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Parkersburg, WV

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 1935
8.02in
2nd wettest of 98 years · normal 2.97"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 97 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
8.02in
2nd wettest of 98 yrs
270% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
18.3in
8th wettest of 98 yrs
155% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
32.84in
18th wettest of 98 yrs
119% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.1in
on Sep 17, 2004 · in 101 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 30 days (to Sep 21, 1955)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 15 days

Year to Date vs Normal

119%
32.84" of a normal 27.68" · wettest 39.95" (1989) · driest 14.7" (1930)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 96-year record (1926–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 39.81" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201157.24in
2199056.12in
3198956.07in
4201853.71in
5200350.95in

Driest Years on Record

1193019.7in
2198727.24in
3195327.34in
4201427.55in
5193428.68in

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 Jul (~3.97") and driest in Sep (~2.36"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1958, 12.05".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.65in
set in 1928

Rain on Aug 24

23%
of 97 years had measurable rain
1926: 0.69″1927: 0.02″1928: 1.65″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.02″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.40″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.36″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.32″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: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.01″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.93″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: 0.00″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: 0.41″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.36″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.26″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.30″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.02″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 1.49″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.70″1997: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.06″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.05″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.01″2011: 0.09″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: 0.03″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.17″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″193019401950196019701980199020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Parkersburg'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.
Parkersburg, WV — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Parkersburg'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.
Parkersburg, WV — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:48 AM
Sunset7:08 PM
Solar noon12:28 PM
Daylight13h 20m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.34°N, 81.44°W

Nearby Stations

Zanesville, OH48 mi NWClarksburg, WV65 mi ECharleston, WV66 mi SWheeling, WV71 mi NENew Philadelphia, OH78 mi NMorgantown, WV83 mi E

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