DRIESTSINCE
Washington · precipitation record 1948–2026

Olympia, WA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
24.03in
year to date · normal 25.67"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 78 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.12in
19th driest of 79 yrs
33% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
3.79in
29th driest of 79 yrs
93% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
24.03in
26th driest of 79 yrs
94% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.82in
on Jan 7, 2009 · in 79 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 71 days (to Aug 25, 2021)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 35 days

Year to Date vs Normal

94%
24.03" of a normal 25.67" · wettest 42.99" (1972) · driest 14.0" (1985)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 78-year record (1948–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 50.87" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1195066.71in
2199966.64in
3199764.83in
4197264.41in
5196864.25in

Driest Years on Record

1195229.92in
2198535.07in
3199335.55in
4201937.08in
5200439.42in

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 Dec (~8.52") and driest in Jul (~0.38"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jan 1953, 19.84".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.92in
set in 1950

Rain on Jul 28

10%
of 78 years had measurable rain
1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.92″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.14″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.05″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.01″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.01″1983: 0.01″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: 0.10″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.03″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″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: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Olympia'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.
Olympia, WA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Olympia'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.
Olympia, WA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:46 AM
Sunset7:49 PM
Solar noon12:18 PM
Daylight15h 03m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.97°N, 122.91°W

Nearby Stations

Seattle Tacoma, WA42 mi NESeattle City, WA57 mi NEAstoria, OR73 mi SWVancouver, WA94 mi SPortland, OR96 mi SHillsboro, OR98 mi S

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