DRIESTSINCE
Missouri · precipitation record 1874–2026

St Louis, MO

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2024
5.92in
15th wettest of 148 years · normal 2.88"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 147 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
5.92in
15th wettest of 148 yrs
206% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
16.63in
19th wettest of 148 yrs
145% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
31.06in
18th wettest of 146 yrs
131% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.64in
on Jul 26, 2022 · in 153 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 47 days (to Jan 17, 1956)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

131%
31.06" of a normal 23.7" · wettest 37.14" (2008) · driest 12.25" (1914)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 145-year record (1874–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 38.48" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201561.24in
2200857.96in
3198254.97in
4199354.76in
5201953.99in

Driest Years on Record

1195320.59in
2194023.36in
3197623.46in
4190124.8in
5191725.0in

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 (~3.91") and driest in Jan (~1.76"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1946, 14.78".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.18in
set in 1957

Rain on Jul 28

23%
of 147 years had measurable rain
1874: 0.00″1875: 1.34″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.51″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.46″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.01″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.01″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.03″1899: 0.02″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.01″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.02″1907: 1.04″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.58″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.28″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.11″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.03″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.13″1957: 2.18″1958: 0.06″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.29″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.34″1967: 0.27″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.30″1972: 0.24″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.51″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.68″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.38″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.14″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: 0.00″1991: 0.02″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 2.03″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.01″2000: 1.22″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.08″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.19″2009: 0.25″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.27″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″18801890190019101920194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

St Louis'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.
St Louis, MO — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

St Louis'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.
St Louis, MO — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:59 AM
Sunset7:16 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight14h 17m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.75°N, 90.37°W

Nearby Stations

Springfield, IL84 mi NECarbondale, IL90 mi SEQuincy, IL92 mi NWJefferson City, MO96 mi WColumbia, MO99 mi WPoplar Bluff, MO136 mi S

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