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Michigan · precipitation record 1874–2026

Detroit, MI

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
18.44in
year to date · normal 21.81"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.01in
40th wettest of 152 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.43in
44th driest of 153 yrs
69% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
7.76in
43rd driest of 153 yrs
84% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
18.44in
31st driest of 153 yrs
85% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.74in
on Jul 31, 1925 · in 153 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 39 days (to Sep 27, 1908)

Wet Streak

2days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 18 days

Year to Date vs Normal

85%
18.44" of a normal 21.81" · wettest 31.41" (1880) · driest 13.01" (1958)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 152-year record (1874–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 32.37" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201147.7in
2188047.69in
3188145.44in
4201843.81in
5187843.4in

Driest Years on Record

1196320.49in
2188921.06in
3193421.58in
4195821.73in
5197122.79in

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 Jun (~3.26") and driest in Feb (~1.82"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1878, 8.76".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

3.50in
set in 2023

Rain on Aug 24

30%
of 152 years had measurable rain
1874: 0.00″1875: 0.00″1876: 0.02″1877: 0.15″1878: 0.07″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.60″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.00″1885: 1.05″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.03″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.53″1892: 0.33″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.31″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.02″1898: 0.11″1899: 0.05″1900: 0.04″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.88″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.27″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.32″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.01″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.03″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.12″1923: 0.04″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.28″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.45″1931: 0.07″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.08″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.28″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.01″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.60″1958: 0.04″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.65″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: 0.01″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.29″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.01″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.32″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.01″1993: 0.25″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.15″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.17″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.21″2007: 0.67″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.37″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.21″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.14″2021: 0.42″2022: 0.00″2023: 3.50″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.01″0″1″2″3″4″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Detroit'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.
Detroit, MI — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Detroit'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.
Detroit, MI — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:51 AM
Sunset6:19 PM
Solar noon11:35 AM
Daylight13h 28m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.23°N, 83.33°W

Nearby Stations

Toledo, OH50 mi SWFlint, MI55 mi NWLansing, MI74 mi NWCleveland, OH95 mi SESaginaw, MI97 mi NWBattle Creek, MI97 mi W

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