DRIESTSINCE
Tennessee · precipitation record 1872–2026

Memphis, TN

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2025
16.26in
23rd wettest of 155 years · normal 11.66"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 154 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.8in
61st wettest of 155 yrs
116% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
16.26in
23rd wettest of 155 yrs
139% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
30.28in
66th driest of 155 yrs
96% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

10.32in
on Nov 21, 1934 · in 155 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 41 days (to Aug 16, 1934)

Wet Streak

2days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

96%
30.28" of a normal 31.52" · wettest 52.42" (1882) · driest 14.38" (1901)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 154-year record (1872–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 50.89" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1195776.85in
2200274.84in
3201973.65in
4187773.5in
5199672.05in

Driest Years on Record

1191633.44in
2190134.58in
3192534.67in
4200734.81in
5194134.83in

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 Mar (~4.88") and driest in Sep (~2.5"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1877, 18.16".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.94in
set in 1998

Rain on Jul 28

27%
of 154 years had measurable rain
1872: 0.00″1873: 0.00″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.00″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.00″1879: 1.29″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.45″1884: 0.76″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 1.06″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.01″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.05″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.01″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.02″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.45″1907: 0.18″1908: 0.56″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.03″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.24″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.23″1924: 0.02″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″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: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.02″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.28″1945: 0.61″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.01″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.18″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 1.57″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 1.01″1962: 0.02″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 1.25″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 1.01″1971: 0.01″1972: 0.46″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.03″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.31″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.02″1982: 0.00″1983: 1.80″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: 0.42″1997: 0.00″1998: 1.94″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.06″2006: 0.05″2007: 0.16″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.22″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 1.70″2017: 0.81″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.44″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.02″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.18″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Memphis'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.
Memphis, TN — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Memphis'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.
Memphis, TN — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:06 AM
Sunset7:06 PM
Solar noon12:06 PM
Daylight14h 00m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.06°N, 89.99°W

Nearby Stations

Jonesboro, AR65 mi NWTupelo, MS88 mi SEGreenwood, MS107 mi SPoplar Bluff, MO119 mi NGreenville, MS121 mi SWPine Bluff, AR126 mi SW

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