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Oakland rainfall for 2022

Oakland picked up 15.38 inches of rain in 2022. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 42 days at Oakland International Airport; the wettest day brought 5.01 inches on Dec 31, 2022. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 18.68 inches. The total landed 3.30 inches below the normal, which works out to 18% less. 2022 ranks 39th out of 61 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1948.

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Oakland rainfall for 2022

Oakland rainfall for 2022
Year total15.38 inches2022
1991-2020 normal18.68 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal-3.30 inches (-18%)82% of normal
Year rank39th of 61Complete years from 1948, wettest first
Rain days42
Wettest day5.01 inches

Rain by month in 2022

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2022. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2022

Every day with measurable rain in 2022: Oakland
DateRainfall
5.01 inches
0.88 inches
0.42 inches
1.77 inches
0.22 inches
0.02 inches
0.49 inches
1.02 inches
0.07 inches
0.02 inches
0.07 inches
0.08 inches
0.86 inches
0.57 inches
1.01 inches
0.06 inches
0.05 inches
0.09 inches
0.04 inches
0.21 inches
0.01 inches
0.28 inches
0.01 inches
0.25 inches
0.02 inches
0.28 inches
0.12 inches
0.04 inches
0.41 inches
0.05 inches
0.08 inches
0.20 inches
0.16 inches
0.01 inches
0.12 inches
0.03 inches
0.01 inches
0.05 inches
0.04 inches
0.02 inches
0.10 inches
0.13 inches

Daily totals come from Oakland International Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1948. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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