DRIESTSINCE
Georgia · precipitation record 1892–2026

Albany, GA

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2016
2.35in
13th driest of 134 years · normal 5.05"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 133 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.35in
13th driest of 134 yrs
47% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
18.0in
21st wettest of 133 yrs
132% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
30.32in
61st driest of 133 yrs
97% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.6in
on Apr 23, 1928 · in 135 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 65 days (to Jan 31, 1894)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

97%
30.32" of a normal 31.25" · wettest 52.88" (1991) · driest 14.98" (1894)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 131-year record (1893–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 49.34" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1196471.46in
2199470.65in
3198368.77in
4194767.62in
5194866.72in

Driest Years on Record

1201126.79in
2201230.46in
3200132.72in
4195432.95in
5193833.35in

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 (~5.56") and driest in Oct (~1.96"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1916, 20.48".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.85in
set in 1977

Rain on Jul 28

35%
of 133 years had measurable rain
1892: 0.00″1893: 0.24″1894: 0.00″1896: 0.20″1897: 0.24″1898: 0.50″1899: 0.15″1900: 1.24″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.98″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.02″1914: 0.03″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.83″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.24″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.04″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.72″1931: 0.83″1932: 0.53″1933: 0.08″1934: 0.00″1935: 1.30″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.02″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.08″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.96″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.18″1951: 0.04″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.40″1957: 0.47″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.93″1965: 0.10″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.16″1970: 0.00″1971: 1.02″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.14″1974: 0.10″1975: 0.95″1976: 0.00″1977: 1.85″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.05″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.24″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.41″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.51″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.39″1992: 0.10″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.07″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.55″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.35″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.71″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.95″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.02″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.03″2021: 0.06″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.08″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Albany'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.
Albany, GA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Albany'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.
Albany, GA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:50 AM
Sunset6:36 PM
Solar noon11:43 AM
Daylight13h 46m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

31.54°N, 84.20°W

Nearby Stations

Tallahassee, FL79 mi SColumbus, GA80 mi NWMacon, GA85 mi NEMontgomery, AL139 mi WAtlanta, GA145 mi NJacksonville, FL164 mi SE

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