WETTESTSINCE
Kentucky · precipitation record 1872–2026

Louisville, KY

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS ON RECORD
22.73in
1st wettest of 154 years · normal 11.76"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.65in
9th wettest of 153 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
7.18in
9th wettest of 154 yrs
220% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
22.73in
1st wettest of 154 yrs
193% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
34.4in
27th wettest of 154 yrs
127% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

10.48in
on Mar 1, 1997 · in 155 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 36 days (to Oct 25, 1953)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

127%
34.4" of a normal 27.18" · wettest 44.46" (1950) · driest 14.03" (1936)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 153-year record (1873–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 44.57" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201868.83in
2201168.02in
3200464.6in
4199663.76in
5201562.41in

Driest Years on Record

1193023.88in
2193428.12in
3190429.25in
4190129.55in
5193629.87in

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 Mar (~4.41") and driest in Oct (~2.33"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jan 1937, 19.17".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.52in
set in 1875

Rain on Jul 28

41%
of 153 years had measurable rain
1873: 0.05″1874: 0.00″1875: 1.52″1876: 1.25″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.43″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.57″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.03″1889: 0.17″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.04″1892: 0.01″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.27″1899: 0.03″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.24″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.08″1906: 1.24″1907: 0.12″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.57″1911: 0.02″1912: 0.02″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.53″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.33″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.05″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.01″1933: 0.23″1934: 0.23″1935: 0.57″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.99″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.24″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.94″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.09″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.03″1952: 0.54″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.30″1956: 0.22″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.06″1959: 0.04″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.64″1964: 0.04″1965: 0.06″1966: 0.08″1967: 0.53″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.18″1972: 1.03″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.07″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.22″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.52″1982: 0.14″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.14″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.07″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.02″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.18″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.24″2000: 1.42″2001: 0.01″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.12″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.04″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.77″2009: 0.16″2010: 0.20″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.47″2017: 0.07″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.28″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.33″2025: 0.65″0″1″2″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Louisville'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.
Louisville, KY — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Louisville'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.
Louisville, KY — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:43 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Solar noon11:49 AM
Daylight14h 13m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.18°N, 85.73°W

Nearby Stations

Lexington, KY61 mi ECincinnati, OH82 mi NEEvansville, IN97 mi WIndianapolis, IN110 mi NWilmington, OH136 mi NEJackson, KY137 mi E

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