DRIESTSINCE
Georgia · precipitation record 1878–2026

Atlanta, GA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
25.93in
year to date · normal 30.2"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.02in
47th wettest of 147 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.96in
46th wettest of 148 yrs
135% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
14.44in
36th wettest of 148 yrs
122% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
25.93in
38th driest of 148 yrs
86% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.36in
on Mar 29, 1886 · in 149 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 43 days (to Nov 28, 2016)

Wet Streak

5days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

86%
25.93" of a normal 30.2" · wettest 47.07" (1912) · driest 16.36" (1986)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 147-year record (1879–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 49.15" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194871.45in
2201870.03in
3200969.43in
4201568.38in
5192967.71in

Driest Years on Record

1195431.8in
2200731.85in
3190433.13in
4189634.12in
5192734.25in

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 (~4.6") and driest in Oct (~2.42"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1994, 17.71".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

3.47in
set in 2024

Rain on Jul 28

41%
of 147 years had measurable rain
1879: 0.23″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.23″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.52″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 3.07″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.02″1891: 0.68″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.01″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.13″1900: 0.31″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.39″1903: 0.76″1904: 0.32″1905: 0.15″1906: 0.50″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.06″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.01″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.74″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.02″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.18″1923: 0.03″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.07″1926: 0.13″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.14″1931: 1.36″1932: 0.02″1933: 0.10″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.04″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.34″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.05″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.04″1948: 1.45″1949: 0.00″1950: 2.27″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.71″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.10″1961: 0.02″1962: 0.46″1963: 0.02″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.02″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.47″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.42″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.11″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.17″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.15″1985: 1.78″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: 0.03″1997: 0.03″1998: 0.02″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.24″2001: 0.03″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.14″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.01″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.20″2010: 0.20″2011: 0.08″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: 0.00″2021: 0.03″2022: 0.01″2023: 0.01″2024: 3.47″2025: 0.02″0″1″2″3″4″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:47 AM
Sunset6:41 PM
Solar noon11:44 AM
Daylight13h 54m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.63°N, 84.44°W

Nearby Stations

Athens, GA67 mi EMacon, GA79 mi SEColumbus, GA82 mi SWChattanooga, TN106 mi NWBirmingham, AL132 mi WAugusta, GA144 mi E

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