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Atlanta rainfall for 2017

Atlanta picked up 52.48 inches of rain in 2017. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 121 days at Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport; the wettest day brought 4.27 inches on Apr 5, 2017. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 50.43 inches. The total landed 2.05 inches above the normal, which works out to 4% more. 2017 ranks 33rd out of 96 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1930.

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Atlanta rainfall for 2017

Atlanta rainfall for 2017
Year total52.48 inches2017
1991-2020 normal50.43 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal+2.05 inches (+4%)104% of normal
Year rank33rd of 96Complete years from 1930, wettest first
Rain days121
Wettest day4.27 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: Atlanta
DateRainfall
0.12 inches
0.28 inches
0.01 inches
0.03 inches
2.05 inches
0.22 inches
0.22 inches
0.96 inches
0.11 inches
0.38 inches
0.30 inches
0.39 inches
0.31 inches
0.04 inches
0.58 inches
1.31 inches
0.08 inches
0.42 inches
1.48 inches
0.10 inches
0.24 inches
3.62 inches
0.07 inches
0.16 inches
0.06 inches
0.69 inches
0.54 inches
0.03 inches
1.98 inches
0.10 inches
1.12 inches
0.33 inches
0.63 inches
0.03 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.02 inches
0.10 inches
0.03 inches
0.38 inches
0.37 inches
0.30 inches
0.04 inches
0.14 inches
0.63 inches
0.11 inches
0.55 inches
0.01 inches
0.63 inches
0.94 inches
0.51 inches
0.32 inches
0.16 inches
0.04 inches
1.78 inches
0.15 inches
0.33 inches
0.34 inches
0.10 inches
0.11 inches
0.02 inches
1.05 inches
0.07 inches
0.34 inches
0.82 inches
0.25 inches
0.11 inches
0.51 inches
0.02 inches
1.53 inches
0.34 inches
0.57 inches
0.10 inches
0.02 inches
0.16 inches
0.04 inches
0.72 inches
0.23 inches
0.01 inches
0.08 inches
0.84 inches
0.02 inches
4.27 inches
0.53 inches
0.15 inches
0.17 inches
0.05 inches
0.03 inches
0.34 inches
0.07 inches
0.20 inches
0.03 inches
0.19 inches
0.19 inches
0.19 inches
0.37 inches
0.02 inches
0.52 inches
0.16 inches
0.06 inches
0.22 inches
0.22 inches
0.06 inches
0.42 inches
0.01 inches
0.07 inches
0.06 inches
0.63 inches
0.08 inches
0.01 inches
0.03 inches
0.19 inches
0.30 inches
0.65 inches
3.12 inches
0.07 inches
0.27 inches
0.01 inches
0.47 inches
2.26 inches
0.84 inches

Daily totals come from Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1930. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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