DRIESTSINCE
Kansas · precipitation record 1874–2026

Dodge City, KS

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
11.61in
year to date · normal 12.96"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 151 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.02in
26th driest of 152 yrs
47% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
10.08in
55th wettest of 152 yrs
119% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
11.61in
59th driest of 152 yrs
90% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.34in
on Sep 16, 1906 · in 153 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 85 days (to Mar 14, 1880)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

90%
11.61" of a normal 12.96" · wettest 25.83" (1951) · driest 3.95" (2011)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 151-year record (1875–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 20.82" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194433.98in
2188133.55in
3195132.76in
4190632.54in
5199632.43in

Driest Years on Record

119569.97in
2189310.12in
3191010.12in
4201110.3in
5187510.68in

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 Jun (~2.83") and driest in Jan (~0.39"). Wettest calendar month ever: May 1881, 12.82".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

3.28in
set in 1964

Rain on Jul 28

30%
of 151 years had measurable rain
1875: 0.84″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.01″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.16″1882: 0.13″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.23″1892: 0.04″1893: 0.02″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.18″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.06″1899: 0.00″1900: 1.34″1901: 1.02″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.02″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.05″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.12″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.06″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.15″1924: 0.23″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.66″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.08″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.05″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.04″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.11″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.07″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.23″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.31″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.04″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.02″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.36″1964: 3.28″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.07″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 1.19″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.64″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.52″1984: 0.01″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.06″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.61″1998: 0.27″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.77″2001: 0.08″2002: 0.30″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.95″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.21″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.10″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.02″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.25″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.02″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Dodge City'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.
Dodge City, KS — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Dodge City'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.
Dodge City, KS — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:40 AM
Sunset6:52 PM
Solar noon11:46 AM
Daylight14h 13m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.77°N, 99.97°W

Nearby Stations

Wichita, KS139 mi ESalina, KS144 mi NEGoodland, KS144 mi NWBorger, TX163 mi SWMcCook, NE171 mi NConcordia, KS175 mi NE

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