WETTESTSINCE
Virginia · precipitation record 1887–2026

Richmond, VA

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2025
7.23in
18th wettest of 140 years · normal 3.96"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 139 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
7.23in
18th wettest of 140 yrs
182% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
16.57in
21st wettest of 140 yrs
146% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
26.24in
56th wettest of 140 yrs
106% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.79in
on Aug 12, 1955 · in 140 years

Dry Streak

0days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 36 days (to Nov 19, 2001)

Wet Streak

4days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

106%
26.24" of a normal 24.69" · wettest 49.35" (1889) · driest 14.73" (1941)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 139-year record (1887–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 43.86" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1188972.02in
2201863.73in
3202063.52in
4200363.29in
5197561.31in

Driest Years on Record

1194122.91in
2197028.29in
3196529.76in
4192130.58in
5193031.01in

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 (~4.47") and driest in Nov (~2.23"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1945, 18.87".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.14in
set in 1922

Rain on Jul 28

34%
of 139 years had measurable rain
1887: 0.00″1888: 0.16″1889: 1.38″1890: 0.12″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.44″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.17″1899: 0.04″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.01″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.09″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.01″1915: 0.09″1916: 0.09″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.01″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 2.14″1923: 0.28″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.04″1926: 0.06″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.33″1934: 0.53″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.43″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.01″1945: 0.03″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.01″1951: 0.12″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.14″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.05″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.07″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.18″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.76″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.07″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.07″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.16″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.10″1982: 0.77″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.17″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.01″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.51″1995: 0.01″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.03″2000: 0.12″2001: 0.03″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.66″2004: 0.44″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.63″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.15″2016: 0.53″2017: 0.22″2018: 0.15″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:11 AM
Sunset7:20 PM
Solar noon12:15 PM
Daylight14h 10m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.51°N, 77.32°W

Nearby Stations

Norfolk, VA75 mi SECharlottesville, VA75 mi NWWashington, DC93 mi NSterling-Dulles Airport, VA98 mi NLynchburg, VA104 mi WWallops Island, VA105 mi E

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