DRIESTSINCE
Pennsylvania · precipitation record 1871–2026

Pittsburgh, PA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
25.69in
year to date · normal 22.36"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.01in
59th wettest of 155 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.46in
39th wettest of 156 yrs
135% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
11.75in
56th wettest of 156 yrs
107% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
25.69in
37th wettest of 156 yrs
115% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.95in
on Sep 17, 2004 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 26 days (to Nov 7, 1874)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

115%
25.69" of a normal 22.36" · wettest 33.01" (1887) · driest 14.49" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 155-year record (1871–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 37.07" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201857.83in
2200457.41in
3201952.46in
4199052.24in
5189050.61in

Driest Years on Record

1193022.65in
2190025.73in
3193225.89in
4196326.79in
5198827.09in

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 (~3.78") and driest in Feb (~2.25"). Wettest calendar month ever: Nov 1985, 11.05".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

3.48in
set in 1999

Rain on Jul 28

43%
of 155 years had measurable rain
1871: 0.34″1872: 0.00″1873: 0.23″1874: 0.06″1875: 0.47″1876: 1.19″1877: 0.13″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.77″1882: 0.17″1883: 0.61″1884: 0.47″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.01″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.23″1892: 0.04″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.05″1895: 0.01″1896: 0.80″1897: 0.05″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.21″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.29″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.71″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.07″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.03″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.41″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.01″1922: 0.00″1923: 2.73″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.07″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.16″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.22″1935: 0.87″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.17″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.02″1943: 0.57″1944: 0.37″1945: 0.16″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.08″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.53″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.11″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.36″1959: 0.01″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.03″1964: 0.92″1965: 0.00″1966: 1.05″1967: 0.90″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.09″1970: 0.01″1971: 0.02″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.01″1974: 0.76″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.34″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.07″1980: 0.51″1981: 1.07″1982: 0.36″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 1.08″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.48″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.16″1998: 0.00″1999: 3.48″2000: 2.63″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.06″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.75″2013: 0.01″2014: 0.16″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.38″2017: 1.17″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.06″2023: 0.01″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.01″0″1″2″3″4″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Pittsburgh'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.
Pittsburgh, PA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Pittsburgh'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.
Pittsburgh, PA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:14 AM
Sunset7:40 PM
Solar noon12:27 PM
Daylight14h 26m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.48°N, 80.22°W

Nearby Stations

Wheeling, WV31 mi SWYoungstown, OH58 mi NWMorgantown, WV59 mi SNew Philadelphia, OH63 mi WAkron, OH70 mi WClarksburg, WV81 mi S

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