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Rainfall totals Boise, ID

For Boise, the official rainfall for the year to date is 7.50 inches through Aug 22, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report. The normal for that date is 7.50 inches.

Data from Boise Air Terminal, with records back to 1940.

Official rainfall report for Aug 22, 2026

National Weather Service daily climate report for Boise, Aug 22, 2026
MeasuredNormal
Rain on Aug 22, 20260.00 inches0.01 inches
Month to date0.00 inches0.12 inches
Year to date7.50 inches7.50 inches
Record for Aug 220.89 inches2023

Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for BOISE MUNICIPAL, issued the morning after Aug 22, 2026. The local National Weather Service office issues the daily climate report for the airport station the next morning, and that report is the official figure.

Days with measurable rain, 2026

Days with measurable rain in Boise during 2026, newest first
DateRainfall
Jul 17, 20260.16 inches
Jul 16, 20260.01 inches
Jun 27, 20260.23 inches
Jun 26, 20260.30 inches
Jun 20, 20260.12 inches
Jun 9, 20260.03 inches
Jun 8, 20260.02 inches
May 26, 20260.06 inches
May 25, 20260.02 inches
Apr 22, 20260.87 inches
Apr 21, 20260.01 inches
Apr 16, 20260.01 inches
Apr 15, 20260.53 inches
Apr 13, 20260.80 inches
Apr 12, 20260.78 inches
Apr 11, 20260.04 inches
Apr 10, 20260.39 inches
Apr 2, 20260.16 inches
Apr 1, 20260.28 inches
Mar 31, 20260.11 inches
Mar 14, 20260.02 inches
Mar 5, 20260.03 inches
Mar 4, 20260.61 inches
Mar 2, 20260.01 inches
Mar 1, 20260.01 inches
Feb 25, 20260.07 inches
Feb 24, 20260.53 inches
Feb 18, 20260.05 inches
Feb 17, 20260.12 inches
Feb 16, 20260.17 inches

Through Aug 19, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 7.50 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 42-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

All-time rainfall records

All-time rainfall records for Boise since 1940
Wettest day1.91 inchesJun 12, 1958
Wettest year18.77 inches1983
Driest year6.64 inches1966
Average year11.85 inches86 complete years on record
Rain days a year90average, 0.01 inch or more
Record begins194031,643 daily readings

Monthly rainfall normals

Average monthly rainfall for Boise, 1991 to 2020
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Inches1.411.001.331.231.450.750.210.170.430.811.181.5411.51

Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

The daily climate report is issued by the local National Weather Service forecast office and delivered to this page by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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