DRIESTSINCE
Oregon · precipitation record 1894–2026

McMinnville, OR

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
DRIEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2023
1.41in
11th driest of 123 years · normal 3.22"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 124 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.04in
48th driest of 125 yrs
31% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
1.41in
11th driest of 123 yrs
44% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
15.77in
20th driest of 126 yrs
74% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.46in
on Jan 18, 1911 · in 133 years

Dry Streak

4days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 101 days (to Sep 18, 1988)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 41 days

Year to Date vs Normal

74%
15.77" of a normal 21.39" · wettest 35.42" (1916) · driest 8.41" (2009)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 115-year record (1896–2024) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 41.11" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199670.72in
2189664.92in
3190261.97in
4196860.55in
5193758.76in

Driest Years on Record

1200920.51in
2201322.21in
3194422.6in
4197623.58in
5198524.34in

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 Dec (~6.62") and driest in Jul (~0.16"). Wettest calendar month ever: Nov 1896, 20.47".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.28in
set in 1950

Rain on Jul 28

6%
of 124 years had measurable rain
1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.03″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.25″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.06″1931: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.19″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.28″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″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: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.07″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.05″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″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: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″190019101920193019401950196019701980200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

McMinnville'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.
McMinnville, OR — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

McMinnville'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.
McMinnville, OR — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:53 AM
Sunset7:45 PM
Solar noon12:19 PM
Daylight14h 52m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.20°N, 123.13°W

Nearby Stations

Salem, OR21 mi SEHillsboro, OR25 mi NEVancouver, WA37 mi NEPortland, OR37 mi NEEugene, OR73 mi SAstoria, OR75 mi NW

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