Rainfall totals Anchorage, AK
Through Oct 7, 2026, Anchorage has received 16.55 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 12.80 inches. The normal figure is what the city would typically have seen by this point in the calendar. This reading comes from the station gauge at ANCHORAGE AK in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
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Data from Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport, with records back to 1952. Across the record from 1952, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.05 inches of rain fell on Oct 3, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
At ANCHORAGE AK, the total for Oct 7, 2026 was a trace, per the National Weather Service daily climate report.
Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026
| Measured | Normal | vs normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on Oct 7, 2026 | T | 0.07 inches | -0.07 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.04 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.16 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.46 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.46 inches | 0.55 inches | -0.09 inches (-16%) |
| Year to date | 16.55 inches | 12.80 inches | +3.75 inches (+29%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 0.81 inches | 1980 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for ANCHORAGE AK, issued the morning after Oct 7, 2026. The local National Weather Service office issues the daily climate report for the airport station the next morning, and that report is the official figure.
How much rain did Anchorage get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.50 inches |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0.12 inches |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 0.08 inches |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 0.16 inches |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1.16 inches |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 0.11 inches |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 0.32 inches |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 0.10 inches |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0.20 inches |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 0.24 inches |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 0.16 inches |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 0.18 inches |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 0.18 inches |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 0.09 inches |
With 1.16 inches on Sep 15, 2026, this is the 37th wettest of the 8,633 measurable rain days in the Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport record, which begins in 1952. That is the most rain recorded at this station on September 15 since 1952.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 16.16 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 98-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Anchorage rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.96 inches | 0.75 inches | +2.21 inches (+295%) |
| February | 0.71 inches | 0.86 inches | -0.15 inches (-17%) |
| March | 0.34 inches | 0.69 inches | -0.35 inches (-51%) |
| April | 1.42 inches | 0.43 inches | +0.99 inches |
| May | 1.61 inches | 0.65 inches | +0.96 inches (+148%) |
| June | 0.45 inches | 1.02 inches | -0.57 inches (-56%) |
| July | 4.49 inches | 1.82 inches | +2.67 inches (+147%) |
| August | 1.32 inches | 2.93 inches | -1.61 inches (-55%) |
| September | 2.79 inches | 3.10 inches | -0.31 inches (-10%) |
| October | 0.07 inches | 1.82 inches |
October is still in progress; figures run through Oct 3, 2026. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Rainfall days at each threshold in Anchorage
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1952 counts toward the average, 73 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Anchorage
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 2.76 inches | Aug 21, 1997 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 28.60 inches | 2022 |
| Driest year | 8.08 inches | 1969 |
| Average year | 16.35 inches | 73 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 116 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1952 | 27,128 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 0.75 | 0.86 | 0.69 | 0.43 | 0.65 | 1.02 | 1.82 | 2.93 | 3.10 | 1.82 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 16.42 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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