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Washington rainfall for 2025

Washington picked up 35.56 inches of rain in 2025. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 116 days at Washington Reagan National Airport; the wettest day brought 1.77 inches on Jun 18, 2025. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 41.82 inches. The total landed 6.26 inches below the normal, which works out to 15% less. 2025 ranks 62nd out of 84 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1941.

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Washington rainfall for 2025

Washington rainfall for 2025
Year total35.56 inches2025
1991-2020 normal41.82 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal-6.26 inches (-15%)85% of normal
Year rank62nd of 84Complete years from 1941, wettest first
Rain days116
Wettest day1.77 inches

Rain by month in 2025

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2025. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2025

Every day with measurable rain in 2025: Washington
DateRainfall
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.03 inches
0.48 inches
0.04 inches
0.26 inches
0.02 inches
0.06 inches
0.86 inches
0.08 inches
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0.14 inches
0.03 inches
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0.07 inches
0.11 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
1.10 inches
0.31 inches
0.01 inches
0.14 inches
0.02 inches
0.07 inches
0.06 inches
0.09 inches
0.09 inches
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0.20 inches
0.04 inches
0.04 inches
0.82 inches
0.20 inches
0.61 inches
1.35 inches
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0.01 inches
0.08 inches
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0.03 inches
0.08 inches
0.73 inches
0.27 inches
0.05 inches
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0.26 inches
0.11 inches
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1.16 inches
0.05 inches
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0.03 inches
0.42 inches
0.15 inches
0.63 inches
0.60 inches
1.77 inches
0.03 inches
1.13 inches
0.33 inches
0.54 inches
0.01 inches
0.06 inches
0.23 inches
0.24 inches
0.79 inches
1.15 inches
0.08 inches
0.11 inches
0.61 inches
0.30 inches
0.66 inches
1.58 inches
0.99 inches
0.03 inches
0.02 inches
0.64 inches
0.22 inches
0.31 inches
0.01 inches
0.55 inches
0.04 inches
0.01 inches
0.07 inches
0.09 inches
1.42 inches
0.79 inches
0.01 inches
0.04 inches
1.00 inches
0.14 inches
0.37 inches
0.07 inches
0.21 inches
0.70 inches
0.02 inches
0.47 inches
0.47 inches
0.19 inches
0.14 inches
0.60 inches
0.05 inches
0.85 inches
0.05 inches
0.77 inches
0.23 inches
0.02 inches
0.01 inches
0.07 inches
0.81 inches
0.04 inches

Daily totals come from Washington Reagan National 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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