WETTESTSINCE
South Carolina · precipitation record 1931–2026

Myrtle Beach, SC

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR ON RECORD
11.43in
1st driest of 70 years · normal 24.27"
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drought · severe
Driest year on record
11.43" — driest of 70 years since 1931
47%

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 67 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.28in
22nd driest of 70 yrs
67% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
6.62in
4th driest of 70 yrs
52% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
11.43in
1st driest of 70 yrs
47% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

12.04in
on Sep 15, 1999 · in 96 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 46 days (to Nov 7, 1943)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 10 days

Year to Date vs Normal

47%
11.43" of a normal 24.27" · wettest 45.0" (1964) · driest 11.43" (2026)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 61-year record (1932–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 48.8" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1196471.98in
2201868.5in
3194865.98in
4199965.69in
5201564.83in

Driest Years on Record

1201133.48in
2200733.52in
3194935.56in
4194636.32in
5195438.35in

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 (~5.84") and driest in Nov (~1.8"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1999, 23.16".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

3.03in
set in 1960

Rain on Jul 28

42%
of 67 years had measurable rain
1932: 0.44″1939: 0.03″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.26″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.01″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.32″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.03″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 1.30″1957: 0.02″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 3.03″1961: 0.08″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.02″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.05″1966: 0.06″1967: 0.20″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.60″1990: 0.88″1991: 0.90″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.80″1997: 0.00″1998: 1.80″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.01″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.01″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.05″2011: 0.00″2012: 1.46″2013: 0.01″2014: 0.38″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.05″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.14″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.03″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″19401950196019701990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Myrtle Beach'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.
Myrtle Beach, SC — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Myrtle Beach'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.
Myrtle Beach, SC — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:24 AM
Sunset7:18 PM
Solar noon12:21 PM
Daylight13h 54m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.82°N, 78.72°W

Nearby Stations

Wilmington, NC56 mi NELumberton, NC58 mi NWFayetteville, NC81 mi NCharleston, SC99 mi SWCharleston Downtown, SC100 mi SWNew Bern, NC128 mi NE

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