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Phoenix rainfall for 2018

Phoenix picked up 9.29 inches of rain in 2018. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 33 days at Phoenix Airport; the wettest day brought 2.36 inches on Oct 2, 2018. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 7.22 inches. The total landed 2.07 inches above the normal, which works out to 29% more. 2018 ranks 16th out of 84 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1933.

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Phoenix rainfall for 2018

Phoenix rainfall for 2018
Year total9.29 inches2018
1991-2020 normal7.22 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal+2.07 inches (+29%)129% of normal
Year rank16th of 84Complete years from 1933, wettest first
Rain days33
Wettest day2.36 inches

Rain by month in 2018

Measured total1991-2020 normal
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: Phoenix
DateRainfall
0.14 inches
0.02 inches
0.03 inches
0.09 inches
0.26 inches
0.03 inches
2.19 inches
0.04 inches
0.41 inches
2.36 inches
0.32 inches
0.07 inches
0.17 inches
0.19 inches
0.42 inches
0.25 inches
0.03 inches
0.03 inches
0.56 inches
0.08 inches
0.08 inches
0.05 inches
0.01 inches
0.03 inches
0.01 inches
0.09 inches
0.56 inches
0.04 inches
0.22 inches
0.02 inches
0.28 inches
0.05 inches
0.16 inches

Daily totals come from Phoenix Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1933. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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