DRIESTSINCE
Maine · precipitation record 1939–2026

Caribou, ME

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2013
13.68in
11th wettest of 88 years · normal 10.59"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 87 yrs
0% of normal
MONTH TO DATE
3.12in
35th driest of 88 yrs
87% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
13.68in
11th wettest of 88 yrs
129% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
23.85in
23rd wettest of 88 yrs
117% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.67in
on Aug 17, 1981 · in 88 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 20 days (to Nov 8, 1947)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

117%
23.85" of a normal 20.45" · wettest 32.13" (2011) · driest 10.44" (1944)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 87-year record (1939–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 38.07" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201155.36in
2200554.24in
3200852.58in
4195451.11in
5201350.16in

Driest Years on Record

1194426.69in
2196627.92in
3198728.08in
4200129.1in
5198529.21in

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 (~4.18") and driest in Feb (~2.22"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1981, 12.09".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.43in
set in 1968

Rain on Jul 28

52%
of 87 years had measurable rain
1939: 0.45″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.08″1943: 0.01″1944: 1.01″1945: 0.02″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.97″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.38″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.14″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.14″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.13″1960: 0.03″1961: 0.04″1962: 0.02″1963: 0.28″1964: 0.10″1965: 0.01″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.16″1968: 1.43″1969: 0.64″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.01″1973: 0.14″1974: 0.17″1975: 0.97″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.03″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.19″1983: 0.03″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.03″1989: 0.78″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.03″1993: 0.01″1994: 0.22″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.13″1998: 0.14″1999: 0.17″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.04″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.14″2008: 0.59″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.07″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.59″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.27″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.02″2019: 0.27″2020: 0.16″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.05″2023: 0.28″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Caribou'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.
Caribou, ME — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Caribou'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.
Caribou, ME — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:07 AM
Sunset7:10 PM
Solar noon11:38 AM
Daylight15h 03m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.87°N, 68.02°W

Nearby Stations

Millinocket, ME90 mi SWBangor, ME148 mi SPortland, ME249 mi SWBurlington, VT298 mi SWPlattsburgh, NY304 mi WConcord, NH305 mi SW

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