WETTESTSINCE
Colorado · precipitation record 1872–2026

Denver, CO

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2012
5.62in
13th driest of 155 years · normal 9.34"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 154 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.97in
58th driest of 155 yrs
80% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
4.03in
49th driest of 155 yrs
80% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
5.62in
13th driest of 155 yrs
60% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.5in
on May 22, 1876 · in 155 years

Dry Streak

4days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 52 days (to Jan 23, 1934)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

60%
5.62" of a normal 9.34" · wettest 18.68" (1967) · driest 3.25" (2008)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 154-year record (1872–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 14.45" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1196723.31in
2197322.96in
3190922.96in
4196521.87in
5195721.58in

Driest Years on Record

120027.48in
219547.51in
319397.58in
419117.75in
519628.45in

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 May (~2.16") and driest in Jan (~0.38"). Wettest calendar month ever: May 1876, 8.57".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.21in
set in 1910

Rain on Jul 28

36%
of 154 years had measurable rain
1872: 0.00″1873: 0.11″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.00″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.15″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.15″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.08″1883: 0.03″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.08″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.06″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.04″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.12″1905: 0.04″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.22″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.02″1910: 2.21″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.01″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.12″1923: 0.06″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.10″1926: 0.22″1927: 0.75″1928: 0.57″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.17″1931: 0.12″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.02″1937: 0.58″1938: 0.01″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.01″1941: 0.28″1942: 0.10″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.27″1949: 0.07″1950: 0.24″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.04″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: 0.02″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.05″1965: 0.05″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.01″1971: 0.01″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: 0.14″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.40″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.03″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.02″1990: 0.18″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.02″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.04″1997: 0.80″1998: 0.00″1999: 1.56″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.06″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.12″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.81″2010: 0.30″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.02″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.01″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.03″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.03″2023: 0.28″2024: 0.01″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Denver'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.
Denver, CO — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Denver'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.
Denver, CO — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:54 AM
Sunset7:15 PM
Solar noon12:05 PM
Daylight14h 21m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.85°N, 104.66°W

Nearby Stations

Colorado Springs, CO71 mi SCheyenne, WY90 mi NPueblo, CO107 mi SScottsbluff, NE150 mi NEGoodland, KS161 mi EAlamosa, CO178 mi SW

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