WETTESTSINCE
California · precipitation record 1881–2026

Fresno, CA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
4.54in
year to date · normal 6.32"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 144 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.0in
tied for driest of 145 yrs
LAST 90 DAYS
0.02in
25th driest of 145 yrs
7% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
4.54in
31st driest of 145 yrs
72% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

3.55in
on Nov 18, 1885 · in 146 years

Dry Streak

60days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 214 days (to Nov 2, 1928)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

72%
4.54" of a normal 6.32" · wettest 17.1" (1969) · driest 1.08" (2022)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 144-year record (1882–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 10.24" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198321.61in
2188421.47in
3196919.14in
4197817.68in
5199817.65in

Driest Years on Record

120133.01in
219473.55in
319173.91in
419194.5in
519104.88in

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 Jan (~1.77") and driest in Jun (~0.0"). Wettest calendar month ever: Nov 1885, 9.54".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.02in
set in 1958

Rain on Jul 28

1%
of 144 years had measurable rain
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This Year's Rainfall

Fresno'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.
Fresno, CA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Fresno'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.
Fresno, CA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:02 AM
Sunset7:08 PM
Solar noon12:05 PM
Daylight14h 06m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.78°N, 119.72°W

Nearby Stations

Madera, CA25 mi NWHanford, CA32 mi SMerced, CA56 mi NWBishop, CA85 mi NEBakersfield, CA100 mi SEStockton, CA112 mi NW

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