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Paducah, KY

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 1998
21.03in
3rd wettest of 89 years · normal 11.36"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 88 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.53in
9th wettest of 88 yrs
200% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
21.03in
3rd wettest of 89 yrs
185% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
35.31in
34th wettest of 89 yrs
109% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.49in
on Sep 5, 1985 · in 90 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 48 days (to Nov 15, 1964)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 9 days

Year to Date vs Normal

109%
35.31" of a normal 32.44" · wettest 55.54" (2019) · driest 15.99" (2012)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 88-year record (1938–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 48.86" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201174.85in
2195070.58in
3201970.27in
4200667.11in
5195765.85in

Driest Years on Record

1196328.2in
2201230.05in
3194131.65in
4194432.41in
5194334.58in

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 May (~4.53") and driest in Aug (~2.87"). Wettest calendar month ever: Apr 2011, 15.91".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.27in
set in 1982

Rain on Aug 24

18%
of 88 years had measurable rain
1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.38″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.41″1945: 0.02″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.35″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.06″1958: 0.29″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 1.64″1962: 0.91″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: 0.04″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 2.27″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 1.57″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.01″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.24″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.19″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.45″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: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.26″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″194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Paducah'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.
Paducah, KY — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Paducah'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.
Paducah, KY — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:20 AM
Sunset6:34 PM
Solar noon11:57 AM
Daylight13h 14m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.06°N, 88.77°W

Nearby Stations

Carbondale, IL56 mi NWPoplar Bluff, MO87 mi WEvansville, IN97 mi NENashville, TN132 mi SEJonesboro, AR133 mi SWSt Louis, MO146 mi NW

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