DRIESTSINCE
Washington · precipitation record 1856–2026

Vancouver, WA

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
DRIEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2023
1.86in
12th driest of 129 years · normal 4.33"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 128 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.06in
31st driest of 128 yrs
21% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
1.86in
12th driest of 129 yrs
43% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
17.26in
35th driest of 127 yrs
85% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.65in
on Dec 29, 1856 · in 171 years

Dry Streak

4days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 71 days (to Sep 2, 1967)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 31 days

Year to Date vs Normal

85%
17.26" of a normal 20.32" · wettest 33.48" (1983) · driest 11.73" (2001)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 125-year record (1856–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 38.12" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198355.24in
2185652.67in
3195052.65in
4193752.02in
5190250.97in

Driest Years on Record

1192923.88in
2193024.44in
3201925.39in
4194425.74in
5201326.54in

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 (~6.12") and driest in Jul (~0.36"). Wettest calendar month ever: Dec 2015, 16.03".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.35in
set in 1950

Rain on Jul 28

8%
of 128 years had measurable rain
1856: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.15″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.01″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.13″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″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: 0.09″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: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.23″1948: 0.02″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.35″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″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: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.04″1983: 0.26″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: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.31″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

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:49 AM
Sunset7:44 PM
Solar noon12:17 PM
Daylight14h 55m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.62°N, 122.65°W

Nearby Stations

Portland, OR2 mi SEHillsboro, OR15 mi WMcMinnville, OR37 mi SWSalem, OR52 mi SWAstoria, OR69 mi NWOlympia, WA94 mi N

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