DRIESTSINCE
Missouri · precipitation record 1893–2026

Poplar Bluff, MO

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2012
20.15in
17th driest of 120 years · normal 26.53"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 114 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.83in
58th wettest of 116 yrs
100% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
9.83in
36th driest of 120 yrs
86% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
20.15in
17th driest of 120 yrs
76% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.6in
on Mar 28, 1977 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 38 days (to Oct 29, 1924)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 47 days

Year to Date vs Normal

76%
20.15" of a normal 26.53" · wettest 49.69" (1927) · driest 12.29" (1980)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 109-year record (1895–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 46.82" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1192777.76in
2197371.09in
3201170.53in
4201969.22in
5195767.88in

Driest Years on Record

1195327.53in
2190128.52in
3192131.65in
4195632.16in
5198133.16in

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 Apr (~4.29") and driest in Feb (~2.83"). Wettest calendar month ever: Apr 2011, 20.25".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

4.38in
set in 1968

Rain on Jul 28

26%
of 114 years had measurable rain
1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.45″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.81″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.67″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.72″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.48″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.43″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.08″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.08″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.12″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.03″1966: 0.00″1967: 1.13″1968: 4.38″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 1.89″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.10″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.11″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.43″1987: 0.01″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.01″1999: 0.09″2000: 0.01″2001: 0.15″2002: 0.00″2003: 1.27″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.09″2007: 0.09″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.13″2010: 0.02″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.79″2017: 0.06″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.04″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.01″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″5″190019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Poplar Bluff'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.
Poplar Bluff, MO — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Poplar Bluff'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.
Poplar Bluff, MO — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:04 AM
Sunset7:12 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight14h 08m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.77°N, 90.32°W

Nearby Stations

Jonesboro, AR66 mi SPaducah, KY87 mi ECarbondale, IL91 mi NEMemphis, TN119 mi SSt Louis, MO136 mi NJefferson City, MO161 mi NW

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