DRIESTSINCE
Georgia · precipitation record 1857–2026

Athens, GA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
25.81in
year to date · normal 29.74"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 144 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.92in
47th driest of 143 yrs
74% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
16.47in
29th wettest of 146 yrs
142% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
25.81in
45th driest of 143 yrs
87% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

9.93in
on Jun 4, 1967 · in 170 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 40 days (to Oct 27, 1920)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 19 days

Year to Date vs Normal

87%
25.81" of a normal 29.74" · wettest 51.66" (1964) · driest 14.86" (1986)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 134-year record (1885–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 49.49" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1192972.37in
2196471.39in
3201869.26in
4193666.71in
5194866.37in

Driest Years on Record

1195428.61in
2200731.51in
3192532.2in
4198832.36in
5198132.89in

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 (~4.79") and driest in Oct (~2.56"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1908, 18.43".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

3.85in
set in 1926

Rain on Jul 28

36%
of 144 years had measurable rain
1857: 0.07″1858: 0.00″1859: 0.00″1873: 0.23″1884: 0.35″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.35″1891: 0.91″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.07″1900: 0.10″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.51″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.12″1907: 1.90″1908: 0.01″1909: 0.07″1910: 0.32″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.30″1914: 0.54″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.05″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.60″1923: 0.85″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 3.85″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.35″1929: 0.90″1930: 0.02″1931: 0.00″1932: 1.35″1933: 0.01″1934: 0.00″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: 1.51″1944: 0.00″1945: 1.28″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 1.24″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.36″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.23″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.01″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.78″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.03″1963: 0.01″1964: 0.00″1965: 1.64″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.15″1969: 0.01″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.40″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 1.20″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.85″1985: 0.31″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.34″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.04″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.02″2001: 0.06″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.03″2006: 0.01″2007: 0.07″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.10″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.34″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.01″2017: 0.01″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.37″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:42 AM
Sunset6:37 PM
Solar noon11:40 AM
Daylight13h 56m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.95°N, 83.33°W

Nearby Stations

Atlanta, GA67 mi WAugusta, GA88 mi SEMacon, GA89 mi SGreenville-Spartanburg, SC91 mi NEAsheville, NC111 mi NEColumbia, SC126 mi E

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