WETTESTSINCE
California · precipitation record 1928–2026

Madera, CA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
5.52in
year to date · normal 6.29"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 97 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.0in
tied for driest of 98 yrs
LAST 90 DAYS
0.0in
tied for driest of 99 yrs
0% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
5.52in
33rd driest of 98 yrs
88% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

1.98in
on Nov 21, 1978 · in 99 years

Dry Streak

91days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 218 days (to Nov 20, 2018)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

88%
5.52" of a normal 6.29" · wettest 18.19" (1998) · driest 0.75" (2022)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 97-year record (1928–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 10.45" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198322.13in
2197819.92in
3199819.74in
4194119.74in
5199617.72in

Driest Years on Record

120212.25in
220224.18in
320134.49in
420204.53in
519324.73in

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: Mar 1991, 7.11".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.00in
no rain on record

Rain on Jul 28

0%
of 97 years had measurable rain
1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″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: 0.00″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″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″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: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″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: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″1930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:03 AM
Sunset7:10 PM
Solar noon12:07 PM
Daylight14h 07m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.98°N, 120.11°W

Nearby Stations

Fresno, CA25 mi SEMerced, CA30 mi NWHanford, CA53 mi SEStockton, CA87 mi NWBishop, CA100 mi ESan Jose, CA103 mi W

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