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San Francisco rainfall for 2017

San Francisco picked up 25.24 inches of rain in 2017. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 70 days at San Francisco International Airport; the wettest day brought 2.16 inches on Feb 20, 2017. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 19.64 inches. The total landed 5.60 inches above the normal, which works out to 29% more. 2017 ranks 16th out of 80 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1945.

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San Francisco rainfall for 2017

San Francisco rainfall for 2017
Year total25.24 inches2017
1991-2020 normal19.64 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal+5.60 inches (+29%)129% of normal
Year rank16th of 80Complete years from 1945, wettest first
Rain days70
Wettest day2.16 inches

Rain by month in 2017

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2017. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2017

Every day with measurable rain in 2017: San Francisco
DateRainfall
0.04 inches
0.02 inches
0.01 inches
0.21 inches
0.18 inches
0.01 inches
1.60 inches
0.12 inches
0.01 inches
0.03 inches
0.13 inches
0.45 inches
0.03 inches
0.02 inches
0.19 inches
0.22 inches
0.05 inches
0.10 inches
0.01 inches
0.17 inches
0.08 inches
0.18 inches
0.05 inches
0.11 inches
0.49 inches
1.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.02 inches
0.75 inches
0.27 inches
0.28 inches
0.52 inches
0.28 inches
0.29 inches
0.54 inches
0.05 inches
0.02 inches
0.02 inches
0.29 inches
2.16 inches
0.09 inches
0.19 inches
0.86 inches
0.37 inches
0.12 inches
0.64 inches
0.26 inches
0.93 inches
0.49 inches
0.16 inches
0.18 inches
0.44 inches
0.15 inches
0.01 inches
0.32 inches
0.68 inches
0.28 inches
1.19 inches
0.05 inches
0.90 inches
0.30 inches
0.04 inches
1.82 inches
0.27 inches
1.28 inches
0.84 inches
0.49 inches
0.64 inches
0.18 inches
0.05 inches

Daily totals come from San Francisco International Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1945. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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