WETTESTSINCE
Ohio · precipitation record 1871–2026

Cleveland, OH

TODAY · 2026
WETTEST TODAY ON RECORD
2.3in
1st wettest of 155 years · normal 0.0"
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Accumulation

TODAY
2.3in
1st wettest of 155 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.53in
52nd driest of 156 yrs
84% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
9.43in
70th driest of 156 yrs
96% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
20.5in
78th wettest of 156 yrs
100% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.59in
on Sep 7, 1996 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

6days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 27 days (to Oct 26, 1963)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 19 days

Year to Date vs Normal

100%
20.5" of a normal 20.48" · wettest 35.54" (2011) · driest 10.12" (1895)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 155-year record (1871–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 36.11" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201165.32in
2202054.21in
3199053.83in
4187853.51in
5201851.47in

Driest Years on Record

1196318.63in
2193421.81in
3193324.17in
4189924.53in
5189724.54in

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 (~3.36") and driest in Jan (~2.23"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1996, 11.05".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.30in
set in 2025

Rain on Jul 28

42%
of 155 years had measurable rain
1871: 0.00″1872: 0.00″1873: 0.82″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.45″1876: 0.26″1877: 0.70″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.01″1884: 0.42″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.50″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.10″1897: 0.01″1898: 0.37″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.08″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.07″1905: 0.23″1906: 0.28″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.53″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.26″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.02″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.20″1924: 0.25″1925: 0.18″1926: 0.47″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.34″1929: 0.06″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.16″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.36″1939: 0.16″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.13″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.04″1945: 0.05″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.29″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.06″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.22″1959: 0.06″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.03″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.82″1964: 1.51″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.04″1967: 0.26″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.01″1970: 1.10″1971: 0.02″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.09″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.04″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.02″1980: 1.03″1981: 1.37″1982: 0.07″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.01″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.55″1994: 0.14″1995: 0.04″1996: 0.14″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.44″2000: 0.34″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.95″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.81″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.56″2011: 0.52″2012: 0.17″2013: 0.05″2014: 0.40″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.02″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.06″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.14″2024: 0.00″2025: 2.30″0″1″2″3″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Cleveland'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.
Cleveland, OH — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Cleveland'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.
Cleveland, OH — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:19 AM
Sunset7:48 PM
Solar noon12:34 PM
Daylight14h 29m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.41°N, 81.85°W

Nearby Stations

Akron, OH39 mi SEMansfield, OH53 mi SWYoungstown, OH62 mi ENew Philadelphia, OH68 mi SEDetroit, MI95 mi NWErie, PA97 mi E

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