DRIESTSINCE
Washington · precipitation record 1894–2026

Seattle City, WA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
16.75in
year to date · normal 18.48"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 130 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.23in
45th driest of 131 yrs
45% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
2.64in
29th driest of 132 yrs
71% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
16.75in
51st driest of 132 yrs
91% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.22in
on Jan 18, 1986 · in 133 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 48 days (to Aug 9, 1922)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 27 days

Year to Date vs Normal

91%
16.75" of a normal 18.48" · wettest 28.16" (1997) · driest 10.27" (1911)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 130-year record (1894–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 35.01" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199651.56in
2196848.14in
3195046.95in
4201246.91in
5201446.77in

Driest Years on Record

1195219.52in
2194419.85in
3192920.03in
4191121.69in
5193021.78in

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 Nov (~5.29") and driest in Jul (~0.54"). Wettest calendar month ever: Dec 1933, 15.33".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.32in
set in 1935

Rain on Jul 28

8%
of 130 years had measurable rain
1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.02″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.01″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″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: 0.32″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.01″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.04″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.12″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.05″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: 0.06″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.01″1983: 0.00″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: 0.19″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.18″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″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:41 AM
Sunset7:49 PM
Solar noon12:15 PM
Daylight15h 08m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

47.69°N, 122.25°W

Nearby Stations

Seattle Tacoma, WA16 mi SOlympia, WA57 mi SWQuillayute, WA108 mi WYakima, WA112 mi SEAstoria, OR130 mi SWOmak, WA137 mi E

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