DRIESTSINCE
Indiana · precipitation record 1897–2026

Fort Wayne, IN

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2025
1.57in
19th driest of 128 years · normal 3.04"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.01in
38th wettest of 127 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.57in
19th driest of 128 yrs
52% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
9.27in
41st driest of 129 yrs
87% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
20.89in
58th driest of 129 yrs
99% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.93in
on Aug 1, 1926 · in 130 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 41 days (to Sep 27, 1908)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

99%
20.89" of a normal 21.09" · wettest 35.12" (2017) · driest 11.09" (1910)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 124-year record (1898–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 35.85" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199054.58in
2195051.78in
3201149.54in
4201748.69in
5201546.39in

Driest Years on Record

1202524.31in
2196224.4in
3194125.72in
4191025.98in
5195325.99in

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 (~3.65") and driest in Feb (~1.68"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 2015, 11.98".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.42in
set in 1961

Rain on Jul 28

31%
of 127 years had measurable rain
1897: 0.00″1898: 0.63″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1902: 0.15″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.15″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.05″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.10″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.04″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.03″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.03″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.01″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.65″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.15″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.09″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.12″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.63″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: 0.25″1956: 0.02″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.02″1959: 0.16″1960: 0.00″1961: 1.42″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.14″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.02″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.05″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.17″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 1.07″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.09″1980: 0.41″1981: 0.40″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.02″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.53″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: 0.10″1997: 0.04″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.03″2000: 0.26″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.99″2010: 0.02″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.08″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.03″2023: 0.32″2024: 0.01″2025: 0.01″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Fort Wayne'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.
Fort Wayne, IN — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Fort Wayne'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.
Fort Wayne, IN — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:33 AM
Sunset7:01 PM
Solar noon11:47 AM
Daylight14h 29m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.97°N, 85.21°W

Nearby Stations

South Bend, IN76 mi NWToledo, OH84 mi NEKalamazoo, MI88 mi NDayton, OH90 mi SEBattle Creek, MI92 mi NIndianapolis, IN103 mi SW

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