DRIESTSINCE
Arizona · precipitation record 1898–2026

Flagstaff, AZ

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
7.91in
year to date · normal 10.25"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 127 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.42in
28th wettest of 128 yrs
157% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
3.82in
55th wettest of 128 yrs
113% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
7.91in
32nd driest of 128 yrs
77% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

3.93in
on Feb 19, 1993 · in 129 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 99 days (to Dec 31, 1999)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 17 days

Year to Date vs Normal

77%
7.91" of a normal 10.25" · wettest 23.78" (1980) · driest 3.71" (1996)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 127-year record (1899–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 20.8" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1196536.59in
2199335.6in
3199234.71in
4190534.53in
5198632.39in

Driest Years on Record

120209.59in
219429.9in
3195610.37in
4195010.58in
5199611.22in

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 Aug (~2.82") and driest in Jun (~0.24"). Wettest calendar month ever: Feb 1993, 10.05".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.19in
set in 1929

Rain on Jul 28

49%
of 127 years had measurable rain
1899: 0.03″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.94″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.23″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.04″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.25″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.60″1911: 0.23″1912: 0.13″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.03″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.04″1921: 0.02″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.02″1924: 0.94″1925: 0.14″1926: 0.72″1927: 0.06″1928: 0.00″1929: 2.19″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.13″1932: 0.66″1933: 0.00″1934: 1.04″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.68″1937: 0.18″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.03″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.40″1943: 0.05″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.06″1946: 0.01″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.36″1952: 0.05″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.03″1957: 0.05″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.40″1960: 0.02″1961: 0.20″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.02″1965: 0.54″1966: 0.02″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.36″1969: 0.03″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.05″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.58″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.25″1985: 0.15″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.59″1988: 0.25″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.47″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.13″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.09″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.01″1999: 0.05″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.02″2004: 0.01″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.01″2007: 0.81″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.15″2011: 0.30″2012: 0.24″2013: 0.52″2014: 0.01″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.31″2018: 0.05″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.01″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Flagstaff'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.
Flagstaff, AZ — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Flagstaff'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.
Flagstaff, AZ — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset7:33 PM
Solar noon12:33 PM
Daylight14h 01m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.14°N, 111.67°W

Nearby Stations

Winslow, AZ53 mi EPhoenix, AZ120 mi SKingman, AZ128 mi WLake Havasu City, AZ160 mi WNeedles, CA169 mi WLas Vegas, NV206 mi W

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