DRIESTSINCE
Virginia · precipitation record 1874–2026

Norfolk, VA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
21.37in
year to date · normal 25.36"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 152 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.39in
45th driest of 153 yrs
79% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
12.64in
75th wettest of 153 yrs
101% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
21.37in
30th driest of 153 yrs
84% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.93in
on Sep 1, 2006 · in 153 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 36 days (to Nov 7, 2024)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

84%
21.37" of a normal 25.36" · wettest 47.5" (1889) · driest 14.8" (1986)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 152-year record (1874–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 45.7" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1188970.72in
2187769.14in
3201668.86in
4197964.96in
5200964.66in

Driest Years on Record

1198626.48in
2196526.62in
3193026.86in
4193132.0in
5192332.19in

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 Jul (~5.19") and driest in Nov (~2.38"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1942, 15.61".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.63in
set in 1908

Rain on Jul 28

35%
of 152 years had measurable rain
1874: 0.21″1875: 0.09″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.64″1878: 0.04″1879: 0.15″1880: 0.33″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.10″1883: 0.13″1884: 0.90″1885: 0.01″1886: 0.32″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.06″1889: 0.07″1890: 1.48″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.87″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.54″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 2.63″1909: 0.01″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.07″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.05″1915: 1.16″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.85″1922: 0.85″1923: 0.24″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.05″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.02″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.05″1934: 0.94″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 2.13″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.67″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.20″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.12″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″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: 0.65″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.90″1964: 0.81″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.01″1969: 1.43″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.18″1972: 0.59″1973: 1.58″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.37″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.16″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.42″1985: 0.16″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.06″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.38″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.16″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.02″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 1.88″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: 0.30″2018: 0.09″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.10″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Norfolk'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.
Norfolk, VA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Norfolk'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.
Norfolk, VA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:07 AM
Sunset7:15 PM
Solar noon12:11 PM
Daylight14h 09m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.90°N, 76.19°W

Nearby Stations

Elizabeth City, NC44 mi SRichmond, VA75 mi NWWallops Island, VA81 mi NESalisbury, MD106 mi NECape Hatteras, NC119 mi SGeorgetown, DE131 mi NE

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