WETTESTSINCE
California · precipitation record 1948–2026

Mount Shasta, CA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
15.58in
year to date · normal 21.68"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 76 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.02in
26th driest of 77 yrs
25% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
2.5in
33rd driest of 77 yrs
92% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
15.58in
18th driest of 74 yrs
72% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.97in
on Jan 9, 1995 · in 79 years

Dry Streak

21days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 102 days (to Aug 21, 1951)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 20 days

Year to Date vs Normal

72%
15.58" of a normal 21.68" · wettest 57.92" (1995) · driest 3.83" (1985)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 70-year record (1949–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 37.42" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198370.95in
2199570.08in
3201654.06in
4197853.72in
5201052.51in

Driest Years on Record

1201310.0in
2197614.21in
3202016.45in
4202217.08in
5197723.69in

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 (~5.64") and driest in Jul (~0.09"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jan 1995, 27.48".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.12in
set in 1958

Rain on Jul 28

4%
of 76 years had measurable rain
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: 0.12″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: 0.03″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″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: 0.12″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″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:01 AM
Sunset7:30 PM
Solar noon12:15 PM
Daylight14h 28m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.31°N, 122.32°W

Nearby Stations

Redding, CA55 mi SKlamath Falls, OR65 mi NEMedford, OR78 mi NWAlturas, CA91 mi EEureka, CA102 mi WCrescent City, CA104 mi W

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