DRIESTSINCE
California · precipitation record 1935–2026

Alturas, CA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
6.8in
year to date · normal 7.06"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 91 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.1in
43rd wettest of 92 yrs
111% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
2.47in
38th wettest of 92 yrs
113% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
6.8in
42nd driest of 91 yrs
96% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

3.51in
on Dec 11, 1937 · in 92 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 143 days (to Oct 27, 1994)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

96%
6.8" of a normal 7.06" · wettest 13.86" (1998) · driest 3.73" (2022)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 90-year record (1936–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 12.06" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199820.46in
2198319.07in
3195218.25in
4197017.12in
5199517.09in

Driest Years on Record

120136.29in
219766.54in
319597.27in
420027.28in
519747.33in

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 Mar (~1.2") and driest in Jul (~0.09"). Wettest calendar month ever: Oct 1962, 6.17".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.46in
set in 1952

Rain on Jul 28

1%
of 91 years had measurable rain
1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″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: 0.46″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: 0.00″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: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″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: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″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

Alturas'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.
Alturas, CA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Alturas'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.
Alturas, CA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:53 AM
Sunset7:24 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight14h 31m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.48°N, 120.56°W

Nearby Stations

Klamath Falls, OR75 mi NWMount Shasta, CA91 mi WRedding, CA112 mi SWMedford, OR134 mi WReno, NV142 mi SWinnemucca, NV148 mi E

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