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.08″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.04″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.18″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.01″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.01″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.20″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.29″2017: 0.04″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″194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Casper'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.
Casper, WY — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Casper'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.
Casper, WY — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:22 AM
Sunset6:54 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight13h 33m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.90°N, 106.47°W

Nearby Stations

Lander, WY114 mi WSheridan, WY131 mi NCheyenne, WY147 mi SEScottsbluff, NE162 mi ERapid City, SD188 mi EBillings, MT225 mi NW

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