WETTESTSINCE
New York · precipitation record 1940–2026

New York-LGA, NY

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
20.17in
year to date · normal 24.24"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 86 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.66in
42nd wettest of 87 yrs
104% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
9.84in
38th driest of 87 yrs
93% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
20.17in
17th driest of 87 yrs
83% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.8in
on Sep 1, 2021 · in 87 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 37 days (to Sep 12, 1995)

Wet Streak

1days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

83%
20.17" of a normal 24.24" · wettest 38.14" (1984) · driest 14.26" (1963)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 86-year record (1940–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 44.13" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201165.34in
2198360.84in
3197560.79in
4202359.66in
5201858.84in

Driest Years on Record

1196522.17in
2197027.36in
3196431.31in
4196631.69in
5196331.77in

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 Aug (~4.02") and driest in Jan (~2.82"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 2011, 17.32".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.97in
set in 1951

Rain on Jul 28

33%
of 86 years had measurable rain
1940: 0.00″1941: 0.28″1942: 0.62″1943: 0.01″1944: 0.12″1945: 0.02″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.14″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.02″1950: 0.13″1951: 1.97″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.02″1958: 0.09″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.03″1967: 0.23″1968: 0.00″1969: 1.59″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.07″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 1.84″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.33″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.77″1995: 0.21″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.01″2004: 0.08″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.05″2007: 0.03″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.26″2013: 0.13″2014: 0.26″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.20″2022: 0.08″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

New York-LGA'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.
New York-LGA, NY — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

New York-LGA'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.
New York-LGA, NY — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:49 AM
Sunset7:15 PM
Solar noon12:02 PM
Daylight14h 26m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.78°N, 73.88°W

Nearby Stations

New York-Central Park, NY4 mi WNew York-Kennedy Airport, NY11 mi SENewark, NJ16 mi WIslip, NY40 mi EBridgeport, CT47 mi NEPoughkeepsie, NY58 mi N

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