WETTESTSINCE
New York · precipitation record 1874–2026

Albany, NY

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
18.97in
year to date · normal 20.46"
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flood watch
3.58" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2025
3.58in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 152 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.64in
62nd driest of 153 yrs
86% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
10.02in
74th wettest of 153 yrs
101% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
18.97in
58th driest of 153 yrs
93% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.6in
on Sep 16, 1999 · in 153 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 25 days (to Sep 27, 1908)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 15 days

Year to Date vs Normal

93%
18.97" of a normal 20.46" · wettest 30.1" (2000) · driest 12.95" (1964)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 152-year record (1874–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 36.45" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201153.68in
2187849.37in
3202348.62in
4200847.79in
5200547.72in

Driest Years on Record

1196421.55in
2194124.53in
3193025.54in
4194925.73in
5196326.24in

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 Jul (~3.46") and driest in Feb (~2.14"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1999, 11.06".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.55in
set in 1982

Rain on Jul 28

42%
of 152 years had measurable rain
1874: 0.01″1875: 0.02″1876: 0.09″1877: 0.21″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 1.33″1883: 0.58″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.01″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.16″1895: 0.80″1896: 0.01″1897: 0.84″1898: 0.03″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.07″1902: 0.02″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.30″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.17″1911: 0.18″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.63″1914: 0.02″1915: 0.17″1916: 0.01″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.01″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.36″1922: 0.19″1923: 1.09″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.19″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.01″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.02″1934: 0.24″1935: 0.06″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.07″1940: 0.00″1941: 1.16″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.16″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.37″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.06″1950: 0.37″1951: 0.15″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.19″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.01″1958: 0.04″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.27″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.28″1967: 0.62″1968: 0.00″1969: 1.46″1970: 0.04″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.03″1974: 0.20″1975: 0.26″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.07″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.16″1982: 1.55″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.05″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.12″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.50″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.05″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.13″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.17″2007: 0.50″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.51″2013: 0.46″2014: 1.29″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 1.13″2019: 0.08″2020: 0.35″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Albany'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.
Albany, NY — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Albany'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.
Albany, NY — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:43 AM
Sunset7:19 PM
Solar noon12:01 PM
Daylight14h 36m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.75°N, 73.80°W

Nearby Stations

Glens Falls, NY42 mi NWestfield, MA68 mi SEPoughkeepsie, NY77 mi SHartford, CT79 mi SEWorcester, MA103 mi EBridgeport, CT114 mi SE

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