DRIESTSINCE
Michigan · precipitation record 1863–2026

Lansing, MI

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
DRIEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2012
6.51in
19th driest of 164 years · normal 9.31"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.05in
37th wettest of 163 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.06in
20th driest of 164 yrs
47% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
6.51in
19th driest of 164 yrs
70% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
19.64in
50th wettest of 163 yrs
107% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.47in
on Jun 6, 1905 · in 164 years

Dry Streak

17days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 36 days (to Sep 2, 1894)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 17 days

Year to Date vs Normal

107%
19.64" of a normal 18.36" · wettest 36.89" (1883) · driest 8.82" (1895)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 162-year record (1864–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 31.37" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1188348.41in
2188042.82in
3201341.46in
4201940.68in
5201739.83in

Driest Years on Record

1193018.5in
2189419.48in
3193420.98in
4196221.23in
5195821.79in

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 (~3.18") and driest in Feb (~1.56"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1883, 11.35".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.97in
set in 2011

Rain on Jul 28

32%
of 163 years had measurable rain
1863: 0.00″1864: 0.00″1865: 0.00″1866: 0.28″1867: 0.00″1868: 0.00″1869: 0.00″1870: 0.00″1871: 0.00″1872: 0.00″1873: 0.43″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.00″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.05″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.05″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.16″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.10″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.05″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.03″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.19″1906: 0.27″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.37″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.64″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.14″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.11″1920: 0.01″1921: 0.11″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.64″1925: 0.02″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.15″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.14″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.36″1939: 0.28″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.74″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.02″1945: 0.06″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.21″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.21″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.83″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.35″1962: 0.10″1963: 0.28″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.07″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.17″1970: 0.01″1971: 0.96″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.15″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.68″1980: 0.06″1981: 0.56″1982: 0.02″1983: 0.21″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.05″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.05″1996: 0.46″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.06″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.72″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.01″2010: 0.01″2011: 0.97″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.03″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.04″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.05″0″1″1870188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:25 AM
Sunset7:04 PM
Solar noon11:45 AM
Daylight14h 38m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.78°N, 84.60°W

Nearby Stations

Flint, MI45 mi EBattle Creek, MI45 mi SWGrand Rapids, MI47 mi WSaginaw, MI58 mi NEKalamazoo, MI61 mi SWDetroit, MI74 mi SE

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