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Denver rainfall for 2023

Denver picked up 18.94 inches of rain in 2023. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 92 days at Denver International Airport; the wettest day brought 2.92 inches on May 11, 2023. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 14.48 inches. The total landed 4.46 inches above the normal, which works out to 31% more. 2023 ranks 3rd out of 29 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1994.

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Denver rainfall for 2023

Denver rainfall for 2023
Year total18.94 inches2023
1991-2020 normal14.48 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal+4.46 inches (+31%)131% of normal
Year rank3rd of 29Complete years from 1994, wettest first
Rain days92
Wettest day2.92 inches

Rain by month in 2023

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2023. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2023

Every day with measurable rain in 2023: Denver
DateRainfall
0.01 inches
0.07 inches
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0.09 inches
0.07 inches
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0.12 inches
0.39 inches
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0.09 inches
0.60 inches
0.05 inches
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0.11 inches
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0.09 inches
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0.12 inches
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0.77 inches
0.01 inches
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0.28 inches
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1.36 inches
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0.09 inches
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0.45 inches
0.06 inches
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0.05 inches
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0.03 inches
0.83 inches
2.92 inches
0.65 inches
0.05 inches
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0.16 inches
0.31 inches
0.06 inches
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0.02 inches
0.09 inches
0.16 inches
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0.44 inches
0.43 inches
0.07 inches
0.12 inches
0.05 inches

Daily totals come from Denver International Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1994. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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