DRIESTSINCE
Ohio · precipitation record 1895–2026

Zanesville, OH

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
24.25in
year to date · normal 22.95"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.02in
46th wettest of 129 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.79in
56th wettest of 127 yrs
109% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
12.45in
49th wettest of 127 yrs
108% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
24.25in
49th wettest of 128 yrs
106% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.48in
on Jul 14, 1913 · in 132 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 44 days (to Oct 26, 1963)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

106%
24.25" of a normal 22.95" · wettest 38.73" (1907) · driest 11.26" (1906)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 123-year record (1899–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 38.08" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199054.47in
2201853.51in
3193753.38in
4190752.61in
5201151.81in

Driest Years on Record

1190621.26in
2190022.55in
3193426.0in
4199126.55in
5190426.71in

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 (~4.05") and driest in Feb (~2.11"). Wettest calendar month ever: Nov 1985, 13.33".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.37in
set in 1936

Rain on Jul 28

42%
of 129 years had measurable rain
1896: 1.27″1897: 0.38″1898: 0.34″1899: 0.06″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.03″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.02″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.02″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.19″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.08″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.78″1922: 0.02″1923: 0.40″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.37″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.32″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.23″1935: 0.47″1936: 2.37″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.28″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.02″1944: 0.51″1945: 0.31″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.10″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.17″1952: 1.05″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.56″1956: 0.93″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.77″1959: 0.10″1960: 0.60″1961: 0.05″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.02″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.19″1967: 0.97″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.01″1971: 0.10″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.10″1974: 0.67″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 1.03″1980: 0.70″1981: 0.48″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.21″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.28″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.02″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.02″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.13″2000: 0.07″2001: 0.06″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.28″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.23″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.13″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 1.10″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.17″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.08″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.02″0″1″2″3″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:22 AM
Sunset7:45 PM
Solar noon12:34 PM
Daylight14h 23m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.95°N, 81.89°W

Nearby Stations

New Philadelphia, OH43 mi NEParkersburg, WV48 mi SEColumbus, OH52 mi WWheeling, WV67 mi EMansfield, OH68 mi NWAkron, OH71 mi NE

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