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Georgetown, DE

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
23.24in
year to date · normal 27.81"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 79 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.09in
32nd wettest of 80 yrs
123% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
11.78in
33rd driest of 80 yrs
93% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
23.24in
13th driest of 79 yrs
84% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.59in
on Jun 25, 2006 · in 82 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 43 days (to Nov 9, 2024)

Wet Streak

2days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 9 days

Year to Date vs Normal

84%
23.24" of a normal 27.81" · wettest 48.61" (1989) · driest 17.1" (1977)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 77-year record (1947–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 44.32" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194869.21in
2198963.64in
3199661.81in
4200959.97in
5198359.75in

Driest Years on Record

1196828.21in
2196533.92in
3202434.99in
4195735.38in
5196435.51in

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 (~4.18") and driest in Feb (~2.83"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1967, 14.15".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

3.04in
set in 1958

Rain on Aug 24

20%
of 79 years had measurable rain
1945: 2.40″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.02″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 3.04″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: 0.85″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 1.71″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.02″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.04″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.10″1983: 0.04″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.45″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.03″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.01″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.11″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.23″2010: 0.04″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.01″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Georgetown'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.
Georgetown, DE — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Georgetown'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.
Georgetown, DE — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:24 AM
Sunset6:42 PM
Solar noon12:03 PM
Daylight13h 18m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.69°N, 75.36°W

Nearby Stations

Salisbury, MD25 mi SWWallops Island, VA52 mi SAnnapolis, MD64 mi WAtlantic City, NJ67 mi NEWilmington, DE69 mi NAtlantic City Marina, NJ69 mi NE

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