DRIESTSINCE
New York · precipitation record 1869–2026

New York-Central Park, NY

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
21.51in
year to date · normal 25.14"
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flood watch
2.98" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2024
2.98in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 157 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.69in
78th driest of 158 yrs
100% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
10.29in
73rd driest of 158 yrs
96% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
21.51in
26th driest of 158 yrs
86% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.28in
on Sep 23, 1882 · in 158 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 36 days (to Nov 13, 1924)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

86%
21.51" of a normal 25.14" · wettest 43.55" (1983) · driest 14.7" (1954)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 157-year record (1869–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 45.6" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198380.56in
2201172.81in
3197267.03in
4201865.55in
5198965.11in

Driest Years on Record

1196526.09in
2196432.99in
3191033.72in
4193533.85in
5196334.28in

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 (~4.21") and driest in Feb (~3.05"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 2011, 18.95".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

3.11in
set in 1913

Rain on Jul 28

37%
of 157 years had measurable rain
1869: 0.00″1870: 1.55″1871: 0.60″1872: 0.00″1873: 0.00″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.15″1876: 0.46″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.09″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.06″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.11″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 2.21″1898: 0.19″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.26″1902: 3.06″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.94″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.04″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.05″1912: 0.01″1913: 3.11″1914: 0.50″1915: 0.42″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.19″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.08″1922: 0.33″1923: 0.27″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.39″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.49″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.26″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 1.61″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.01″1939: 0.03″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.21″1942: 0.50″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.07″1945: 0.02″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.11″1948: 0.01″1949: 0.18″1950: 0.07″1951: 1.83″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.07″1958: 0.14″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.02″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.05″1967: 0.14″1968: 0.00″1969: 1.16″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.02″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.01″1982: 2.18″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.33″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.55″1995: 0.33″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.03″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.18″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.31″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.18″2013: 0.24″2014: 0.19″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.01″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.14″2022: 0.02″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″1870188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

New York-Central Park'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.
New York-Central Park, NY — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

New York-Central Park'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.
New York-Central Park, NY — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:48 AM
Sunset7:16 PM
Solar noon12:02 PM
Daylight14h 28m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.78°N, 73.97°W

Nearby Stations

New York-LGA, NY4 mi ENewark, NJ12 mi SWNew York-Kennedy Airport, NY14 mi SEIslip, NY45 mi EBridgeport, CT51 mi NETrenton, NJ56 mi SW

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