DRIESTSINCE
Ohio · precipitation record 1915–2026

Wilmington, OH

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
27.71in
year to date · normal 26.8"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 110 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.44in
39th wettest of 111 yrs
118% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
13.23in
47th wettest of 111 yrs
109% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
27.71in
50th wettest of 112 yrs
103% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.35in
on Jul 21, 1954 · in 112 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 36 days (to Oct 19, 1963)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 31 days

Year to Date vs Normal

103%
27.71" of a normal 26.8" · wettest 42.24" (1945) · driest 14.05" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 108-year record (1916–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 43.22" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1192961.61in
2192659.53in
3192759.33in
4194557.79in
5195057.14in

Driest Years on Record

1193023.74in
2198725.66in
3199926.43in
4193429.06in
5196032.08in

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 Oct (~2.53"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jan 1937, 13.74".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.60in
set in 1926

Rain on Jul 28

35%
of 110 years had measurable rain
1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.37″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 2.60″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.33″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.61″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.01″1939: 0.04″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 1.20″1944: 0.34″1945: 1.43″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.06″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.08″1956: 1.15″1957: 0.03″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.57″1960: 0.03″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.10″1964: 0.13″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.07″1967: 0.79″1968: 0.11″1969: 0.03″1970: 0.36″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.29″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.06″1980: 1.19″1981: 0.32″1982: 0.54″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.03″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.11″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.03″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.06″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.01″2000: 0.03″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.14″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.33″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.02″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.35″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.01″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.61″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:31 AM
Sunset6:52 PM
Solar noon11:41 AM
Daylight14h 21m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.43°N, 83.78°W

Nearby Stations

Dayton, OH40 mi NWCincinnati, OH54 mi SWColumbus, OH61 mi NEHuntington, WV98 mi SEZanesville, OH106 mi ELexington, KY106 mi SW

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