WETTESTSINCE
Delaware · precipitation record 1945–2026

Georgetown, DE

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
18.53in
year to date · normal 24.26"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 79 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.2in
32nd wettest of 80 yrs
121% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.28in
19th driest of 79 yrs
75% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
18.53in
13th driest of 79 yrs
76% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.59in
on Jun 25, 2006 · in 82 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 43 days (to Nov 9, 2024)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 9 days

Year to Date vs Normal

76%
18.53" of a normal 24.26" · wettest 39.66" (1948) · driest 13.72" (2012)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 77-year record (1947–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 44.32" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194869.21in
2198963.64in
3199661.81in
4200959.97in
5198359.75in

Driest Years on Record

1196828.21in
2196533.92in
3202434.99in
4195735.38in
5196435.51in

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 Jul (~4.18") and driest in Feb (~2.83"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1967, 14.15".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.80in
set in 2016

Rain on Jul 28

38%
of 79 years had measurable rain
1945: 0.00″1947: 0.64″1948: 0.02″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.06″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.04″1958: 0.09″1959: 0.00″1960: 1.52″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.67″1964: 0.79″1965: 0.15″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.05″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: 0.17″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.05″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.10″1988: 0.37″1989: 0.74″1990: 0.06″1991: 0.51″1992: 0.15″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.20″1995: 0.07″1996: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.03″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 1.04″2004: 0.41″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.01″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.45″2013: 1.06″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 2.80″2017: 0.89″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.07″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.73″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Georgetown'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.
Georgetown, DE — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Georgetown'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.
Georgetown, DE — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:00 AM
Sunset7:15 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight14h 15m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.69°N, 75.36°W

Nearby Stations

Salisbury, MD25 mi SWWallops Island, VA52 mi SAnnapolis, MD64 mi WAtlantic City, NJ67 mi NEWilmington, DE69 mi NAtlantic City Marina, NJ69 mi NE

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