DRIESTSINCE
Indiana · precipitation record 1893–2026

South Bend, IN

THIS YEAR · 2026
WETTEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2018
27.97in
7th wettest of 131 years · normal 21.09"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.64in
6th wettest of 130 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.11in
10th driest of 131 yrs
41% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
12.98in
32nd wettest of 131 yrs
125% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
27.97in
7th wettest of 131 yrs
133% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.69in
on Aug 15, 2016 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 36 days (to Sep 23, 1908)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 16 days

Year to Date vs Normal

133%
27.97" of a normal 21.09" · wettest 39.39" (1976) · driest 10.65" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 126-year record (1895–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 37.08" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199055.61in
2197654.28in
3201850.03in
4197749.05in
5195446.71in

Driest Years on Record

1191722.17in
2196325.15in
3195625.85in
4193026.92in
5195327.3in

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 (~3.48") and driest in Feb (~1.68"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 2008, 13.92".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.78in
set in 1971

Rain on Jul 28

32%
of 130 years had measurable rain
1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.29″1902: 0.07″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.07″1905: 0.02″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.29″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.18″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.09″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.29″1924: 0.01″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.30″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.02″1936: 0.24″1937: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.03″1945: 0.37″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.03″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.01″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.06″1959: 0.58″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.02″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.04″1964: 0.05″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.29″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.09″1970: 0.00″1971: 1.78″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.05″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.76″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.07″1980: 0.05″1981: 0.31″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.48″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: 0.19″1996: 0.08″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.25″2000: 0.89″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: 0.98″2010: 0.23″2011: 0.05″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.16″2017: 0.53″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 1.78″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.64″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

South Bend'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.
South Bend, IN — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

South Bend'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.
South Bend, IN — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:35 AM
Sunset7:08 PM
Solar noon11:51 AM
Daylight14h 32m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.71°N, 86.32°W

Nearby Stations

Kalamazoo, MI53 mi NEBattle Creek, MI69 mi NEHolland, MI72 mi NFort Wayne, IN76 mi SEChicago, IL85 mi WGrand Rapids, MI90 mi NE

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