DRIESTSINCE
Idaho · precipitation record 1878–2026

Boise, ID

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
DRIEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2002
0.95in
17th driest of 149 years · normal 2.23"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 148 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.17in
50th wettest of 149 yrs
212% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
0.95in
17th driest of 149 yrs
43% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
7.5in
72nd driest of 149 yrs
99% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

2.46in
on Mar 29, 1904 · in 149 years

Dry Streak

9days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 109 days (to Sep 15, 1919)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 16 days

Year to Date vs Normal

99%
7.5" of a normal 7.59" · wettest 15.73" (1896) · driest 2.93" (1924)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 148-year record (1878–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 12.2" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1189622.97in
2188421.03in
3198318.77in
4191218.1in
5189717.0in

Driest Years on Record

119666.64in
220026.96in
319497.43in
419927.67in
519677.68in

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 Jan (~1.36") and driest in Aug (~0.1"). Wettest calendar month ever: Dec 1884, 5.67".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.12in
set in 1938

Rain on Jul 28

5%
of 148 years had measurable rain
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This Year's Rainfall

Boise'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.
Boise, ID — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Boise'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.
Boise, ID — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:30 AM
Sunset7:12 PM
Solar noon11:51 AM
Daylight14h 43m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.57°N, 116.24°W

Nearby Stations

Ontario, OR49 mi NWStanley, ID77 mi NEMcCall, ID91 mi NJerome, ID107 mi SEBaker City, OR117 mi NWChallis, ID120 mi NE

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