DRIESTSINCE
Michigan · precipitation record 1961–2026

Marquette County, MI

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
DRIEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2021
5.52in
5th driest of 65 years · normal 9.18"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 64 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.55in
14th driest of 65 yrs
60% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
5.52in
5th driest of 65 yrs
60% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
22.66in
20th wettest of 65 yrs
117% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.29in
on Sep 4, 2007 · in 66 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 24 days (to May 12, 1998)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 21 days

Year to Date vs Normal

117%
22.66" of a normal 19.33" · wettest 31.88" (2023) · driest 10.14" (1962)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 64-year record (1962–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 36.43" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198551.59in
2201949.72in
3196848.65in
4197747.11in
5198346.36in

Driest Years on Record

1196322.77in
2196223.26in
3199424.15in
4196725.98in
5202128.05in

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 (~3.64") and driest in Feb (~1.81"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1968, 12.26".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.89in
set in 1996

Rain on Jul 28

41%
of 64 years had measurable rain
1962: 0.00″1963: 0.02″1964: 0.03″1965: 0.01″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.25″1972: 0.17″1973: 0.32″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.14″1978: 0.59″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.02″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.03″1991: 0.78″1992: 0.38″1993: 0.25″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.89″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.05″1999: 0.02″2000: 0.12″2001: 0.40″2002: 0.16″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.10″2006: 0.55″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.03″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.44″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.07″2020: 0.01″2021: 0.12″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:26 AM
Sunset7:27 PM
Solar noon11:56 AM
Daylight15h 01m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.53°N, 87.55°W

Nearby Stations

Rhinelander, WI111 mi SWGreen Bay, WI144 mi SWausau, WI149 mi SWSault Ste Marie, MI151 mi EAshland, WI160 mi WHayward, WI189 mi W

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