DRIESTSINCE
Kentucky · precipitation record 1872–2026

Lexington, KY

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2025
17.19in
21st wettest of 143 years · normal 12.47"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.21in
26th wettest of 142 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.52in
27th driest of 143 yrs
65% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
17.19in
21st wettest of 143 yrs
138% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
27.62in
71st driest of 143 yrs
100% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.04in
on Aug 2, 1932 · in 155 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 39 days (to Oct 5, 2019)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

100%
27.62" of a normal 27.74" · wettest 45.82" (1935) · driest 16.39" (1911)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 141-year record (1873–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 45.2" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201871.98in
2201166.35in
3193565.76in
4200462.44in
5189061.36in

Driest Years on Record

1193024.89in
2190428.72in
3190130.31in
4190330.7in
5199931.87in

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 Jul (~4.39") and driest in Oct (~2.37"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jan 1950, 16.65".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.03in
set in 1945

Rain on Jul 28

37%
of 142 years had measurable rain
1873: 0.13″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.00″1876: 0.28″1888: 0.29″1889: 0.10″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.11″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.06″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.26″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.01″1904: 1.15″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.15″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.05″1919: 0.01″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.05″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.04″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.46″1935: 1.16″1936: 0.01″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.05″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.02″1944: 0.00″1945: 2.03″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.08″1953: 0.01″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.93″1956: 1.14″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.26″1959: 0.10″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.59″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.02″1966: 0.71″1967: 0.40″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.05″1972: 0.77″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 1.37″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.20″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.33″1982: 0.41″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″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″1996: 0.10″1997: 0.21″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.01″2000: 0.06″2001: 0.01″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.48″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.09″2007: 0.07″2008: 0.51″2009: 0.25″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.12″2016: 1.46″2017: 1.27″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.33″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.26″2023: 0.00″2024: 1.14″2025: 0.21″0″1″2″3″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Lexington'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.
Lexington, KY — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Lexington'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.
Lexington, KY — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:38 AM
Sunset6:52 PM
Solar noon11:45 AM
Daylight14h 14m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.03°N, 84.61°W

Nearby Stations

Louisville, KY61 mi WCincinnati, OH69 mi NJackson, KY77 mi EWilmington, OH106 mi NEHuntington, WV113 mi EDayton, OH131 mi N

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