DRIESTSINCE
New York · precipitation record 1903–2026

Saranac Lake, NY

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2001
2.12in
18th driest of 116 years · normal 3.43"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.42" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2026
1.42in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 117 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.12in
18th driest of 116 yrs
62% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
11.72in
33rd wettest of 118 yrs
114% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
20.53in
47th wettest of 114 yrs
105% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.0in
on Nov 9, 1996 · in 124 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 27 days (to May 27, 1903)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 27 days

Year to Date vs Normal

105%
20.53" of a normal 19.54" · wettest 28.45" (1954) · driest 11.12" (1965)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 92-year record (1904–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 37.69" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1195452.09in
2194550.04in
3199649.0in
4195948.99in
5196147.51in

Driest Years on Record

1193428.48in
2199929.1in
3195629.26in
4198029.79in
5200129.92in

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 Aug (~3.9") and driest in Feb (~2.03"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 2015, 9.77".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.25in
set in 1913

Rain on Jul 28

48%
of 117 years had measurable rain
1903: 0.00″1904: 0.40″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.08″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.22″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 2.25″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.01″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.09″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.07″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.18″1926: 0.60″1927: 0.03″1928: 0.55″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.45″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.26″1936: 0.00″1938: 0.12″1939: 0.00″1941: 0.69″1942: 0.64″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.16″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 1.10″1948: 0.31″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.26″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.80″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.35″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.17″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.01″1967: 0.09″1968: 0.73″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.05″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.42″1976: 0.12″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.66″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.11″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.13″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.88″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.01″1993: 0.40″1994: 0.02″1995: 0.01″1996: 0.02″1997: 0.05″1998: 0.18″1999: 0.01″2000: 0.53″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.92″2003: 0.01″2004: 0.03″2005: 0.01″2006: 0.01″2007: 0.46″2008: 0.02″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.16″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.31″2014: 1.08″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.19″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.01″2019: 0.09″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.48″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″19101920193019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Saranac Lake'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.
Saranac Lake, NY — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Saranac Lake'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.
Saranac Lake, NY — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:39 AM
Sunset7:27 PM
Solar noon12:03 PM
Daylight14h 48m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.39°N, 74.20°W

Nearby Stations

Plattsburgh, NY40 mi EBurlington, VT52 mi EGlens Falls, NY78 mi SEAlbany, NY115 mi SSyracuse, NY129 mi SWConcord, NH157 mi SE

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