WETTESTSINCE
California · precipitation record 1899–2026

Merced, CA

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2022
4.23in
18th driest of 116 years · normal 7.0"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 112 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.0in
tied for driest of 113 yrs
LAST 90 DAYS
0.15in
39th driest of 115 yrs
50% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
4.23in
18th driest of 116 yrs
60% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

2.2in
on Jan 30, 1911 · in 128 years

Dry Streak

59days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 218 days (to Nov 4, 1903)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 15 days

Year to Date vs Normal

60%
4.23" of a normal 7.0" · wettest 19.71" (1958) · driest 1.65" (2022)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 105-year record (1902–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 11.74" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198323.41in
2199821.98in
3197820.34in
4195820.22in
5190619.65in

Driest Years on Record

120133.79in
219034.62in
319475.5in
420076.0in
519326.04in

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 (~1.97") and driest in Jun (~0.0"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jan 1909, 8.0".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Merced — 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 112 years had measurable rain
1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 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: 0.02″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: 0.00″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″19101930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:04 AM
Sunset7:13 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight14h 09m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.29°N, 120.52°W

Nearby Stations

Madera, CA30 mi SEFresno, CA56 mi SEStockton, CA56 mi NWSan Jose, CA77 mi WHanford, CA83 mi SESacramento, CA99 mi NW

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