DRIESTSINCE
West Virginia · precipitation record 1872–2026

Morgantown, WV

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
26.25in
year to date · normal 24.38"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 142 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.18in
52nd driest of 142 yrs
85% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
13.45in
49th wettest of 143 yrs
110% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
26.25in
47th wettest of 139 yrs
108% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.01in
on Aug 5, 1956 · in 155 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 36 days (to Sep 27, 1908)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 15 days

Year to Date vs Normal

108%
26.25" of a normal 24.38" · wettest 41.21" (1939) · driest 13.4" (1895)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 124-year record (1873–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 42.28" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1200360.91in
2201157.69in
3199657.59in
4188255.28in
5201854.7in

Driest Years on Record

1193025.15in
2192228.35in
3196329.53in
4195329.72in
5196530.57in

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 (~4.31") and driest in Feb (~2.52"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1939, 13.36".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.88in
set in 1934

Rain on Jul 28

37%
of 142 years had measurable rain
1873: 0.00″1874: 0.01″1875: 0.42″1876: 0.98″1877: 0.07″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.12″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.83″1882: 0.07″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.05″1895: 0.00″1896: 1.14″1897: 1.21″1898: 0.15″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1904: 0.07″1905: 0.05″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.39″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 1.35″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.10″1923: 1.16″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.70″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 1.88″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.32″1940: 0.15″1941: 0.00″1943: 0.70″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.85″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.18″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.98″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.15″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.39″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.33″1967: 0.33″1968: 0.01″1969: 1.30″1970: 0.57″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.02″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.20″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.14″1980: 0.70″1981: 1.10″1982: 0.70″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.26″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.40″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.31″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.55″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.14″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.15″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.29″2013: 0.44″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.02″2016: 1.27″2017: 0.53″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.24″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.40″2023: 0.01″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″18801900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:15 AM
Sunset7:37 PM
Solar noon12:26 PM
Daylight14h 22m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.65°N, 79.92°W

Nearby Stations

Clarksburg, WV28 mi SWWheeling, WV52 mi NWElkins, WV52 mi SPittsburgh, PA59 mi NParkersburg, WV83 mi WNew Philadelphia, OH97 mi NW

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