WETTESTSINCE
Utah · precipitation record 1874–2026

Salt Lake City, UT

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 1979
5.36in
6th driest of 153 years · normal 9.29"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 152 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.25in
56th driest of 153 yrs
71% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
1.08in
12th driest of 153 yrs
36% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
5.36in
6th driest of 153 yrs
58% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

2.64in
on May 3, 1901 · in 153 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 63 days (to Oct 9, 1899)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

58%
5.36" of a normal 9.29" · wettest 17.61" (1998) · driest 3.79" (1931)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 151-year record (1875–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 15.58" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198324.26in
2199823.81in
3187523.67in
4198222.86in
5192221.69in

Driest Years on Record

119798.7in
220208.98in
319668.99in
419889.29in
519399.35in

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 Apr (~1.87") and driest in Jul (~0.42"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1982, 7.04".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.25in
set in 1982

Rain on Jul 28

21%
of 152 years had measurable rain
1874: 0.00″1875: 0.31″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.01″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.05″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.06″1896: 0.08″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.14″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.22″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.01″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.02″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.01″1917: 0.38″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.01″1920: 0.02″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.02″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.03″1927: 0.01″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.01″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.11″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.01″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.40″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.01″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″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: 0.02″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 1.25″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.58″1985: 0.04″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.05″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.22″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.05″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.15″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.01″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.23″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.01″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Salt Lake City'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.
Salt Lake City, UT — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Salt Lake City'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.
Salt Lake City, UT — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:21 AM
Sunset7:47 PM
Solar noon12:34 PM
Daylight14h 25m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.77°N, 111.97°W

Nearby Stations

Pocatello, ID151 mi NBurley, ID153 mi NWEly, NV183 mi SWJerome, ID186 mi NWElko, NV199 mi WGrand Junction, CO213 mi SE

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