WETTESTSINCE
Pennsylvania · precipitation record 1871–2026

Philadelphia, PA

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2021
6.28in
22nd wettest of 155 years · normal 3.39"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 154 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
6.28in
22nd wettest of 155 yrs
185% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
12.46in
45th wettest of 155 yrs
115% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
21.54in
45th driest of 155 yrs
92% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.02in
on Jul 28, 2013 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

6days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 42 days (to Nov 9, 2024)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

92%
21.54" of a normal 23.42" · wettest 36.09" (2013) · driest 14.11" (1992)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 154-year record (1872–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 41.79" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201164.33in
2201861.52in
3199656.45in
4201355.88in
5187355.28in

Driest Years on Record

1192229.31in
2196529.34in
3196429.88in
4188129.91in
5199230.41in

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 (~3.92") and driest in Nov (~2.64"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 2011, 19.31".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

8.02in
set in 2013

Rain on Jul 28

36%
of 154 years had measurable rain
1872: 0.00″1873: 0.47″1874: 0.03″1875: 0.03″1876: 0.08″1877: 0.11″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.01″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.34″1889: 0.15″1890: 0.71″1891: 0.04″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.26″1896: 0.02″1897: 1.32″1898: 0.28″1899: 0.92″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.02″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.01″1914: 2.04″1915: 1.19″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.03″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.46″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.08″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.19″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.30″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.04″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.16″1942: 0.04″1943: 0.01″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.88″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.05″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.11″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.30″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.35″1957: 0.09″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.02″1966: 0.17″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 3.28″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: 0.09″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.14″1982: 1.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.05″1989: 0.01″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.35″1995: 0.43″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.07″2003: 0.03″2004: 0.03″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.31″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.04″2012: 0.04″2013: 8.02″2014: 0.23″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.33″2017: 0.01″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.25″2023: 0.25″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″2″4″6″8″10″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Philadelphia'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.
Philadelphia, PA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Philadelphia'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.
Philadelphia, PA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:57 AM
Sunset7:18 PM
Solar noon12:07 PM
Daylight14h 21m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.87°N, 75.23°W

Nearby Stations

Wilmington, DE24 mi SWTrenton, NJ35 mi NEAtlantic City, NJ45 mi SEReading, PA51 mi NWAtlantic City Marina, NJ54 mi SEAllentown, PA54 mi N

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