DRIESTSINCE
Wyoming · precipitation record 1871–2026

Cheyenne, WY

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2002
5.68in
9th driest of 156 years · normal 9.95"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 155 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.41in
69th driest of 156 yrs
86% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
4.01in
23rd driest of 156 yrs
68% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
5.68in
9th driest of 156 yrs
57% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.06in
on Aug 1, 1985 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 89 days (to Nov 19, 1876)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

57%
5.68" of a normal 9.95" · wettest 16.55" (1949) · driest 3.89" (1880)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 154-year record (1871–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 14.78" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194223.69in
2190522.68in
3192321.74in
4189620.79in
5198320.69in

Driest Years on Record

118765.04in
219645.94in
318797.55in
419608.22in
518808.38in

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 (~2.24") and driest in Jan (~0.33"). Wettest calendar month ever: Apr 1900, 7.66".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.23in
set in 1997

Rain on Jul 28

36%
of 155 years had measurable rain
1871: 0.00″1872: 0.00″1873: 0.25″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.00″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.20″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.01″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.71″1883: 0.04″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.10″1892: 0.02″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.16″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.32″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.18″1905: 0.01″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.14″1910: 0.15″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.02″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.23″1923: 0.03″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.28″1926: 0.01″1927: 0.18″1928: 0.12″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.13″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.11″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.10″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.03″1943: 0.14″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.03″1949: 0.01″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.01″1952: 0.03″1953: 0.24″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.09″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.07″1961: 0.06″1962: 0.49″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.15″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.04″1971: 0.25″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.01″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 1.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.05″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.20″1988: 0.11″1989: 0.02″1990: 0.15″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.07″1997: 1.23″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.02″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.11″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.40″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.01″2010: 0.03″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.08″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.04″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.16″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.33″2023: 0.22″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Cheyenne'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.
Cheyenne, WY — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Cheyenne'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.
Cheyenne, WY — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:51 AM
Sunset7:20 PM
Solar noon12:05 PM
Daylight14h 29m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.16°N, 104.81°W

Nearby Stations

Scottsbluff, NE79 mi NEDenver, CO90 mi SCasper, WY147 mi NWColorado Springs, CO162 mi SPueblo, CO198 mi SGoodland, KS205 mi SE

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