DRIESTSINCE
Maryland · precipitation record 1871–2026

Baltimore, MD

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
20.32in
year to date · normal 23.91"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.64" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2026
1.64in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 155 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
5.26in
38th wettest of 156 yrs
149% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
11.88in
69th wettest of 156 yrs
105% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
20.32in
33rd driest of 156 yrs
85% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.62in
on Aug 23, 1933 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 38 days (to Nov 9, 2024)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

85%
20.32" of a normal 23.91" · wettest 41.09" (2018) · driest 14.25" (1954)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 155-year record (1871–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 42.64" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201871.82in
2200362.66in
3188962.35in
4197958.98in
5199658.31in

Driest Years on Record

1193021.55in
2195427.89in
3196528.22in
4199130.16in
5198131.22in

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 Aug (~3.96") and driest in Nov (~2.45"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1955, 18.35".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.58in
set in 2017

Rain on Jul 28

39%
of 155 years had measurable rain
1871: 2.28″1872: 0.00″1873: 0.42″1874: 0.04″1875: 0.15″1876: 0.06″1877: 0.02″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.07″1883: 0.18″1884: 0.34″1885: 0.05″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.01″1890: 0.12″1891: 0.14″1892: 0.62″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.40″1896: 0.51″1897: 0.24″1898: 1.15″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.01″1905: 0.10″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.76″1914: 0.01″1915: 0.33″1916: 0.06″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.70″1922: 0.01″1923: 0.48″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.18″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.04″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: 0.08″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.35″1940: 0.62″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.40″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.02″1948: 0.11″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.51″1951: 1.05″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.30″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.02″1967: 0.03″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.98″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.03″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.16″1979: 0.18″1980: 0.03″1981: 1.16″1982: 0.13″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.15″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.13″1995: 0.01″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.56″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.13″2000: 0.55″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.29″2004: 0.57″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.05″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.37″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.65″2017: 2.58″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.15″2023: 0.39″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Baltimore'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.
Baltimore, MD — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Baltimore'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.
Baltimore, MD — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:03 AM
Sunset7:23 PM
Solar noon12:13 PM
Daylight14h 19m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.17°N, 76.68°W

Nearby Stations

Baltimore Downtown, MD8 mi NEAnnapolis, MD16 mi SEWashington, DC29 mi SWSterling-Dulles Airport, VA44 mi WHagerstown, MD66 mi NWWilmington, DE67 mi NE

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