DRIESTSINCE
Alabama · precipitation record 1871–2026

Mobile, AL

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 1983
1.72in
4th driest of 156 years · normal 6.4"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 155 yrs
0% of normal
MONTH TO DATE
1.72in
4th driest of 156 yrs
27% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
27.74in
12th wettest of 156 yrs
164% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
37.16in
64th driest of 156 yrs
95% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

13.36in
on Apr 13, 1955 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 42 days (to Nov 7, 1874)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 17 days

Year to Date vs Normal

95%
37.16" of a normal 39.15" · wettest 68.76" (1900) · driest 17.2" (1968)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 155-year record (1871–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 64.22" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1188192.32in
2190091.18in
3191289.86in
4192989.34in
5197586.58in

Driest Years on Record

1193837.15in
2190439.5in
3195442.35in
4189042.51in
5196843.96in

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 (~6.94") and driest in Oct (~2.84"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1900, 26.67".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.53in
set in 1950

Rain on Jul 28

52%
of 155 years had measurable rain
1871: 0.00″1872: 0.00″1873: 0.00″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.00″1876: 0.02″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.49″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.43″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.02″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.31″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.20″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.01″1891: 0.27″1892: 0.02″1893: 0.02″1894: 0.01″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.62″1900: 0.86″1901: 0.49″1902: 0.10″1903: 0.00″1904: 1.47″1905: 0.45″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.19″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.31″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.13″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.07″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.38″1927: 0.46″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.05″1930: 0.50″1931: 0.03″1932: 0.54″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.13″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.55″1940: 0.04″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.04″1943: 0.56″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.28″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.51″1950: 1.53″1951: 0.74″1952: 0.30″1953: 0.74″1954: 0.35″1955: 0.13″1956: 0.69″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.51″1959: 0.35″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.85″1962: 0.46″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.47″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.10″1970: 0.29″1971: 0.06″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.02″1974: 0.23″1975: 0.07″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.17″1978: 0.21″1979: 0.40″1980: 0.52″1981: 0.60″1982: 0.02″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.01″1985: 0.10″1986: 0.84″1987: 0.15″1988: 0.04″1989: 0.33″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.15″1993: 0.02″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.13″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.07″1998: 0.69″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.29″2002: 0.03″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.03″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.01″2008: 0.00″2009: 1.03″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.49″2012: 0.64″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.11″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.75″2021: 0.98″2022: 0.03″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.05″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Mobile'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.
Mobile, AL — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Mobile'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.
Mobile, AL — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:08 AM
Sunset6:50 PM
Solar noon11:59 AM
Daylight13h 42m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

30.69°N, 88.25°W

Nearby Stations

Gulfport, MS53 mi WPensacola, FL64 mi EHattiesburg, MS72 mi NWMeridian, MS117 mi NNew Orleans, LA130 mi WMontgomery, AL155 mi NE

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