WETTESTSINCE
Maine · precipitation record 1925–2026

Bangor, ME

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2001
15.13in
7th driest of 98 years · normal 21.26"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 97 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.21in
13th driest of 95 yrs
47% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
6.85in
13th driest of 97 yrs
71% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
15.13in
7th driest of 98 yrs
71% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.4in
on Dec 14, 1927 · in 102 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 24 days (to Feb 13, 1961)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 17 days

Year to Date vs Normal

71%
15.13" of a normal 21.26" · wettest 37.68" (1983) · driest 12.03" (1965)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 90-year record (1929–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 40.96" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198365.24in
2196962.0in
3200558.59in
4195352.7in
5201952.0in

Driest Years on Record

1200124.58in
2195727.76in
3194828.97in
4196529.37in
5197829.72in

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 Nov (~3.77") and driest in Feb (~2.39"). Wettest calendar month ever: Oct 2005, 13.31".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

3.04in
set in 1969

Rain on Jul 28

36%
of 97 years had measurable rain
1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.31″1929: 0.05″1930: 0.06″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.25″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.42″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.03″1939: 0.01″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.03″1945: 0.00″1947: 0.04″1948: 0.17″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: 0.01″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.16″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.90″1967: 0.13″1968: 0.41″1969: 3.04″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.25″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.13″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.10″1982: 1.25″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.15″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.21″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.72″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.02″1994: 0.12″1995: 0.14″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.02″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.08″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.45″2005: 0.00″2006: 2.31″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.05″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.51″2015: 0.11″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.05″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.03″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″193019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Bangor'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.
Bangor, ME — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Bangor'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.
Bangor, ME — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:17 AM
Sunset7:05 PM
Solar noon11:41 AM
Daylight14h 48m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.80°N, 68.82°W

Nearby Stations

Millinocket, ME59 mi NPortland, ME108 mi SWCaribou, ME148 mi NConcord, NH172 mi SWManchester, NH183 mi SWBoston, MA200 mi SW

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