DRIESTSINCE
West Virginia · precipitation record 1891–2026

Martinsburg, WV

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2023
15.69in
9th driest of 133 years · normal 22.3"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 133 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.79in
29th driest of 133 yrs
61% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.62in
36th driest of 134 yrs
83% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
15.69in
9th driest of 133 yrs
70% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.18in
on Sep 24, 1912 · in 136 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 34 days (to Sep 3, 2025)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

70%
15.69" of a normal 22.3" · wettest 35.18" (2003) · driest 13.69" (1991)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 126-year record (1892–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 37.96" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201861.58in
2199660.2in
3200356.85in
4194253.59in
5197551.5in

Driest Years on Record

1193021.43in
2199126.32in
3189227.23in
4196927.75in
5202328.25in

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 May (~3.64") and driest in Feb (~2.21"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 2024, 11.07".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.90in
set in 1934

Rain on Jul 28

35%
of 133 years had measurable rain
1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.15″1897: 1.40″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.71″1905: 0.10″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.08″1914: 0.26″1915: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.42″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.08″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.35″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.96″1933: 0.00″1934: 2.90″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.80″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.20″1939: 0.18″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.35″1943: 0.10″1944: 0.00″1945: 2.78″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.23″1948: 0.01″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.19″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.23″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.11″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.37″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.05″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.09″1967: 0.12″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.35″1970: 0.08″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.06″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.02″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.15″1980: 0.18″1981: 1.51″1982: 0.22″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: 0.00″1994: 0.01″1995: 0.08″1996: 0.01″1997: 0.18″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.96″2000: 0.51″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.28″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.38″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.39″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 1.55″2017: 2.18″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.75″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:08 AM
Sunset7:28 PM
Solar noon12:18 PM
Daylight14h 21m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.40°N, 77.97°W

Nearby Stations

Hagerstown, MD24 mi NESterling-Dulles Airport, VA43 mi SEWashington, DC63 mi SEBaltimore, MD70 mi EBaltimore Downtown, MD73 mi EMiddletown-Harrisburg, PA84 mi NE

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