DRIESTSINCE
Michigan · precipitation record 1912–2026

Saginaw, MI

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2013
0.94in
14th driest of 115 years · normal 2.12"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.18in
22nd wettest of 114 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.94in
14th driest of 115 yrs
44% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
7.19in
32nd driest of 115 yrs
85% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
19.55in
20th wettest of 115 yrs
120% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.93in
on Aug 10, 2012 · in 115 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 35 days (to Oct 1, 1979)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

120%
19.55" of a normal 16.31" · wettest 27.5" (2017) · driest 7.05" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 114-year record (1912–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 29.94" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1192843.36in
2199641.64in
3198639.85in
4199739.84in
5199038.9in

Driest Years on Record

1193417.56in
2193019.24in
3193919.48in
4194621.26in
5197921.33in

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 May (~2.92") and driest in Feb (~1.43"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1986, 16.16".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.47in
set in 1996

Rain on Jul 28

36%
of 114 years had measurable rain
1912: 0.55″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.37″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 1.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.02″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.10″1929: 0.02″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.17″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.42″1939: 0.01″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.29″1942: 0.58″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.01″1945: 0.05″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.19″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.49″1953: 0.06″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.55″1959: 0.01″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.09″1962: 0.11″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.03″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.75″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.83″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.98″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.50″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.38″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.13″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.01″1996: 1.47″1997: 0.35″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.76″2000: 0.24″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.30″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.01″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.07″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.52″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.07″2014: 0.01″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.35″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.02″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.18″0″1″2″19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:21 AM
Sunset7:04 PM
Solar noon11:43 AM
Daylight14h 43m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.53°N, 84.08°W

Nearby Stations

Flint, MI42 mi SELansing, MI58 mi SWHoughton Lake, MI64 mi NWGrand Rapids, MI85 mi SWDetroit, MI97 mi SEBattle Creek, MI102 mi SW

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