DRIESTSINCE
Pennsylvania · precipitation record 1888–2026

Middletown-Harrisburg, PA

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
DRIEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2007
7.02in
15th driest of 138 years · normal 10.59"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
0.81" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 15.11"
0.81in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 138 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.45in
64th wettest of 139 yrs
108% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
7.02in
15th driest of 138 yrs
66% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
18.04in
19th driest of 138 yrs
81% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

9.13in
on Jun 22, 1972 · in 139 years

Dry Streak

8days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 35 days (to Oct 27, 1947)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 9 days

Year to Date vs Normal

81%
18.04" of a normal 22.2" · wettest 40.54" (1972) · driest 14.74" (1895)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 137-year record (1889–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 39.74" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201173.73in
2201867.03in
3197259.27in
4188957.07in
5200354.63in

Driest Years on Record

1194125.52in
2200125.76in
3189526.02in
4193027.29in
5190928.16in

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 May (~3.52") and driest in Feb (~2.41"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1972, 18.55".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.43in
set in 1898

Rain on Jul 28

41%
of 138 years had measurable rain
1888: 0.01″1889: 0.08″1890: 0.22″1891: 0.12″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.04″1896: 0.07″1897: 0.69″1898: 1.43″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.67″1905: 0.65″1906: 0.02″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.66″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.68″1915: 0.03″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.18″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.17″1922: 0.47″1923: 0.12″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.01″1926: 0.02″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.03″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.18″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.10″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.10″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.09″1951: 0.04″1952: 0.39″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.01″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.02″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.03″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.04″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.26″1967: 0.13″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.17″1970: 0.12″1971: 0.02″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.88″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.01″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.08″1982: 0.92″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: 0.80″1996: 0.05″1997: 0.33″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.09″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.38″2003: 0.01″2004: 0.12″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.05″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.58″2012: 0.09″2013: 0.01″2014: 0.15″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.14″2017: 0.64″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.04″2023: 0.12″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Middletown-Harrisburg'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.
Middletown-Harrisburg, PA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Middletown-Harrisburg'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.
Middletown-Harrisburg, PA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:01 AM
Sunset7:26 PM
Solar noon12:13 PM
Daylight14h 25m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.20°N, 76.77°W

Nearby Stations

Reading, PA44 mi EHagerstown, MD60 mi SWBaltimore Downtown, MD63 mi SBaltimore, MD70 mi SWilmington, DE71 mi SEWilliamsport, PA72 mi N

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