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Anchorage rainfall for 2023

Anchorage picked up 24.22 inches of rain in 2023. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 156 days at Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport; the wettest day brought 1.10 inches on Aug 16, 2023. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 16.42 inches. The total landed 7.80 inches above the normal, which works out to 48% more. 2023 ranks 3rd out of 73 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1952.

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Anchorage rainfall for 2023

Anchorage rainfall for 2023
Year total24.22 inches2023
1991-2020 normal16.42 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal+7.80 inches (+48%)148% of normal
Year rank3rd of 73Complete years from 1952, wettest first
Rain days156
Wettest day1.10 inches

Rain by month in 2023

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2023. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2023

Every day with measurable rain in 2023: Anchorage
DateRainfall
0.02 inches
0.04 inches
0.15 inches
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0.25 inches
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0.68 inches
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0.45 inches
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0.02 inches
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0.78 inches
0.05 inches
0.11 inches
0.31 inches
0.07 inches
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0.42 inches
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0.26 inches
0.10 inches
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0.28 inches
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0.06 inches
0.02 inches
0.15 inches
0.07 inches
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0.11 inches
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0.01 inches
0.03 inches
0.07 inches
0.12 inches
0.08 inches
0.09 inches
0.05 inches
0.14 inches

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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