DRIESTSINCE
Virginia · precipitation record 1912–2026

Roanoke, VA

TODAY · 2026
WETTEST TODAY SINCE 2016
0.8in
5th wettest of 113 years · normal 0.0"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.8in
5th wettest of 113 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.82in
55th wettest of 114 yrs
101% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.26in
24th driest of 114 yrs
74% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
16.78in
11th driest of 115 yrs
70% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.61in
on Nov 4, 1985 · in 115 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 40 days (to Nov 23, 2001)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

70%
16.78" of a normal 23.89" · wettest 39.62" (2013) · driest 12.54" (1977)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 107-year record (1913–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 41.53" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1202062.65in
2201862.45in
3194858.81in
4194056.15in
5193755.64in

Driest Years on Record

1200124.94in
2196325.67in
3198829.66in
4192529.75in
5200729.86in

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 (~3.98") and driest in Nov (~2.53"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1940, 16.71".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.21in
set in 2016

Rain on Jul 28

35%
of 113 years had measurable rain
1912: 0.00″1913: 0.12″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.11″1919: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.43″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.06″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.19″1931: 0.14″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.75″1934: 0.88″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.16″1945: 0.44″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.57″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.28″1951: 0.23″1952: 0.05″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.12″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.85″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.01″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.06″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.23″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 1.09″1981: 0.61″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.25″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.21″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.68″1995: 0.03″1996: 0.08″1997: 0.02″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.59″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.45″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.02″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.19″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.07″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.37″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 1.21″2017: 0.23″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.04″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.01″2023: 0.05″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.80″0″1″2″1930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:21 AM
Sunset7:31 PM
Solar noon12:26 PM
Daylight14h 11m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.32°N, 79.97°W

Nearby Stations

Blacksburg, VA25 mi WLynchburg, VA42 mi EDanville, VA62 mi SEBluefield, WV67 mi WBeckley, WV70 mi WGreensboro, NC84 mi S

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