DRIESTSINCE
Arkansas · precipitation record 1872–2026

Mount Ida, AR

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
24.99in
year to date · normal 32.61"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 126 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.62in
24th driest of 127 yrs
52% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
11.01in
41st driest of 127 yrs
82% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
24.99in
26th driest of 125 yrs
77% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

9.95in
on Dec 3, 1982 · in 155 years

Dry Streak

6days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 51 days (to Oct 25, 1953)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

77%
24.99" of a normal 32.61" · wettest 59.08" (1945) · driest 14.67" (1936)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 121-year record (1872–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 54.8" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194583.73in
2194683.27in
3197382.0in
4202080.29in
5201579.93in

Driest Years on Record

1193632.72in
2196333.12in
3200534.56in
4194335.11in
5191738.81in

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 (~5.71") and driest in Aug (~2.78"). Wettest calendar month ever: Apr 1927, 19.25".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.98in
set in 1991

Rain on Jul 28

27%
of 126 years had measurable rain
1872: 0.00″1873: 0.00″1875: 0.00″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.00″1884: 2.75″1885: 1.10″1894: 0.00″1895: 1.94″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.05″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.09″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.77″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.05″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.20″1938: 0.24″1939: 0.08″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.81″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.06″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: 0.85″1960: 0.05″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.04″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.68″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.43″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.02″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.10″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.21″1978: 0.00″1979: 1.40″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.11″1983: 0.00″1984: 1.77″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.21″1990: 0.00″1991: 2.98″1992: 0.10″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.54″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 1.08″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.76″2006: 0.23″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 1.06″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.90″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.04″2018: 2.23″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″188019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Mount Ida'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.
Mount Ida, AR — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Mount Ida'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.
Mount Ida, AR — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:22 AM
Sunset7:20 PM
Solar noon12:21 PM
Daylight13h 58m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.55°N, 93.58°W

Nearby Stations

Russellville, AR56 mi NEDequeen, AR58 mi SWFort Smith, AR70 mi NWLittle Rock, AR77 mi EPine Bluff, AR97 mi EHarrison, AR121 mi N

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