WETTESTSINCE
Ohio · precipitation record 1871–2026

Cincinnati, OH

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2021
17.66in
7th wettest of 156 years · normal 11.72"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.13in
29th wettest of 155 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.74in
60th wettest of 156 yrs
116% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
17.66in
7th wettest of 156 yrs
151% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
30.0in
28th wettest of 156 yrs
122% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.21in
on Mar 9, 1964 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 33 days (to Sep 27, 1908)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

122%
30.0" of a normal 24.64" · wettest 42.33" (2011) · driest 10.27" (1901)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 155-year record (1871–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 40.65" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201173.28in
2199057.58in
3201855.9in
4188054.67in
5199653.41in

Driest Years on Record

1190117.99in
2193422.76in
3193024.34in
4189426.59in
5190827.29in

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 Jun (~3.74") and driest in Feb (~2.33"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jan 1937, 13.68".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.96in
set in 2017

Rain on Jul 28

36%
of 155 years had measurable rain
1871: 0.90″1872: 0.00″1873: 0.61″1874: 0.00″1875: 1.20″1876: 0.21″1877: 0.01″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.06″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.61″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.04″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.03″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.04″1896: 0.07″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.06″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.10″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.03″1907: 0.10″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 1.43″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.87″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.16″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.02″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.01″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.02″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.24″1933: 0.09″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.04″1936: 0.04″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.14″1939: 0.11″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.83″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.64″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.01″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.23″1956: 0.90″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.30″1959: 0.25″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.05″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.34″1967: 0.27″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.06″1970: 0.00″1971: 1.10″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.16″1976: 0.02″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.47″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.37″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.02″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.07″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.01″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.04″2001: 0.27″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.46″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.28″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.11″2010: 0.01″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 1.46″2017: 1.96″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.36″2025: 0.13″0″1″2″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:36 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Solar noon11:45 AM
Daylight14h 17m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.04°N, 84.67°W

Nearby Stations

Wilmington, OH54 mi NEDayton, OH64 mi NELexington, KY69 mi SLouisville, KY82 mi SWIndianapolis, IN98 mi NWColumbus, OH115 mi NE

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