DRIESTSINCE
North Carolina · precipitation record 1878–2026

Charlotte, NC

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2015
18.7in
12th driest of 148 years · normal 25.97"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.33in
18th wettest of 147 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.61in
66th driest of 148 yrs
92% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
12.54in
57th wettest of 148 yrs
108% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
18.7in
12th driest of 148 yrs
72% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.88in
on Jul 23, 1997 · in 149 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 40 days (to Oct 25, 1886)

Wet Streak

4days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 16 days

Year to Date vs Normal

72%
18.7" of a normal 25.97" · wettest 49.95" (1884) · driest 10.56" (1986)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 147-year record (1879–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 44.5" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1188468.44in
2193667.07in
3188664.6in
4190162.82in
5200362.63in

Driest Years on Record

1200126.23in
2198626.91in
3200728.61in
4192529.71in
5193329.88in

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 Jul (~4.42") and driest in Oct (~2.52"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1916, 16.55".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.98in
set in 1923

Rain on Jul 28

37%
of 147 years had measurable rain
1879: 0.02″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.39″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.10″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.51″1890: 1.02″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.13″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.90″1905: 0.23″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.03″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.01″1910: 0.43″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.14″1914: 0.21″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.01″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.02″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 2.98″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.11″1927: 0.34″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.04″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.32″1933: 0.04″1934: 0.15″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.13″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.05″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.34″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.03″1948: 0.09″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.84″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.07″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.27″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.11″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.36″1964: 0.00″1965: 2.32″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.02″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.42″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.03″1985: 0.15″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.02″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.05″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.16″1995: 0.15″1996: 0.02″1997: 0.15″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.76″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.26″2009: 1.07″2010: 0.04″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.03″2014: 0.06″2015: 0.04″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.70″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.67″2023: 1.01″2024: 0.07″2025: 0.33″0″1″2″3″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Charlotte'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.
Charlotte, NC — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Charlotte'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.
Charlotte, NC — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:30 AM
Sunset7:31 PM
Solar noon12:30 PM
Daylight14h 01m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.22°N, 80.95°W

Nearby Stations

Greenville-Spartanburg, SC74 mi WGreensboro, NC82 mi NEColumbia, SC88 mi SAsheville, NC90 mi WLumberton, NC115 mi EFayetteville, NC118 mi E

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