WETTESTSINCE
Virginia · precipitation record 1893–2026

Charlottesville, VA

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 1988
15.16in
7th driest of 123 years · normal 22.41"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 119 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.9in
50th wettest of 120 yrs
106% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
7.63in
23rd driest of 124 yrs
65% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
15.16in
7th driest of 123 yrs
68% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

9.21in
on Oct 5, 1972 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 43 days (to Nov 8, 2000)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

68%
15.16" of a normal 22.41" · wettest 42.88" (1937) · driest 8.87" (1988)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 96-year record (1901–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 41.53" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1193772.07in
2194869.72in
3200368.68in
4190164.78in
5201862.59in

Driest Years on Record

1198814.9in
2193023.66in
3196325.32in
4198626.01in
5200726.64in

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 (~3.98") and driest in Feb (~2.26"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1944, 16.96".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.88in
set in 1948

Rain on Jul 28

38%
of 119 years had measurable rain
1895: 0.21″1898: 0.60″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.24″1905: 0.09″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.08″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.16″1915: 0.09″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.12″1923: 0.63″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.14″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.44″1934: 0.08″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.04″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.03″1941: 0.00″1943: 0.80″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.56″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.90″1948: 2.88″1949: 0.11″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.07″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.96″1959: 0.14″1960: 0.08″1961: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.21″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.45″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.15″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 1.07″1976: 0.27″1978: 0.02″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.47″1981: 0.77″1982: 0.03″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.55″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.42″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.20″2001: 0.13″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.66″2004: 0.08″2005: 0.08″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.12″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.20″2016: 0.01″2017: 2.01″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.54″2021: 0.14″2022: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″19101920193019401950196019701980200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Charlottesville'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.
Charlottesville, VA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Charlottesville'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.
Charlottesville, VA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:14 AM
Sunset7:26 PM
Solar noon12:20 PM
Daylight14h 13m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.14°N, 78.45°W

Nearby Stations

Lynchburg, VA69 mi SWRichmond, VA75 mi SESterling-Dulles Airport, VA77 mi NEWashington, DC91 mi NEMartinsburg, WV91 mi NElkins, WV91 mi NW

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