Rainfall totals Eureka, CA
Through Oct 7, 2026, Eureka has received 17.05 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 25.43 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 EUREKA in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
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Data from Eureka Woodley Island, with records back to 1941. Across the record from 1941, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.01 inches of rain fell on Oct 3, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
EUREKA saw no measurable rain on Oct 7, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.
Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026
| Measured | Normal | vs normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on Oct 7, 2026 | 0.00 inches | 0.05 inches | -0.05 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.01 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.02 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.02 inches | 0.33 inches | -0.31 inches |
| Year to date | 17.05 inches | 25.43 inches | -8.38 inches (-33%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 2.31 inches | 1889 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for EUREKA, 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 Eureka get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 0.19 inches |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 0.33 inches |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 0.08 inches |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 0.55 inches |
| May 29, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| May 27, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| May 26, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| May 25, 2026 | 0.21 inches |
| May 13, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| May 12, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| May 5, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| May 4, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| May 3, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| May 1, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 0.07 inches |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 0.23 inches |
With 2.13 inches on Feb 24, 2026, this is the 70th wettest of the 10,364 measurable rain days in the Eureka Woodley Island record, which begins in 1941. That is the most rain recorded at this station on February 24 since 1941.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 16.99 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 67-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Eureka rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.76 inches | 6.67 inches | -2.91 inches (-44%) |
| February | 7.44 inches | 5.64 inches | +1.80 inches (+32%) |
| March | 0.48 inches | 5.75 inches | -5.27 inches (-92%) |
| April | 3.48 inches | 3.64 inches | -0.16 inches (-4%) |
| May | 0.44 inches | 1.66 inches | -1.22 inches (-73%) |
| June | 0.67 inches | 0.70 inches | -0.03 inches (-4%) |
| July | 0.02 inches | 0.18 inches | -0.16 inches |
| August | 0.07 inches | 0.18 inches | -0.11 inches |
| September | 0.62 inches | 0.68 inches | -0.06 inches (-9%) |
| October | 0.01 inches | 2.31 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 Eureka
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Average | 27.2 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Eureka Woodley Island records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1941 counts toward the average, 84 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Eureka
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 6.79 inches | Dec 27, 2002 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 67.21 inches | 1983 |
| Driest year | 16.60 inches | 2013 |
| Average year | 39.11 inches | 84 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 122 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1941 | 30,972 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 6.67 | 5.64 | 5.75 | 3.64 | 1.66 | 0.70 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.68 | 2.31 | 4.89 | 8.10 | 40.40 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Eureka appears in the site's top 12 of the foggiest cities in the US, averaging 43 heavy fog days yearly at its airport station (NCEI daily records).
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