DRIESTSINCE
Kansas · precipitation record 1895–2026

Goodland, KS

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
10.2in
year to date · normal 11.54"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 119 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.38in
35th driest of 120 yrs
69% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.94in
45th wettest of 118 yrs
109% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
10.2in
43rd driest of 117 yrs
88% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.15in
on Jun 28, 1989 · in 132 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 84 days (to Dec 22, 1939)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

88%
10.2" of a normal 11.54" · wettest 21.42" (1915) · driest 4.9" (2002)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 115-year record (1907–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 18.05" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1191530.89in
2194128.28in
3192328.2in
4199327.98in
5193026.76in

Driest Years on Record

119569.19in
219769.22in
320129.58in
420029.89in
5193410.52in

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 (~2.67") and driest in Dec (~0.26"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1985, 10.1".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.15in
set in 1985

Rain on Jul 28

29%
of 119 years had measurable rain
1895: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.27″1908: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.90″1914: 0.17″1915: 0.25″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.32″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.05″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.11″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.06″1928: 0.98″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.26″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.10″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.50″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.03″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.01″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: 0.05″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.25″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.10″1971: 0.09″1972: 0.05″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.04″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 1.15″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.79″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.92″1997: 0.10″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.14″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.33″2008: 0.18″2009: 0.15″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.25″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.11″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.22″2017: 0.18″2018: 0.02″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.29″2023: 0.02″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:43 AM
Sunset7:03 PM
Solar noon11:53 AM
Daylight14h 20m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.37°N, 101.69°W

Nearby Stations

McCook, NE82 mi NENorth Platte, NE132 mi NEDodge City, KS144 mi SEDenver, CO161 mi WColorado Springs, CO165 mi WPueblo, CO168 mi W

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