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Ely, NV

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
4.97in
year to date · normal 6.12"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.03in
8th wettest of 105 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.81in
33rd wettest of 106 yrs
178% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
1.22in
32nd driest of 104 yrs
63% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
4.97in
32nd driest of 104 yrs
81% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

2.52in
on Sep 26, 1982 · in 139 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 105 days (to Nov 24, 1893)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 15 days

Year to Date vs Normal

81%
4.97" of a normal 6.12" · wettest 12.03" (2019) · driest 2.16" (1974)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 100-year record (1893–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 9.72" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1189717.2in
2189416.96in
3198215.53in
4189815.06in
5198414.84in

Driest Years on Record

119744.22in
220024.52in
319424.6in
420205.0in
519535.22in

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 Mar (~0.93") and driest in Jun (~0.35"). Wettest calendar month ever: Apr 1900, 5.52".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

0.10in
set in 1898

Rain on Aug 24

17%
of 105 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.10″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.07″1906: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.01″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.07″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.01″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.02″1962: 0.00″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: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.09″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.01″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.01″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.01″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.01″1999: 0.10″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.03″2004: 0.01″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: 0.03″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.04″2023: 0.09″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.03″0″1″19001910194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Ely'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.
Ely, NV — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Ely'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.
Ely, NV — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:01 AM
Sunset6:21 PM
Solar noon11:41 AM
Daylight13h 20m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.30°N, 114.85°W

Nearby Stations

Eureka, NV65 mi WElko, NV116 mi NWSalt Lake City, UT183 mi NEWinnemucca, NV191 mi NWLas Vegas, NV223 mi SBurley, ID231 mi N

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