DRIESTSINCE
Ohio · precipitation record 1878–2026

Columbus, OH

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
26.26in
year to date · normal 22.74"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.01in
49th wettest of 148 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.96in
26th driest of 149 yrs
56% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
13.65in
39th wettest of 148 yrs
120% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
26.26in
38th wettest of 148 yrs
115% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.13in
on Jul 13, 1992 · in 149 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 48 days (to Oct 30, 1963)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

115%
26.26" of a normal 22.74" · wettest 38.25" (1882) · driest 12.06" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 147-year record (1879–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 37.56" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201855.18in
2201154.96in
3199053.16in
4188251.3in
5189050.73in

Driest Years on Record

1193021.6in
2193422.03in
3196324.51in
4190126.53in
5198726.7in

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 (~3.81") and driest in Oct (~2.07"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1992, 12.36".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.72in
set in 1896

Rain on Jul 28

36%
of 148 years had measurable rain
1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.08″1882: 0.02″1883: 0.03″1884: 1.16″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.14″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 1.72″1897: 0.05″1898: 0.01″1899: 0.48″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 1.41″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.14″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.11″1907: 0.18″1908: 0.12″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.33″1922: 0.15″1923: 0.70″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.26″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.40″1936: 0.09″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.02″1939: 0.08″1940: 0.01″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.83″1944: 0.88″1945: 0.43″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.52″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.28″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.42″1956: 0.84″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.36″1959: 0.06″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.43″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.28″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.22″1967: 0.38″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.11″1971: 0.17″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.06″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.02″1978: 0.00″1979: 1.02″1980: 0.07″1981: 0.58″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.42″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.01″1994: 0.15″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.36″2000: 1.29″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.04″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.01″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.13″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.02″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.01″0″1″2″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Columbus'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.
Columbus, OH — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Columbus'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.
Columbus, OH — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:26 AM
Sunset6:49 PM
Solar noon11:38 AM
Daylight14h 23m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.99°N, 82.88°W

Nearby Stations

Zanesville, OH52 mi EMansfield, OH60 mi NEWilmington, OH61 mi SWDayton, OH71 mi WNew Philadelphia, OH83 mi EParkersburg, WV88 mi SE

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