DRIESTSINCE
Wyoming · precipitation record 1891–2026

Lander, WY

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2020
5.66in
17th driest of 135 years · normal 9.02"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 134 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.51in
57th wettest of 135 yrs
121% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
3.08in
42nd driest of 135 yrs
75% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
5.66in
17th driest of 135 yrs
63% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

3.48in
on Jun 11, 1947 · in 136 years

Dry Streak

4days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 79 days (to Jan 22, 1934)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 10 days

Year to Date vs Normal

63%
5.66" of a normal 9.02" · wettest 15.94" (1957) · driest 2.76" (1919)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 134-year record (1892–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 13.44" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1195721.89in
2192321.56in
3201621.29in
4194120.66in
5191220.0in

Driest Years on Record

120015.38in
219546.41in
320126.6in
419027.25in
520207.33in

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 (~2.01") and driest in Jan (~0.43"). Wettest calendar month ever: Apr 1900, 7.19".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.95in
set in 1997

Rain on Jul 28

20%
of 134 years had measurable rain
1892: 0.05″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.08″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.17″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.03″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.27″1915: 0.01″1916: 0.14″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.01″1923: 0.01″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.26″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.04″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.51″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.08″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: 0.07″1971: 0.04″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.14″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.26″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.11″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.22″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.14″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.02″1997: 0.95″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.42″2004: 0.03″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.66″2010: 0.00″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: 0.09″2021: 0.03″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:02 AM
Sunset7:40 PM
Solar noon12:21 PM
Daylight14h 38m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.81°N, 108.73°W

Nearby Stations

Casper, WY114 mi ESheridan, WY160 mi NEPocatello, ID194 mi WBillings, MT206 mi NSalt Lake City, UT218 mi SWCheyenne, WY231 mi SE

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