DRIESTSINCE
Michigan · precipitation record 1874–2026

Detroit, MI

TODAY · 2026
WETTEST TODAY ON RECORD
2.68in
1st wettest of 152 years · normal 0.0"
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Accumulation

TODAY
2.68in
1st wettest of 152 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.29in
62nd driest of 153 yrs
91% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.28in
50th driest of 153 yrs
88% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
16.74in
38th driest of 153 yrs
89% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.74in
on Jul 31, 1925 · in 153 years

Dry Streak

16days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 39 days (to Sep 27, 1908)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 18 days

Year to Date vs Normal

89%
16.74" of a normal 18.75" · wettest 28.22" (1880) · driest 9.7" (1988)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 152-year record (1874–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 32.37" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201147.7in
2188047.69in
3188145.44in
4201843.81in
5187843.4in

Driest Years on Record

1196320.49in
2188921.06in
3193421.58in
4195821.73in
5197122.79in

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 (~3.26") and driest in Feb (~1.82"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1878, 8.76".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.68in
set in 2025

Rain on Jul 28

37%
of 152 years had measurable rain
1874: 0.00″1875: 0.04″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.37″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.02″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.20″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.07″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.02″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.60″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.08″1902: 0.42″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.02″1905: 0.21″1906: 0.32″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 1.03″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.10″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.16″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.33″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.02″1924: 0.09″1925: 0.12″1926: 0.04″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.03″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.09″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.06″1938: 0.17″1939: 1.05″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.62″1942: 0.03″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.02″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 1.57″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.03″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.03″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.28″1959: 0.14″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.02″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.42″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.04″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.08″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.03″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.18″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.16″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 1.54″1981: 1.13″1982: 0.69″1983: 0.18″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.08″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.01″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.05″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.04″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.43″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.01″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.01″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.47″2011: 2.16″2012: 0.06″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.03″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 2.68″0″1″2″3″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:22 AM
Sunset6:57 PM
Solar noon11:40 AM
Daylight14h 35m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.23°N, 83.33°W

Nearby Stations

Toledo, OH50 mi SWFlint, MI55 mi NWLansing, MI74 mi NWCleveland, OH95 mi SESaginaw, MI97 mi NWBattle Creek, MI97 mi W

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