WETTESTSINCE
Iowa · precipitation record 1893–2026

Cedar Rapids, IA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
22.23in
year to date · normal 18.92"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.37" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2026
1.37in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.08in
33rd wettest of 133 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.08in
65th wettest of 134 yrs
101% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
13.76in
48th wettest of 134 yrs
117% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
22.23in
34th wettest of 133 yrs
117% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.78in
on Sep 15, 1914 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

7days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 55 days (to Nov 16, 1952)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 15 days

Year to Date vs Normal

117%
22.23" of a normal 18.92" · wettest 38.62" (1993) · driest 7.02" (1988)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 128-year record (1893–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 32.52" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199360.46in
2200847.94in
3200947.92in
4197246.49in
5199045.93in

Driest Years on Record

1191018.74in
2198819.31in
3202320.47in
4195520.66in
5192020.95in

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 (~4.44") and driest in Jan (~0.86"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1993, 17.03".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.26in
set in 2015

Rain on Jul 28

32%
of 133 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.59″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.12″1901: 0.56″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.29″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.02″1906: 0.16″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.59″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.18″1915: 1.73″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.19″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.17″1927: 0.03″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.02″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: 0.62″1940: 0.07″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.03″1945: 1.05″1946: 0.37″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.01″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.19″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.27″1957: 0.06″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.28″1962: 0.87″1963: 0.01″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.16″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.25″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.47″1977: 0.11″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.14″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 1.14″1991: 0.13″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.14″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.13″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 1.10″2012: 0.02″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 2.26″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.10″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.11″2023: 0.86″2024: 1.23″2025: 0.08″0″1″2″3″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:57 AM
Sunset7:29 PM
Solar noon12:13 PM
Daylight14h 31m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.88°N, 91.72°W

Nearby Stations

Waterloo, IA57 mi NWDubuque, IA63 mi NEMoline, IL68 mi EBurlington, IA82 mi SEDes Moines, IA102 mi WPeoria, IL135 mi SE

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