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Sacramento rainfall for 2022

Sacramento picked up 11.19 inches of rain in 2022. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 35 days at Sacramento Executive Airport; the wettest day brought 2.12 inches on Dec 31, 2022. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 18.14 inches. The total landed 6.95 inches below the normal, which works out to 38% less. 2022 ranks 69th out of 78 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1941.

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Sacramento rainfall for 2022

Sacramento rainfall for 2022
Year total11.19 inches2022
1991-2020 normal18.14 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal-6.95 inches (-38%)62% of normal
Year rank69th of 78Complete years from 1941, wettest first
Rain days35
Wettest day2.12 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: Sacramento
DateRainfall
2.12 inches
0.32 inches
0.66 inches
0.73 inches
0.32 inches
0.01 inches
0.31 inches
0.96 inches
0.03 inches
0.12 inches
0.22 inches
1.52 inches
0.47 inches
0.01 inches
0.71 inches
0.09 inches
0.14 inches
0.03 inches
0.21 inches
0.04 inches
0.09 inches
0.01 inches
0.16 inches
0.07 inches
0.03 inches
0.07 inches
0.15 inches
0.13 inches
0.01 inches
0.02 inches
0.96 inches
0.15 inches
0.27 inches
0.04 inches
0.01 inches

Daily totals come from Sacramento Executive Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1941. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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