DRIESTSINCE
California · precipitation record 1943–2026

Bishop, CA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
3.28in
year to date · normal 2.52"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 82 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.0in
tied for driest of 82 yrs
0% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
0.32in
36th driest of 83 yrs
82% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
3.28in
30th wettest of 83 yrs
130% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.0in
on Jan 4, 2008 · in 84 years

Dry Streak

58days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 239 days (to Dec 12, 2020)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 9 days

Year to Date vs Normal

130%
3.28" of a normal 2.52" · wettest 16.58" (1969) · driest 0.13" (2002)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 78-year record (1948–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 5.31" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1196917.09in
2202314.55in
3198210.41in
4195210.1in
519789.62in

Driest Years on Record

120131.33in
220201.36in
319891.81in
419681.82in
520071.86in

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 Jan (~0.49") and driest in Aug (~0.01"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jan 1969, 8.93".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.07in
set in 2014

Rain on Jul 28

7%
of 82 years had measurable rain
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: 0.00″1962: 0.04″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.06″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: 0.03″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: 0.01″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.01″2014: 0.07″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″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:54 AM
Sunset7:05 PM
Solar noon12:00 PM
Daylight14h 11m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.37°N, 118.36°W

Nearby Stations

Fresno, CA85 mi SWMadera, CA100 mi WHanford, CA101 mi SWMerced, CA118 mi WBakersfield, CA139 mi SStockton, CA160 mi W

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