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Grand Rapids, MI

THIS YEAR · 2026
WETTEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2019
28.34in
12th wettest of 131 years · normal 22.4"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 131 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.24in
18th wettest of 132 yrs
191% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.97in
60th driest of 132 yrs
98% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
28.34in
12th wettest of 131 yrs
127% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.22in
on Jun 5, 1905 · in 135 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 34 days (to May 18, 1903)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 17 days

Year to Date vs Normal

127%
28.34" of a normal 22.4" · wettest 34.63" (2011) · driest 12.28" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 130-year record (1896–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 34.72" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201951.37in
2200848.8in
3198647.53in
4199446.58in
5199346.47in

Driest Years on Record

1193020.92in
2196222.77in
3194423.46in
4191023.53in
5191323.68in

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 (~3.19") and driest in Feb (~1.65"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1892, 13.22".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.56in
set in 1993

Rain on Aug 24

22%
of 131 years had measurable rain
1892: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.62″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.82″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.11″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.06″1917: 0.15″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.69″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.20″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: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.79″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.05″1958: 0.14″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.09″1962: 0.10″1963: 0.56″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: 0.06″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.42″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.09″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 1.25″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 1.53″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 1.56″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.01″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.05″1998: 0.01″1999: 0.29″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.02″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.27″2007: 0.57″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: 0.02″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.06″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.12″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:59 AM
Sunset6:29 PM
Solar noon11:44 AM
Daylight13h 30m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.88°N, 85.52°W

Nearby Stations

Holland, MI30 mi WMuskegon, MI41 mi WBattle Creek, MI41 mi SEKalamazoo, MI45 mi SLansing, MI47 mi ESaginaw, MI85 mi NE

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