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Rainfall totals Monterey, CA

For Monterey, the station record shows 12.59 inches of rain for the year to date in 2026. The normal for the same date is 11.02 inches.

Data from Monterey Peninsula Airport, with records back to 1968.

Official rainfall report for Aug 21, 2026

National Weather Service daily climate report for Monterey, Aug 21, 2026
MeasuredNormal
Rain on Aug 21, 20260.00 inches
Month to date0.00 inches
Year to date12.59 inches
Record for Aug 21

Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for MONTEREY PENINSULA, issued the morning after Aug 21, 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.

Days with measurable rain, 2026

Days with measurable rain in Monterey during 2026, newest first
DateRainfall
Jun 27, 20260.02 inches
May 28, 20260.65 inches
May 27, 20260.01 inches
May 26, 20260.06 inches
May 4, 20260.01 inches
Apr 26, 20260.01 inches
Apr 25, 20260.02 inches
Apr 21, 20260.47 inches
Apr 20, 20260.80 inches
Apr 13, 20260.09 inches
Apr 12, 20260.28 inches
Apr 11, 20260.58 inches
Apr 10, 20260.40 inches
Apr 2, 20260.07 inches
Mar 1, 20260.01 inches
Feb 20, 20260.01 inches
Feb 19, 20260.56 inches
Feb 18, 20260.18 inches
Feb 17, 20260.97 inches
Feb 16, 20262.25 inches
Feb 15, 20260.61 inches
Feb 11, 20260.53 inches
Feb 10, 20260.17 inches
Jan 22, 20260.03 inches
Jan 8, 20260.07 inches
Jan 6, 20260.04 inches
Jan 5, 20260.59 inches
Jan 4, 20262.24 inches
Jan 3, 20260.04 inches
Jan 2, 20260.12 inches

Through Aug 19, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 12.59 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 31-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

All-time rainfall records

All-time rainfall records for Monterey since 1968
Wettest day3.64 inchesDec 11, 2014
Wettest year26.33 inches2019
Driest year4.43 inches2013
Average year14.90 inches34 complete years on record
Rain days a year62average, 0.01 inch or more
Record begins196813,285 daily readings

Monthly rainfall normals

Average monthly rainfall for Monterey, 1991 to 2020
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Inches3.493.032.801.030.510.130.020.020.070.861.452.8316.24

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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