WETTESTSINCE
Indiana · precipitation record 1871–2026

Indianapolis, IN

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
27.45in
year to date · normal 24.41"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.05in
39th wettest of 155 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.63in
26th driest of 156 yrs
52% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
13.46in
60th wettest of 156 yrs
113% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
27.45in
46th wettest of 156 yrs
112% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.2in
on Sep 1, 2003 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 39 days (to Sep 21, 1908)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

112%
27.45" of a normal 24.41" · wettest 40.31" (1876) · driest 12.67" (1895)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 154-year record (1872–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 40.61" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1187657.65in
2199656.81in
3195755.7in
4195055.25in
5189054.87in

Driest Years on Record

1193424.97in
2195427.93in
3194028.82in
4194129.06in
5193029.66in

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 (~3.8") and driest in Feb (~2.29"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 2015, 13.14".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.95in
set in 1979

Rain on Jul 28

35%
of 155 years had measurable rain
1871: 0.18″1872: 0.00″1873: 1.82″1874: 0.00″1875: 1.87″1876: 0.03″1877: 0.76″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.05″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.97″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.86″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.14″1892: 0.05″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.41″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.92″1899: 0.76″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 1.13″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.04″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.06″1907: 0.05″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.15″1913: 0.10″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.77″1916: 0.02″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.01″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.28″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″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: 0.02″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.02″1936: 0.01″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 2.50″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.33″1944: 0.01″1945: 1.48″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: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.52″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.01″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.10″1967: 0.01″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.11″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.59″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.72″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 2.95″1980: 0.01″1981: 0.06″1982: 0.16″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.08″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.37″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.24″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.13″2000: 0.03″2001: 0.43″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.10″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.29″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.14″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.80″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″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: 0.28″2024: 2.55″2025: 0.05″0″1″2″3″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Indianapolis'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.
Indianapolis, IN — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Indianapolis'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.
Indianapolis, IN — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:41 AM
Sunset7:01 PM
Solar noon11:51 AM
Daylight14h 20m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.73°N, 86.28°W

Nearby Stations

Cincinnati, OH98 mi SEFort Wayne, IN103 mi NEDayton, OH110 mi ELouisville, KY110 mi SEvansville, IN133 mi SWWilmington, OH134 mi E

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