WETTESTSINCE
California · precipitation record 1856–2026

Sacramento, CA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
9.57in
year to date · normal 10.51"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 151 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.0in
tied for driest of 152 yrs
LAST 90 DAYS
0.69in
64th wettest of 153 yrs
128% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
9.57in
60th driest of 153 yrs
91% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.41in
on Oct 24, 2021 · in 171 years

Dry Streak

59days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 194 days (to Nov 22, 1880)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 16 days

Year to Date vs Normal

91%
9.57" of a normal 10.51" · wettest 24.78" (1862) · driest 2.17" (2022)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 146-year record (1860–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 17.63" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1188434.92in
2198333.44in
3194032.98in
4188031.99in
5198231.6in

Driest Years on Record

120135.81in
219766.25in
319326.72in
420206.81in
519107.78in

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 (~3.03") and driest in Jul (~0.0"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jan 1862, 15.04".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.01in
set in 1964

Rain on Jul 28

1%
of 151 years had measurable rain
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This Year's Rainfall

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:05 AM
Sunset7:19 PM
Solar noon12:12 PM
Daylight14h 14m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.51°N, 121.50°W

Nearby Stations

Stockton, CA45 mi SESan Francisco Airport, CA77 mi SWSan Jose, CA82 mi SMerced, CA99 mi SEUkiah, CA101 mi WReno, NV115 mi NE

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