DRIESTSINCE
Michigan · precipitation record 1895–2026

Battle Creek, MI

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
18.99in
year to date · normal 19.33"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.77in
7th wettest of 131 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.95in
43rd driest of 132 yrs
75% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.29in
37th driest of 132 yrs
84% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
18.99in
59th driest of 132 yrs
98% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.44in
on Jun 26, 1978 · in 132 years

Dry Streak

9days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 42 days (to Feb 12, 1919)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

98%
18.99" of a normal 19.33" · wettest 29.08" (2024) · driest 10.83" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 131-year record (1895–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 33.72" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198547.67in
2196844.66in
3194244.54in
4198643.23in
5196742.77in

Driest Years on Record

1200521.24in
2195821.82in
3193022.66in
4200223.25in
5196323.39in

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 Jun (~3.48") and driest in Feb (~1.38"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 2008, 12.0".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.90in
set in 1970

Rain on Jul 28

34%
of 131 years had measurable rain
1895: 0.00″1896: 0.25″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.03″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.01″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.34″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 1.30″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.07″1913: 0.25″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.11″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.39″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.03″1924: 0.92″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.12″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.06″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.06″1940: 0.16″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.57″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.05″1945: 0.03″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.01″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.12″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.25″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.13″1959: 0.05″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.02″1962: 0.14″1963: 0.26″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.03″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.03″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.12″1970: 1.90″1971: 0.80″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.14″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.04″1980: 0.46″1981: 1.18″1982: 0.39″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.22″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.30″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.19″1996: 0.40″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.13″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.89″2011: 0.73″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.12″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.77″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Battle Creek'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.
Battle Creek, MI — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Battle Creek'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.
Battle Creek, MI — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:29 AM
Sunset7:05 PM
Solar noon11:47 AM
Daylight14h 36m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.31°N, 85.24°W

Nearby Stations

Kalamazoo, MI16 mi WGrand Rapids, MI41 mi NWLansing, MI45 mi NEHolland, MI52 mi NWSouth Bend, IN69 mi SWMuskegon, MI77 mi NW

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