WETTESTSINCE
Tennessee · precipitation record 1947–2026

Oak Ridge, TN

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2019
18.37in
11th wettest of 80 years · normal 13.1"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 79 yrs
0% of normal
MONTH TO DATE
5.68in
25th wettest of 80 yrs
134% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
18.37in
11th wettest of 80 yrs
140% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
34.43in
34th wettest of 79 yrs
104% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.45in
on Aug 10, 1960 · in 80 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 32 days (to Oct 31, 1963)

Wet Streak

2days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

104%
34.43" of a normal 33.15" · wettest 50.9" (1994) · driest 17.42" (1986)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 78-year record (1948–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 54.86" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1197376.33in
2201972.02in
3201171.26in
4196768.77in
5202068.47in

Driest Years on Record

1200735.87in
2195837.43in
3198638.83in
4195239.41in
5196839.62in

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 Dec (~5.18") and driest in Oct (~2.62"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1967, 19.27".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.95in
set in 1967

Rain on Jul 28

51%
of 79 years had measurable rain
1947: 0.00″1948: 0.60″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.35″1951: 0.29″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.19″1956: 0.14″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.01″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.16″1963: 0.62″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.13″1967: 2.95″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.02″1971: 0.28″1972: 0.27″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.57″1980: 0.47″1981: 0.14″1982: 0.07″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.02″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.09″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.02″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.03″1995: 0.13″1996: 1.16″1997: 0.24″1998: 0.09″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.62″2001: 0.44″2002: 0.07″2003: 0.02″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.08″2006: 0.46″2007: 1.16″2008: 0.60″2009: 0.42″2010: 0.18″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.96″2017: 1.22″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.24″2021: 0.00″2022: 2.50″2023: 0.00″2024: 1.63″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Oak Ridge'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.
Oak Ridge, TN — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Oak Ridge'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.
Oak Ridge, TN — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:42 AM
Sunset6:45 PM
Solar noon11:43 AM
Daylight14h 03m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.02°N, 84.23°W

Nearby Stations

Knoxville, TN19 mi SEChattanooga, TN87 mi SWAsheville, NC103 mi EBristol-Johnson City, TN107 mi EJackson, KY119 mi NENashville, TN137 mi W

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