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San Diego rainfall for 2018

San Diego picked up 7.65 inches of rain in 2018. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 28 days at San Diego International Airport; the wettest day brought 1.80 inches on Dec 6, 2018. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 9.79 inches. The total landed 2.14 inches below the normal, which works out to 22% less. 2018 ranks 58th out of 86 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1939.

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San Diego rainfall for 2018

San Diego rainfall for 2018
Year total7.65 inches2018
1991-2020 normal9.79 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal-2.14 inches (-22%)78% of normal
Year rank58th of 86Complete years from 1939, wettest first
Rain days28
Wettest day1.80 inches

Rain by month in 2018

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2018. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2018

Every day with measurable rain in 2018: San Diego
DateRainfall
0.24 inches
0.18 inches
1.80 inches
0.80 inches
0.15 inches
0.65 inches
0.01 inches
0.48 inches
0.09 inches
0.02 inches
0.01 inches
0.08 inches
0.03 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.27 inches
0.07 inches
0.01 inches
0.36 inches
0.01 inches
0.23 inches
0.32 inches
0.04 inches
0.02 inches
0.01 inches
0.02 inches
1.57 inches
0.16 inches

Daily totals come from San Diego International Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1939. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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