DRIESTSINCE
Michigan · precipitation record 1896–2026

Muskegon, MI

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 1934
0.25in
3rd driest of 130 years · normal 2.06"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 129 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.25in
3rd driest of 130 yrs
12% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
5.19in
22nd driest of 131 yrs
67% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
23.4in
12th wettest of 130 yrs
140% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.08in
on Jun 27, 1921 · in 131 years

Dry Streak

18days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 54 days (to Apr 22, 1910)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 21 days

Year to Date vs Normal

140%
23.4" of a normal 16.68" · wettest 29.16" (2013) · driest 5.88" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 125-year record (1897–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 31.86" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201947.97in
2200845.98in
3192144.45in
4201343.76in
5190542.88in

Driest Years on Record

1193016.57in
2191018.06in
3189721.56in
4193522.19in
5193422.6in

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 Sep (~2.88") and driest in Feb (~1.74"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1986, 13.55".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.53in
set in 1993

Rain on Jul 28

32%
of 129 years had measurable rain
1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.40″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.57″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.15″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.12″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.23″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.15″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.04″1938: 0.11″1939: 0.22″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.01″1942: 0.49″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.08″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.98″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.78″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.60″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.07″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.05″1962: 0.49″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.28″1970: 0.12″1971: 0.10″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.01″1974: 0.13″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.37″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.07″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.57″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.15″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.08″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.05″1992: 0.00″1993: 1.53″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.65″1996: 0.13″1997: 0.18″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.01″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: 0.00″2011: 0.71″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.66″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.47″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 1.01″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.09″2023: 0.09″2024: 0.02″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:31 AM
Sunset7:11 PM
Solar noon11:51 AM
Daylight14h 40m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.17°N, 86.24°W

Nearby Stations

Holland, MI30 mi SGrand Rapids, MI41 mi EKalamazoo, MI74 mi SEBattle Creek, MI77 mi SEMilwaukee, WI85 mi WLansing, MI87 mi E

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