Anchorage picked up 18.44 inches of rain in 2018. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 144 days at Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport; the wettest day brought 0.89 inches on Nov 11, 2018. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 16.42 inches. The total landed 2.02 inches above the normal, which works out to 12% more. 2018 ranks 19th out of 73 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1952.
Monthly rain totals for 2018. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.
Every day with measurable rain in 2018
Every day with measurable rain in 2018: Anchorage
Date
Rainfall
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Daily totals come from Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1952. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
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