DRIESTSINCE
Maryland · precipitation record 1894–2026

Annapolis, MD

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 1976
12.41in
2nd driest of 126 years · normal 24.17"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.37" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 11.02"
1.37in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 126 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.6in
45th driest of 125 yrs
79% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
6.32in
8th driest of 125 yrs
58% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
12.41in
2nd driest of 126 yrs
51% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

9.2in
on Aug 12, 1928 · in 133 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 34 days (to Nov 19, 2001)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

51%
12.41" of a normal 24.17" · wettest 40.23" (1989) · driest 11.97" (1976)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 108-year record (1899–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 42.75" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1190767.09in
2200366.43in
3201861.79in
4199658.46in
5190256.62in

Driest Years on Record

1193021.16in
2194624.35in
3194128.27in
4194328.48in
5196528.95in

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 (~3.66") and driest in Nov (~2.56"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1999, 15.21".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.89in
set in 1905

Rain on Jul 28

35%
of 126 years had measurable rain
1894: 0.00″1897: 1.20″1898: 0.10″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 2.89″1906: 0.40″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.20″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.03″1914: 0.47″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.06″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.08″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.07″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.70″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.04″1934: 0.20″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.10″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.01″1940: 0.02″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 1.56″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.10″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 1.01″1952: 0.03″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.79″1958: 0.11″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.15″1968: 0.00″1969: 1.36″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.19″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.15″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.08″1982: 0.12″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.01″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.17″1988: 1.29″1989: 0.13″1991: 0.02″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.69″1995: 0.13″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.11″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 1.35″2004: 0.29″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.29″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 1.12″2017: 1.22″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.02″2022: 0.28″2023: 0.85″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″19001910192019301940195019601980200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:03 AM
Sunset7:21 PM
Solar noon12:12 PM
Daylight14h 19m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.99°N, 76.49°W

Nearby Stations

Baltimore, MD16 mi NWBaltimore Downtown, MD21 mi NWWashington, DC30 mi WSterling-Dulles Airport, VA51 mi WGeorgetown, DE64 mi EWilmington, DE66 mi NE

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