DRIESTSINCE
Oregon · precipitation record 1892–2026

Pendleton, OR

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
DRIEST IN 90 DAYS ON RECORD
0.33in
1st driest of 131 years · normal 2.33"
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Driest 90 days on record
0.33" — driest of 131 years since 1892
14%

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 129 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.01in
25th driest of 130 yrs
7% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
0.33in
1st driest of 131 yrs
14% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
5.19in
19th driest of 132 yrs
70% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

2.19in
on Aug 16, 1993 · in 135 years

Dry Streak

10days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 109 days (to Oct 27, 1974)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

70%
5.19" of a normal 7.39" · wettest 14.45" (1912) · driest 3.12" (1973)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 121-year record (1895–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 12.77" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1189920.08in
2191219.54in
3201018.77in
4189718.47in
5190017.94in

Driest Years on Record

119676.77in
219117.45in
319877.62in
419357.99in
519088.07in

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 Jan (~1.52") and driest in Jul (~0.16"). Wettest calendar month ever: Dec 1973, 4.68".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.14in
set in 1947

Rain on Jul 28

5%
of 129 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.01″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.01″1908: 0.00″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: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.01″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.02″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.14″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.02″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: 0.01″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″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″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″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:34 AM
Sunset7:29 PM
Solar noon12:01 PM
Daylight14h 55m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.70°N, 118.83°W

Nearby Stations

Tri-Cities, WA41 mi NWBaker City, OR77 mi SELewiston, ID99 mi EYakima, WA101 mi NWPullman, WA109 mi NEMcCall, ID144 mi E

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