DRIESTSINCE
North Carolina · precipitation record 1887–2026

Raleigh, NC

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 1945
9.96in
4th wettest of 140 years · normal 4.66"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 139 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
9.96in
4th wettest of 140 yrs
214% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
15.06in
39th wettest of 140 yrs
125% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
21.84in
29th driest of 140 yrs
84% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.45in
on Oct 8, 2016 · in 140 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 38 days (to Nov 3, 2000)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

84%
21.84" of a normal 26.03" · wettest 42.76" (1891) · driest 15.72" (1911)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 139-year record (1887–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 44.88" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1193664.22in
2189163.41in
3190162.62in
4201860.29in
5188759.22in

Driest Years on Record

1193329.36in
2192531.69in
3192132.09in
4197633.71in
5193033.92in

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 (~5.01") and driest in Nov (~2.34"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1999, 21.79".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.92in
set in 1903

Rain on Jul 28

39%
of 139 years had measurable rain
1887: 0.25″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.24″1890: 0.76″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.03″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.81″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.42″1903: 2.92″1904: 0.12″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.03″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.01″1915: 0.02″1916: 0.06″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.04″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.27″1923: 0.04″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.11″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.12″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.33″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.04″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.05″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.15″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.33″1948: 0.45″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.01″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 1.10″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.16″1959: 0.17″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.29″1964: 0.61″1965: 0.61″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.65″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.32″1973: 0.17″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.02″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.04″1981: 0.36″1982: 0.82″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.07″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.02″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.27″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.26″1995: 0.06″1996: 0.06″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.06″2000: 0.35″2001: 0.01″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 2.08″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.57″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 1.12″2013: 0.46″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.21″2018: 0.84″2019: 0.00″2020: 1.03″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.11″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:19 AM
Sunset7:23 PM
Solar noon12:21 PM
Daylight14h 04m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.89°N, 78.78°W

Nearby Stations

Danville, VA56 mi NWFayetteville, NC62 mi SGreensboro, NC66 mi WLumberton, NC90 mi SLynchburg, VA101 mi NNew Bern, NC112 mi SE

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