DRIESTSINCE
Illinois · precipitation record 1879–2026

Springfield, IL

THIS YEAR · 2026
WETTEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2020
29.91in
12th wettest of 147 years · normal 21.5"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 147 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.27in
39th wettest of 148 yrs
151% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
14.98in
27th wettest of 147 yrs
132% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
29.91in
12th wettest of 147 yrs
139% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.59in
on Aug 12, 2016 · in 148 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 37 days (to Sep 28, 1939)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

139%
29.91" of a normal 21.5" · wettest 43.83" (1882) · driest 11.64" (1988)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 146-year record (1880–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 36.11" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1188258.21in
2188156.51in
3189856.31in
4192654.48in
5200853.73in

Driest Years on Record

1191422.76in
2194022.88in
3195323.98in
4193024.32in
5188725.15in

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 Jun (~3.67") and driest in Jan (~1.65"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1926, 15.16".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.33in
set in 1907

Rain on Jul 28

26%
of 147 years had measurable rain
1879: 0.09″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.08″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.06″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.09″1892: 0.34″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.52″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.04″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.43″1899: 0.02″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.09″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.01″1906: 0.67″1907: 2.33″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.10″1911: 0.01″1912: 0.84″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.26″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″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: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.04″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.04″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: 0.51″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.01″1959: 0.02″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.11″1962: 0.09″1963: 1.22″1964: 0.07″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.01″1967: 0.07″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.36″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.72″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.10″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 1.36″1987: 0.08″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: 0.13″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.61″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.72″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.58″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.43″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:54 AM
Sunset7:16 PM
Solar noon12:05 PM
Daylight14h 23m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.84°N, 89.68°W

Nearby Stations

Peoria, IL56 mi NQuincy, IL80 mi WSt Louis, MO84 mi SWBurlington, IA99 mi NWMoline, IL119 mi NWCarbondale, IL144 mi S

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