WETTESTSINCE
Idaho · precipitation record 1939–2026

Pocatello, ID

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
DRIEST IN 90 DAYS ON RECORD
0.55in
1st driest of 88 years · normal 2.5"
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Driest 90 days on record
0.55" — driest of 88 years since 1939
22%

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 87 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.06in
16th driest of 88 yrs
23% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
0.55in
1st driest of 88 yrs
22% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
3.45in
2nd driest of 88 yrs
51% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

1.68in
on Oct 2, 1976 · in 88 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 62 days (to Nov 12, 1952)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

51%
3.45" of a normal 6.74" · wettest 13.51" (1993) · driest 2.7" (1966)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 87-year record (1939–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 11.64" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198320.33in
2199317.88in
3198217.72in
4201717.28in
5198017.27in

Driest Years on Record

119665.34in
220136.15in
319396.43in
420017.09in
520027.24in

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 (~1.25") and driest in Jul (~0.31"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 2009, 4.0".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.37in
set in 1984

Rain on Jul 28

18%
of 87 years had measurable rain
1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″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: 0.04″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.01″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.01″1957: 0.02″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.08″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.35″1971: 0.00″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: 0.02″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.37″1985: 0.03″1986: 0.01″1987: 0.04″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.24″1998: 0.02″1999: 0.00″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: 0.01″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.11″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.11″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Pocatello'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.
Pocatello, ID — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Pocatello'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.
Pocatello, ID — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:18 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Solar noon11:36 AM
Daylight14h 37m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.92°N, 112.57°W

Nearby Stations

Burley, ID66 mi WJerome, ID96 mi WChallis, ID137 mi NWStanley, ID146 mi NWSalt Lake City, UT151 mi SBoise, ID189 mi W

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