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Rainfall totals Fresno, CA

Through Oct 7, 2026, Fresno has received 4.54 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 7.83 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 FRESNO AIR TERMINAL in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.

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Data from Fresno Yosemite International Airport, with records back to 1948. Across the record from 1948, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.

Most recent rainfall

0.02 inches of rain fell on May 28, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.

FRESNO AIR TERMINAL saw no measurable rain on Oct 7, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.

The last measurable rain in Fresno fell on May 28, 2026, 133 days ago. In October, rain days at this station are typically 6 days apart.

Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026

National Weather Service daily climate report for Fresno, Oct 7, 2026
MeasuredNormalvs normal
Rain on Oct 7, 20260.00 inches0.01 inches-0.01 inches
Last 48 hours0.00 inches
Last 72 hours0.00 inches
Last 7 days0.00 inches
Month to date0.00 inches0.06 inches-0.06 inches
Year to date4.54 inches7.83 inches-3.29 inches (-42%)
Record for Oct 70.67 inches1973

Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for FRESNO AIR TERMINAL, 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 Fresno get?

Days with measurable rain, 2026

Days with measurable rain in Fresno during 2026, newest first
DateRainfall
May 28, 20260.02 inches
Apr 27, 20260.01 inches
Apr 25, 20260.61 inches
Apr 21, 20260.50 inches
Apr 12, 20260.05 inches
Apr 11, 20260.13 inches
Apr 9, 20260.01 inches
Mar 31, 20260.05 inches
Feb 19, 20260.43 inches
Feb 17, 20260.85 inches
Feb 16, 20260.88 inches
Feb 10, 20260.06 inches
Jan 8, 20260.01 inches
Jan 4, 20260.06 inches
Jan 3, 20260.32 inches
Jan 1, 20260.55 inches

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With 0.88 inches on Feb 16, 2026, this is the 148th wettest of the 3,514 measurable rain days in the Fresno Yosemite International Airport record, which begins in 1948.

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Running rain total for 2026, January to December. Dark line is measured, light line is the 1991-2020 normal, violet dot marks the latest day.

Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 4.54 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 16-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

Fresno rainfall by month, 2026

Monthly rainfall totals for Fresno in 2026, compared with 1991-2020 normals.
MonthRainfallNormalvs normal
January0.94 inches2.16 inches-1.22 inches (-56%)
February2.22 inches1.93 inches+0.29 inches (+15%)
March0.05 inches1.90 inches-1.85 inches (-97%)
April1.31 inches1.04 inches+0.27 inches (+26%)
May0.02 inches0.42 inches-0.40 inches
June0.00 inches0.24 inches-0.24 inches
July0.00 inches0.03 inches-0.03 inches
August0.00 inches0.00 inches
September0.00 inches0.05 inches-0.05 inches
October0.00 inches0.56 inches

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Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2026. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

October is still in progress; figures run through Oct 3, 2026. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

Rainfall days at each threshold in Fresno

Rainfall days at each threshold in Fresno
Year0.5+ in.1+ in.2+ in.3+ in.
20259300
20249000
20237210
20225100
20214200
20202000
20198000
20185100
20178110
201610200
Average6.61.10.10.0

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A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Fresno Yosemite International Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1948 counts toward the average, 78 years in total.

Past rainfall years in Fresno

All-time rainfall records

All-time rainfall records for Fresno since 1948
Wettest day2.38 inchesMar 10, 1995
Wettest year21.61 inches1983
Driest year3.01 inches2013
Average year10.71 inches78 complete years on record
Rain days a year45average, 0.01 inch or more
Record begins194828,750 daily readings

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Monthly rainfall normals

Average monthly rainfall for Fresno, 1991 to 2020
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Inches2.161.931.901.040.420.240.030.000.050.560.871.7910.99

Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

The daily climate report is issued by the local National Weather Service forecast office and delivered to this page by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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