DRIESTSINCE
Georgia · precipitation record 1871–2026

Savannah, GA

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR ON RECORD
13.18in
1st driest of 156 years · normal 26.95"
📖 Savannah's full Precipitation Almanac →
!
drought · severe
Driest year on record
13.18" — driest of 156 years since 1871
49%

Accumulation

TODAY
0.14in
40th wettest of 155 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.27in
18th driest of 156 yrs
42% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
9.6in
19th driest of 156 yrs
66% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
13.18in
1st driest of 156 yrs
49% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

9.02in
on Sep 16, 1924 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 41 days (to Nov 4, 2000)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 17 days

Year to Date vs Normal

49%
13.18" of a normal 26.95" · wettest 49.27" (1991) · driest 13.18" (2026)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 155-year record (1871–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 48.18" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1188573.94in
2196473.17in
3199469.44in
4199168.42in
5195968.0in

Driest Years on Record

1193122.0in
2193829.81in
3200131.64in
4192332.62in
5195432.83in

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.
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jul (~6.31") and driest in Nov (~1.75"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1924, 22.88".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

5.32in
set in 1926

Rain on Jul 28

43%
of 155 years had measurable rain
1871: 0.00″1872: 1.92″1873: 0.17″1874: 0.17″1875: 1.06″1876: 0.01″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.06″1880: 0.18″1881: 0.03″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.07″1885: 1.65″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.14″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.13″1890: 0.90″1891: 1.25″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.02″1894: 0.01″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.06″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.01″1903: 0.00″1904: 4.80″1905: 1.68″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.96″1909: 1.31″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.33″1915: 0.01″1916: 0.82″1917: 0.32″1918: 0.13″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.80″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.02″1924: 0.00″1925: 1.21″1926: 5.32″1927: 0.08″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.45″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.03″1932: 0.21″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.84″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.01″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 1.83″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.35″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.10″1957: 3.74″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.96″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.08″1964: 0.35″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.78″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.34″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.23″1975: 0.01″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.07″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.27″1984: 1.31″1985: 0.91″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.10″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.04″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.53″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.06″1997: 0.00″1998: 1.23″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.67″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.31″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.42″2008: 0.06″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.09″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.20″2021: 0.03″2022: 0.00″2023: 1.49″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.14″0″1″2″3″4″5″6″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Savannah'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.
Savannah, GA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
Download year chart

Rainfall Calendar

Savannah'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.
Savannah, GA — daily rainfall every day on record
Download calendar

Drought History

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

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:37 AM
Sunset7:25 PM
Solar noon12:31 PM
Daylight13h 48m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.13°N, 81.20°W

Nearby Stations

Charleston, SC86 mi NECharleston Downtown, SC86 mi NEAugusta, GA96 mi NWJacksonville, FL116 mi SColumbia, SC125 mi NMacon, GA148 mi W

Share Card

Savannah, GA precipitation share card
DriestSince · browse by state · precipitation & snowfall records · NOAA/RCC-ACIS ThreadEx gauge record · part of Weather Trader · supported by Substack Subscribers
© 2026 Weather Trader · All rights reserved