WETTESTSINCE
Alaska · precipitation record 1923–2026

Bethel, AK

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 1928
4.57in
3rd wettest of 103 years · normal 2.03"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 102 yrs
0% of normal
MONTH TO DATE
4.57in
3rd wettest of 103 yrs
225% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
6.61in
11th wettest of 102 yrs
147% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
11.76in
8th wettest of 102 yrs
168% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

2.3in
on Aug 12, 1951 · in 104 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 57 days (to Apr 9, 1986)

Wet Streak

2days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 29 days

Year to Date vs Normal

168%
11.76" of a normal 7.01" · wettest 18.68" (1952) · driest 2.68" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 100-year record (1925–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 17.85" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1195140.76in
2195226.52in
3194425.68in
4201724.81in
5201924.15in

Driest Years on Record

119346.17in
219767.29in
319689.57in
419359.69in
5196410.25in

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 Aug (~3.29") and driest in Feb (~0.5"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1951, 12.37".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.24in
set in 2010

Rain on Jul 28

58%
of 102 years had measurable rain
1924: 0.00″1925: 0.15″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.16″1929: 0.02″1930: 0.08″1931: 0.02″1932: 0.48″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.01″1935: 0.01″1936: 0.12″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.22″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.02″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.16″1946: 0.39″1947: 0.06″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.20″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.20″1953: 0.07″1954: 0.01″1955: 0.01″1956: 0.04″1957: 0.07″1958: 0.08″1959: 0.05″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.26″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.07″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.01″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.05″1970: 0.01″1971: 0.01″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.02″1974: 0.24″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.01″1977: 0.03″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.40″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.03″1985: 0.26″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.02″1990: 0.05″1991: 0.12″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.09″1994: 0.34″1995: 0.04″1996: 0.69″1997: 0.01″1998: 0.07″1999: 0.42″2000: 0.04″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.19″2004: 0.07″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.11″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.26″2010: 1.24″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.09″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.01″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.22″2018: 0.01″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.03″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.48″2024: 0.14″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Bethel'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.
Bethel, AK — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Bethel'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.
Bethel, AK — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise3:15 AM
Sunset8:31 PM
Solar noon11:53 AM
Daylight17h 15m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

60.78°N, 161.83°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

King Salmon, AK231 mi EMcgrath, AK251 mi ENome, AK281 mi NWHomer, AK363 mi ECold Bay, AK385 mi SSt Paul Island, AK389 mi SW

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