DRIESTSINCE
New York · precipitation record 1893–2026

Glens Falls, NY

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH ON RECORD
0.55in
1st driest of 117 years · normal 2.95"
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flood watch
2.43" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2025
2.43in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 117 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.55in
1st driest of 117 yrs
19% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.03in
32nd driest of 119 yrs
82% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
16.7in
18th driest of 122 yrs
82% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

3.84in
on Jul 22, 1919 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

7days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 33 days (to Apr 19, 1941)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

82%
16.7" of a normal 20.42" · wettest 31.36" (2006) · driest 10.47" (1941)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 108-year record (1895–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 37.45" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198354.4in
2200649.19in
3200848.81in
4199048.21in
5201146.89in

Driest Years on Record

1196421.76in
2196525.94in
3198026.05in
4197027.8in
5200128.69in

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 (~3.31") and driest in Jan (~2.23"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 2011, 9.03".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.43in
set in 1963

Rain on Jul 28

38%
of 117 years had measurable rain
1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1897: 0.78″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.89″1902: 0.13″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.34″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.59″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.63″1911: 0.04″1913: 0.33″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.12″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.84″1922: 0.00″1923: 1.32″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.80″1926: 0.00″1928: 0.20″1929: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1941: 0.53″1942: 0.10″1943: 0.43″1944: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.99″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.07″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.57″1958: 0.23″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 1.43″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.68″1967: 0.14″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.50″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.01″1974: 0.06″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.05″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.98″1982: 0.69″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.02″1989: 0.09″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.49″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.01″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.05″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.14″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.63″2007: 0.08″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.11″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.03″2013: 0.03″2014: 1.19″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.02″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.02″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.18″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.99″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″19001910192019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Glens Falls'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.
Glens Falls, NY — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Glens Falls'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.
Glens Falls, NY — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:40 AM
Sunset7:21 PM
Solar noon12:01 PM
Daylight14h 42m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.34°N, 73.61°W

Nearby Stations

Albany, NY42 mi SSaranac Lake, NY78 mi NWBurlington, VT81 mi NPlattsburgh, NY90 mi NWestfield, MA93 mi SEConcord, NH106 mi E

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