DRIESTSINCE
Kansas · precipitation record 1900–2026

Salina, KS

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
16.53in
year to date · normal 16.56"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 124 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.1in
57th driest of 125 yrs
90% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
12.36in
49th wettest of 125 yrs
112% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
16.53in
59th driest of 124 yrs
100% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.84in
on May 21, 1971 · in 127 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 64 days (to Feb 9, 1923)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

100%
16.53" of a normal 16.56" · wettest 44.56" (1993) · driest 7.46" (1966)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 122-year record (1900–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 28.15" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199358.08in
2195149.66in
3197349.02in
4194243.19in
5197742.94in

Driest Years on Record

1196612.98in
2195615.81in
3200216.61in
4191016.92in
5191717.44in

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 (~3.68") and driest in Jan (~0.55"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1993, 17.93".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.75in
set in 2013

Rain on Jul 28

23%
of 124 years had measurable rain
1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.22″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.04″1912: 0.06″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.06″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.05″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: 0.20″1937: 0.02″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.02″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.12″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.18″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.95″1968: 0.02″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.53″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.04″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.01″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.16″1986: 0.00″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″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.88″2001: 0.22″2002: 0.40″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.11″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.01″2012: 0.20″2013: 1.75″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.23″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.21″2020: 0.28″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.29″2023: 0.00″2024: 1.31″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:28 AM
Sunset6:46 PM
Solar noon11:37 AM
Daylight14h 17m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.78°N, 97.64°W

Nearby Stations

Concordia, KS53 mi NWichita, KS79 mi STopeka, KS110 mi EHastings, NE132 mi NWDodge City, KS144 mi SWLincoln, NE150 mi NE

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