DRIESTSINCE
West Virginia · precipitation record 1878–2026

Wheeling, WV

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
20.21in
year to date · normal 22.88"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 129 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.34in
30th driest of 124 yrs
69% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
9.48in
35th driest of 132 yrs
81% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
20.21in
28th driest of 131 yrs
88% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.2in
on Sep 30, 1911 · in 149 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 39 days (to Jul 17, 1988)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

88%
20.21" of a normal 22.88" · wettest 36.27" (1956) · driest 12.52" (1973)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 111-year record (1900–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 39.26" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201857.65in
2199651.79in
3195651.71in
4197550.76in
5201150.1in

Driest Years on Record

1193025.28in
2196327.34in
3196028.9in
4195728.96in
5202429.18in

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 Jun (~3.97") and driest in Feb (~2.09"). Wettest calendar month ever: Nov 1985, 14.56".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.52in
set in 1980

Rain on Jul 28

39%
of 129 years had measurable rain
1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.20″1884: 0.78″1885: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.05″1902: 0.20″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.92″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.06″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.78″1914: 0.16″1915: 0.15″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.63″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.09″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.91″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.30″1926: 0.35″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.06″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.75″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.62″1938: 0.12″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.28″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.56″1944: 0.08″1945: 0.13″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.61″1948: 0.61″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.10″1952: 0.45″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.18″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.08″1960: 0.05″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 1.06″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.07″1966: 0.66″1967: 1.14″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.22″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: 1.52″1981: 0.10″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 1.12″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.03″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.04″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.36″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.02″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.18″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.01″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.08″2013: 0.03″2014: 0.02″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.42″2017: 0.38″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.04″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.77″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″18801900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Wheeling'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.
Wheeling, WV — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Wheeling'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.
Wheeling, WV — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:17 AM
Sunset7:41 PM
Solar noon12:29 PM
Daylight14h 24m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.17°N, 80.64°W

Nearby Stations

Pittsburgh, PA31 mi NENew Philadelphia, OH45 mi WMorgantown, WV52 mi SEClarksburg, WV63 mi SEAkron, OH66 mi NWZanesville, OH67 mi W

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