DRIESTSINCE
Montana · precipitation record 1899–2026

Kalispell, MT

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
12.11in
year to date · normal 9.25"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 127 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.68in
56th driest of 128 yrs
91% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
6.57in
26th wettest of 128 yrs
133% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
12.11in
21st wettest of 126 yrs
131% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

2.71in
on Jun 29, 1982 · in 128 years

Dry Streak

10days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 52 days (to Nov 19, 1907)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 16 days

Year to Date vs Normal

131%
12.11" of a normal 9.25" · wettest 16.4" (1993) · driest 4.23" (1931)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 125-year record (1900–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 15.82" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199625.23in
2199023.93in
3199323.4in
4199522.82in
5196422.36in

Driest Years on Record

1191810.25in
2192910.39in
3194410.42in
4200010.5in
5193410.78in

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 Jun (~2.04") and driest in Jul (~0.86"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 2012, 6.2".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.81in
set in 1948

Rain on Jul 28

13%
of 127 years had measurable rain
1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.14″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.05″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.20″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: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.70″1942: 0.04″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.05″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.81″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.10″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.01″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.13″1971: 0.02″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.12″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.08″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.01″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.56″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.07″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.06″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: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Kalispell'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.
Kalispell, MT — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Kalispell'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.
Kalispell, MT — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:07 AM
Sunset7:19 PM
Solar noon11:43 AM
Daylight15h 13m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

48.30°N, 114.26°W

Nearby Stations

Missoula, MT95 mi SGreat Falls, MT145 mi ESpokane, WA158 mi WHelena, MT158 mi SEPullman, WA171 mi SWLewiston, ID185 mi SW

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