DRIESTSINCE
Michigan · precipitation record 1921–2026

Flint, MI

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 1978
0.77in
7th driest of 106 years · normal 2.44"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.09in
25th wettest of 105 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.77in
7th driest of 106 yrs
32% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
5.32in
13th driest of 106 yrs
59% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
18.06in
43rd wettest of 106 yrs
104% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.04in
on Sep 10, 1950 · in 106 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 31 days (to Aug 22, 1957)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

104%
18.06" of a normal 17.37" · wettest 28.4" (2011) · driest 7.11" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 105-year record (1921–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 30.63" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1197545.38in
2195044.74in
3194741.69in
4201140.95in
5198540.62in

Driest Years on Record

1196318.08in
2193419.42in
3193019.93in
4195820.08in
5193620.24in

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 (~3.04") and driest in Feb (~1.48"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1937, 11.18".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

3.73in
set in 2011

Rain on Jul 28

38%
of 105 years had measurable rain
1921: 0.08″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 1.45″1925: 0.03″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.02″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.15″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.30″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.25″1942: 0.06″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.61″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.41″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.64″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.41″1961: 1.08″1962: 0.01″1963: 0.06″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.61″1966: 0.05″1967: 0.01″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.01″1970: 0.03″1971: 0.20″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.09″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.39″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.51″1980: 0.06″1981: 1.08″1982: 0.20″1983: 0.50″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.37″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.98″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.12″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 2.26″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.51″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.04″2010: 0.00″2011: 3.73″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.27″2014: 0.30″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.02″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.04″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.09″0″1″2″3″4″1930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:22 AM
Sunset7:01 PM
Solar noon11:41 AM
Daylight14h 39m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.97°N, 83.75°W

Nearby Stations

Saginaw, MI42 mi NWLansing, MI45 mi WDetroit, MI55 mi SEBattle Creek, MI88 mi SWGrand Rapids, MI89 mi WToledo, OH95 mi S

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