DRIESTSINCE
Maryland · precipitation record 1906–2026

Salisbury, MD

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2011
16.63in
7th driest of 120 years · normal 24.92"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 117 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.37in
53rd driest of 118 yrs
92% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
7.91in
27th driest of 121 yrs
71% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
16.63in
7th driest of 120 yrs
67% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.9in
on Aug 30, 1936 · in 121 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 39 days (to Nov 9, 2024)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

67%
16.63" of a normal 24.92" · wettest 42.81" (1979) · driest 14.09" (1986)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 109-year record (1911–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 45.14" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194872.86in
2197969.63in
3202063.78in
4199659.96in
5198959.8in

Driest Years on Record

1193021.67in
2192532.18in
3200733.51in
4194133.56in
5196633.88in

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 (~4.73") and driest in Nov (~2.73"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1935, 14.83".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

3.84in
set in 2017

Rain on Jul 28

36%
of 117 years had measurable rain
1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.78″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.01″1918: 0.15″1919: 0.02″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.70″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.40″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.86″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.09″1937: 0.20″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.50″1940: 0.45″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.04″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.25″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 1.32″1956: 0.42″1957: 0.46″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.49″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.24″1962: 0.00″1963: 1.05″1964: 1.19″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.10″1967: 0.04″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.40″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.01″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.12″1981: 0.30″1982: 1.48″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 1.92″1988: 0.10″1989: 0.52″1990: 0.20″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.63″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.03″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.62″2004: 1.62″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.05″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.05″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 1.20″2016: 2.41″2017: 3.84″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.36″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.27″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:01 AM
Sunset7:16 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight14h 15m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.34°N, 75.51°W

Nearby Stations

Georgetown, DE25 mi NEWallops Island, VA28 mi SAnnapolis, MD69 mi NWBaltimore, MD85 mi NWBaltimore Downtown, MD87 mi NWWashington, DC89 mi W

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