WETTESTSINCE
Georgia · precipitation record 1891–2026

Columbus, GA

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2005
21.65in
4th wettest of 134 years · normal 11.67"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 131 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.87in
22nd driest of 132 yrs
64% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
21.65in
4th wettest of 134 yrs
186% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
33.11in
53rd wettest of 134 yrs
106% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.96in
on May 13, 1903 · in 136 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 48 days (to Nov 20, 1893)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 15 days

Year to Date vs Normal

106%
33.11" of a normal 31.15" · wettest 47.06" (1929) · driest 16.35" (1914)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 128-year record (1893–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 49.35" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1200980.2in
2192973.5in
3196473.22in
4196669.93in
5202069.09in

Driest Years on Record

1199926.39in
2195430.23in
3199832.78in
4201635.14in
5201235.21in

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 (~4.91") and driest in Oct (~1.85"). Wettest calendar month ever: Dec 2015, 17.38".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.55in
set in 1962

Rain on Jul 28

40%
of 131 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.20″1900: 0.41″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1904: 0.10″1905: 0.26″1906: 0.20″1907: 0.18″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.47″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.41″1914: 0.06″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.04″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.23″1919: 1.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.77″1923: 0.51″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.05″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.15″1930: 0.57″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.20″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.67″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.05″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.02″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.44″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.01″1951: 0.17″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.34″1957: 0.02″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 1.55″1963: 0.48″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.54″1966: 0.71″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.80″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.50″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.08″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.06″1976: 0.00″1977: 1.42″1978: 0.02″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.61″1985: 0.70″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.14″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.01″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.35″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.01″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.10″2003: 0.50″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.01″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.82″2009: 0.53″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.01″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.10″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.08″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.02″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.12″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Columbus'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.
Columbus, GA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Columbus'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.
Columbus, GA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:52 AM
Sunset6:40 PM
Solar noon11:46 AM
Daylight13h 48m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.52°N, 84.94°W

Nearby Stations

Macon, GA75 mi EAlbany, GA80 mi SEAtlanta, GA82 mi NEMontgomery, AL86 mi WBirmingham, AL127 mi NWAthens, GA136 mi NE

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