WETTESTSINCE
Iowa · precipitation record 1897–2026

Burlington, IA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
22.77in
year to date · normal 21.27"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.32" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 7.07"
1.32in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.1in
21st wettest of 128 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.38in
59th wettest of 129 yrs
110% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
12.06in
63rd driest of 128 yrs
99% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
22.77in
54th wettest of 129 yrs
107% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.28in
on Jun 29, 1933 · in 130 years

Dry Streak

7days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 45 days (to Feb 3, 1986)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

107%
22.77" of a normal 21.27" · wettest 38.85" (2010) · driest 8.71" (1988)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 126-year record (1899–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 35.9" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201054.13in
2200953.25in
3190251.47in
4199850.21in
5197350.11in

Driest Years on Record

1195622.87in
2190123.24in
3198823.72in
4195324.03in
5191424.38in

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 Jun (~4.29") and driest in Jan (~1.3"). Wettest calendar month ever: Oct 1941, 15.1".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.20in
set in 1915

Rain on Jul 28

30%
of 128 years had measurable rain
1897: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.01″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.07″1910: 0.13″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.59″1915: 1.20″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.03″1922: 0.27″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.03″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.03″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.96″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.04″1957: 0.70″1958: 0.08″1959: 0.01″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.48″1962: 0.35″1963: 0.12″1964: 0.46″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.01″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.45″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.66″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.02″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.03″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.04″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.28″1991: 0.12″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.12″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.43″2000: 0.32″2001: 0.01″2002: 0.05″2003: 0.27″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.63″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.02″2012: 0.01″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: 0.13″2024: 0.07″2025: 0.10″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Burlington'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.
Burlington, IA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Burlington'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.
Burlington, IA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:58 AM
Sunset7:23 PM
Solar noon12:11 PM
Daylight14h 26m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.77°N, 91.13°W

Nearby Stations

Moline, IL56 mi NEQuincy, IL57 mi SPeoria, IL75 mi ECedar Rapids, IA82 mi NWSpringfield, IL99 mi SEDubuque, IA114 mi N

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