DRIESTSINCE
Washington · precipitation record 1946–2026

Yakima, WA

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
DRIEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2025
0.41in
11th driest of 80 years · normal 1.17"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 79 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.0in
tied for driest of 80 yrs
0% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
0.41in
11th driest of 80 yrs
35% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
3.12in
16th driest of 80 yrs
73% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

1.7in
on Nov 19, 1996 · in 81 years

Dry Streak

48days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 104 days (to Oct 30, 1987)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

73%
3.12" of a normal 4.28" · wettest 9.04" (1995) · driest 1.58" (1973)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 79-year record (1947–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 8.04" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199614.78in
2199513.88in
3198313.22in
4194811.87in
5195511.69in

Driest Years on Record

119764.18in
219674.52in
319494.63in
420204.68in
520085.03in

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 Jan (~1.19") and driest in Jul (~0.07"). Wettest calendar month ever: Dec 1996, 5.59".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.36in
set in 1993

Rain on Jul 28

4%
of 79 years had measurable rain
1947: 0.12″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″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: 0.00″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: 0.36″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″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: 0.02″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

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:38 AM
Sunset7:39 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight15h 01m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.56°N, 120.53°W

Nearby Stations

Tri-Cities, WA70 mi EPendleton, OR101 mi SESeattle Tacoma, WA103 mi NWSeattle City, WA112 mi NWOlympia, WA115 mi WPortland, OR119 mi SW

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