DRIESTSINCE
Maryland · precipitation record 1950–2026

Baltimore Downtown, MD

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2018
5.74in
11th wettest of 68 years · normal 3.65"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.62" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2026
1.62in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 68 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
5.74in
11th wettest of 68 yrs
157% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
13.5in
17th wettest of 69 yrs
129% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
22.83in
35th wettest of 70 yrs
100% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.11in
on Aug 1, 1971 · in 77 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 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

100%
22.83" of a normal 22.78" · wettest 38.51" (1975) · driest 12.75" (1995)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 67-year record (1951–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 42.99" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201868.76in
2197161.57in
3197561.52in
4197961.36in
5198358.21in

Driest Years on Record

1199129.55in
2195430.46in
3196530.8in
4200731.92in
5198032.41in

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 Mar (~3.96") and driest in Feb (~2.62"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1955, 17.69".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

3.46in
set in 2017

Rain on Jul 28

32%
of 68 years had measurable rain
1950: 0.01″1951: 0.57″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.89″1958: 0.01″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.03″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.02″1967: 0.10″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.78″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.02″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.60″1980: 0.00″1982: 0.00″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″1999: 0.12″2000: 0.83″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.05″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.13″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.10″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.53″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.05″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 1.79″2017: 3.46″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2023: 0.41″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″1950196019701980199020002010

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Baltimore Downtown's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Baltimore Downtown, 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 20m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.28°N, 76.61°W

Nearby Stations

Baltimore, MD8 mi SWAnnapolis, MD21 mi SEWashington, DC37 mi SWSterling-Dulles Airport, VA50 mi WWilmington, DE60 mi EMiddletown-Harrisburg, PA63 mi N

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