Rainfall totals Fort Wayne, IN
Through Oct 7, 2026, Fort Wayne has received 34.25 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 31.77 inches. The normal figure is what the city would typically have seen by this point in the calendar. This reading comes from the station gauge at FORT WAYNE in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
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Data from Fort Wayne International Airport, with records back to 1939. Across the record from 1939, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.53 inches of rain fell on Oct 2, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
FORT WAYNE saw no measurable rain on Oct 7, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.
Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026
| Measured | Normal | vs normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on Oct 7, 2026 | 0.00 inches | 0.09 inches | -0.09 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.54 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.54 inches | 0.67 inches | -0.13 inches (-19%) |
| Year to date | 34.25 inches | 31.77 inches | +2.48 inches (+8%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 1.64 inches | 1922 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for FORT WAYNE, issued the morning after Oct 7, 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.
How much rain did Fort Wayne get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.53 inches |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.99 inches |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 0.09 inches |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 2.01 inches |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 0.83 inches |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 0.77 inches |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 0.20 inches |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 0.29 inches |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 0.09 inches |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 0.31 inches |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 0.20 inches |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 0.56 inches |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 0.43 inches |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 1.08 inches |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 1.15 inches |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 1.20 inches |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 0.16 inches |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 1.53 inches |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 0.35 inches |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 0.27 inches |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 0.70 inches |
With 2.01 inches on Sep 17, 2026, this is the 78th wettest of the 11,466 measurable rain days in the Fort Wayne International Airport record, which begins in 1939. That is the most rain recorded at this station on September 17 since 1939.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 34.25 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 110-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Fort Wayne rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.24 inches | 2.54 inches | -1.30 inches (-51%) |
| February | 0.94 inches | 2.06 inches | -1.12 inches (-54%) |
| March | 3.95 inches | 2.81 inches | +1.14 inches (+41%) |
| April | 5.52 inches | 3.74 inches | +1.78 inches (+48%) |
| May | 3.20 inches | 4.58 inches | -1.38 inches (-30%) |
| June | 4.47 inches | 4.48 inches | -0.01 inches |
| July | 1.84 inches | 4.05 inches | -2.21 inches (-55%) |
| August | 7.56 inches | 3.80 inches | +3.76 inches (+99%) |
| September | 4.99 inches | 3.04 inches | +1.95 inches (+64%) |
| October | 0.54 inches | 2.95 inches |
October is still in progress; figures run through Oct 3, 2026. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Rainfall days at each threshold in Fort Wayne
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Average | 24.0 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Fort Wayne International Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1939 counts toward the average, 85 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Fort Wayne
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 4.40 inches | Jun 3, 1989 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 54.58 inches | 1990 |
| Driest year | 24.31 inches | 2025 |
| Average year | 36.98 inches | 85 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 132 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1939 | 31,740 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 2.54 | 2.06 | 2.81 | 3.74 | 4.58 | 4.48 | 4.05 | 3.80 | 3.04 | 2.95 | 2.96 | 2.47 | 39.48 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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