DRIESTSINCE
Nevada · precipitation record 1963–2026

Eureka, NV

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
4.34in
year to date · normal 5.33"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 53 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.47in
2nd wettest of 54 yrs
313% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
1.7in
20th driest of 55 yrs
78% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
4.34in
14th driest of 54 yrs
81% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

1.54in
on Aug 9, 1983 · in 64 years

Dry Streak

1days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 74 days (to Jan 20, 2012)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

81%
4.34" of a normal 5.33" · wettest 11.89" (1995) · driest 2.01" (1981)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 44-year record (1967–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 8.97" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199515.27in
2199814.26in
3201913.66in
4198712.42in
5199611.46in

Driest Years on Record

120203.59in
220083.77in
319814.37in
419854.61in
520256.13in

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 Mar (~0.96") and driest in Aug (~0.44"). Wettest calendar month ever: May 1987, 4.83".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.25in
set in 1987

Rain on Jul 28

13%
of 53 years had measurable rain
1963: 0.00″1965: 0.20″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.04″1970: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.01″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.25″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.15″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.11″2014: 0.03″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″197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Eureka'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.
Eureka, NV — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Eureka'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.
Eureka, NV — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:40 AM
Sunset7:01 PM
Solar noon11:50 AM
Daylight14h 21m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.60°N, 116.00°W

Nearby Stations

Ely, NV65 mi EElko, NV85 mi NWinnemucca, NV130 mi NWBishop, CA199 mi SWReno, NV200 mi WSalt Lake City, UT228 mi E

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