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Bakersfield rainfall for 2016

Bakersfield picked up 7.13 inches of rain in 2016. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 38 days at Bakersfield Airport; the wettest day brought 0.93 inches on Jan 31, 2016. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 6.36 inches. The total landed 0.77 inches above the normal, which works out to 12% more. 2016 ranks 23rd out of 88 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1937.

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Bakersfield rainfall for 2016

Bakersfield rainfall for 2016
Year total7.13 inches2016
1991-2020 normal6.36 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal+0.77 inches (+12%)112% of normal
Year rank23rd of 88Complete years from 1937, wettest first
Rain days38
Wettest day0.93 inches

Rain by month in 2016

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2016. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2016

Every day with measurable rain in 2016: Bakersfield
DateRainfall
0.47 inches
0.44 inches
0.19 inches
0.91 inches
0.24 inches
0.12 inches
0.04 inches
0.11 inches
0.12 inches
0.05 inches
0.10 inches
0.04 inches
0.15 inches
0.03 inches
0.02 inches
0.01 inches
0.52 inches
0.02 inches
0.04 inches
0.17 inches
0.07 inches
0.29 inches
0.39 inches
0.01 inches
0.23 inches
0.18 inches
0.03 inches
0.01 inches
0.14 inches
0.04 inches
0.93 inches
0.07 inches
0.15 inches
0.10 inches
0.01 inches
0.13 inches
0.08 inches
0.48 inches

Daily totals come from Bakersfield Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1937. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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