DRIESTSINCE
North Carolina · precipitation record 1903–2026

Greensboro, NC

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2015
18.25in
8th driest of 124 years · normal 25.63"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 123 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.94in
37th wettest of 124 yrs
137% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
10.03in
45th driest of 124 yrs
89% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
18.25in
8th driest of 124 yrs
71% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.46in
on Sep 24, 1947 · in 124 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 42 days (to Nov 6, 2000)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

71%
18.25" of a normal 25.63" · wettest 41.46" (1922) · driest 9.58" (1986)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 123-year record (1903–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 43.95" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201864.11in
2202063.37in
3200362.32in
4190856.59in
5197556.51in

Driest Years on Record

1194127.74in
2198629.67in
3200129.83in
4200731.47in
5193032.44in

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 (~4.14") and driest in Oct (~2.57"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1947, 13.26".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.52in
set in 1984

Rain on Jul 28

38%
of 123 years had measurable rain
1903: 0.00″1904: 0.14″1905: 0.04″1906: 0.92″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.18″1909: 0.75″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.09″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.05″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 1.02″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.10″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.43″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.11″1934: 0.66″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: 0.55″1945: 0.10″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.27″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.76″1951: 0.12″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.11″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.40″1964: 0.12″1965: 0.01″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.01″1968: 0.00″1969: 1.46″1970: 0.05″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.15″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.09″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.40″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.33″1981: 1.55″1982: 0.06″1983: 0.00″1984: 2.52″1985: 0.41″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: 0.53″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.34″1997: 0.02″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.06″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.04″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.10″2005: 1.50″2006: 0.42″2007: 0.14″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.14″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.02″2014: 0.01″2015: 0.07″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.28″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.01″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:24 AM
Sunset7:29 PM
Solar noon12:26 PM
Daylight14h 05m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.10°N, 79.94°W

Nearby Stations

Danville, VA47 mi NERaleigh, NC66 mi EBlacksburg, VA80 mi NWCharlotte, NC82 mi SWRoanoke, VA84 mi NLynchburg, VA93 mi NE

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