DRIESTSINCE
Georgia · precipitation record 1871–2026

Augusta, GA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
22.65in
year to date · normal 26.59"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 155 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.36in
38th driest of 156 yrs
63% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
13.86in
46th wettest of 156 yrs
119% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
22.65in
38th driest of 156 yrs
85% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

9.76in
on Oct 1, 1929 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 40 days (to Apr 25, 2026)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

85%
22.65" of a normal 26.59" · wettest 42.36" (2003) · driest 13.71" (1990)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 155-year record (1871–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 44.55" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1192973.82in
2196466.04in
3202362.72in
4194862.23in
5191260.66in

Driest Years on Record

1193328.05in
2193128.18in
3201028.61in
4201129.4in
5190429.54in

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 (~4.51") and driest in Oct (~2.02"). Wettest calendar month ever: Oct 1990, 14.82".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.55in
set in 1890

Rain on Jul 28

41%
of 155 years had measurable rain
1871: 0.00″1872: 0.38″1873: 0.02″1874: 0.03″1875: 0.00″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.02″1879: 0.01″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.01″1883: 0.19″1884: 0.49″1885: 0.02″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.48″1888: 0.00″1889: 1.27″1890: 2.55″1891: 1.86″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.51″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.65″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.26″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.25″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.30″1905: 0.98″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.17″1908: 0.30″1909: 0.01″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.25″1914: 0.99″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.14″1922: 0.00″1923: 1.61″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 2.26″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.11″1930: 0.13″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.18″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.13″1935: 0.02″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.06″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.55″1944: 0.09″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.04″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.26″1956: 0.02″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 2.55″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.37″1964: 0.37″1965: 1.89″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.01″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.20″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.17″1977: 0.02″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.14″1982: 0.15″1983: 0.00″1984: 1.22″1985: 0.19″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.06″1988: 0.14″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.65″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.02″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.01″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.28″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.45″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.78″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.02″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.09″2021: 0.04″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.01″2024: 0.53″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:38 AM
Sunset7:31 PM
Solar noon12:34 PM
Daylight13h 53m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.37°N, 81.96°W

Nearby Stations

Columbia, SC62 mi NEAthens, GA88 mi NWSavannah, GA96 mi SEGreenville-Spartanburg, SC107 mi NMacon, GA108 mi WCharleston, SC115 mi E

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