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Rainfall totals Redding, CA

Through Oct 7, 2026, Redding has received 16.71 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 22.01 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 REDDING MUNICIPAL in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.

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Data from Redding Airport, with records back to 1986. Across the record from 1986, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.

Most recent rainfall

0.50 inches of rain fell on Sep 3, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.

REDDING MUNICIPAL saw no measurable rain on Oct 7, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.

The last measurable rain in Redding fell on Sep 3, 2026, 35 days ago. In October, rain days at this station are typically 1 days apart.

Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026

National Weather Service daily climate report for Redding, Oct 7, 2026
MeasuredNormalvs normal
Rain on Oct 7, 20260.00 inches0.04 inches-0.04 inches
Last 48 hours0.00 inches
Last 72 hours0.00 inches
Last 7 days0.00 inches
Month to date0.00 inches0.25 inches-0.25 inches
Year to date16.71 inches22.01 inches-5.30 inches (-24%)
Record for Oct 71.53 inches1973

Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for REDDING MUNICIPAL, 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 Redding get?

Days with measurable rain, 2026

Days with measurable rain in Redding during 2026, newest first
DateRainfall
Sep 3, 20260.50 inches
Sep 2, 20260.09 inches
Sep 1, 20260.05 inches
Jun 19, 20260.01 inches
Jun 8, 20260.01 inches
May 29, 20260.16 inches
May 28, 20260.38 inches
May 27, 20260.36 inches
May 4, 20260.06 inches
May 3, 20260.01 inches
Apr 26, 20261.39 inches
Apr 21, 20260.50 inches
Apr 20, 20260.79 inches
Apr 12, 20260.58 inches
Apr 11, 20260.46 inches
Apr 10, 20260.19 inches
Apr 1, 20260.14 inches
Mar 31, 20260.25 inches
Mar 1, 20260.01 inches
Feb 28, 20260.01 inches
Feb 25, 20260.06 inches
Feb 24, 20262.74 inches
Feb 23, 20260.33 inches
Feb 22, 20260.06 inches
Feb 19, 20260.74 inches
Feb 18, 20260.01 inches
Feb 17, 20260.21 inches
Feb 16, 20260.28 inches
Feb 15, 20260.83 inches
Feb 14, 20260.01 inches

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With 2.74 inches on Feb 24, 2026, this is the 18th wettest of the 3,133 measurable rain days in the Redding Airport record, which begins in 1986. That is the most rain recorded at this station on February 24 since 1986.

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 16.71 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 40-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

Redding rainfall by month, 2026

Monthly rainfall totals for Redding in 2026, compared with 1991-2020 normals.
MonthRainfallNormalvs normal
January3.92 inches6.04 inches-2.12 inches (-35%)
February6.85 inches5.48 inches+1.37 inches (+25%)
March0.26 inches4.62 inches-4.36 inches (-94%)
April4.05 inches2.41 inches+1.64 inches (+68%)
May0.97 inches1.81 inches-0.84 inches (-46%)
June0.02 inches0.75 inches-0.73 inches (-97%)
July0.00 inches0.07 inches-0.07 inches
August0.00 inches0.13 inches-0.13 inches
September0.64 inches0.45 inches+0.19 inches
October0.00 inches1.92 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 Redding

Rainfall days at each threshold in Redding
Year0.5+ in.1+ in.2+ in.3+ in.
202527811
2024271221
2023291430
202213500
202115710
202013400
201936920
201817620
2017241010
2016341540
Average23.59.31.50.3

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A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Redding Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1986 counts toward the average, 39 years in total.

Past rainfall years in Redding

All-time rainfall records

All-time rainfall records for Redding since 1986
Wettest day4.33 inchesFeb 2, 2025
Wettest year61.59 inches1998
Driest year12.80 inches2013
Average year32.76 inches39 complete years on record
Rain days a year79average, 0.01 inch or more
Record begins198614,627 daily readings

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Monthly rainfall normals

Average monthly rainfall for Redding, 1991 to 2020
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Inches6.045.484.622.411.810.750.070.130.451.923.536.3133.52

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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