DRIESTSINCE
Illinois · precipitation record 1898–2026

Carbondale, IL

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2016
8.65in
4th wettest of 122 years · normal 2.75"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 120 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
8.65in
4th wettest of 122 yrs
314% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
13.0in
48th wettest of 122 yrs
114% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
22.63in
41st driest of 120 yrs
91% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.85in
on Mar 18, 2008 · in 129 years

Dry Streak

6days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 49 days (to Nov 16, 1964)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

91%
22.63" of a normal 24.83" · wettest 49.4" (1945) · driest 12.13" (1941)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 116-year record (1899–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 43.54" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194574.5in
2195063.47in
3201162.59in
4199060.86in
5192760.6in

Driest Years on Record

1190121.58in
2196326.53in
3195330.15in
4201030.32in
5191430.76in

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 May (~3.96") and driest in Jan (~2.47"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jan 1950, 17.13".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.04in
set in 1981

Rain on Jul 28

28%
of 120 years had measurable rain
1899: 0.22″1900: 0.31″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.20″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.60″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.11″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.09″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.02″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.38″1939: 0.02″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.40″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.06″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.20″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.07″1960: 0.03″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.41″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.69″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.18″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 1.02″1980: 0.50″1981: 1.04″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 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: 0.13″1996: 0.27″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.03″1999: 0.01″2000: 0.06″2001: 0.34″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.01″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.40″2009: 0.01″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.01″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.28″2016: 0.01″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.14″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.40″2023: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Carbondale'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.
Carbondale, IL — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Carbondale'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.
Carbondale, IL — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:57 AM
Sunset7:10 PM
Solar noon12:03 PM
Daylight14h 13m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.78°N, 89.25°W

Nearby Stations

Paducah, KY56 mi SESt Louis, MO90 mi NWPoplar Bluff, MO91 mi SWEvansville, IN96 mi ESpringfield, IL144 mi NJonesboro, AR155 mi SW

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