Rainfall totals Cedar Rapids, IA
Through Oct 7, 2026, Cedar Rapids has received 41.36 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 30.14 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 CEDAR RAPIDS in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
as of
Data from Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport, with records back to 1953. Across the record from 1953, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 97 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.78 inches of rain fell on Oct 1, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
CEDAR RAPIDS 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 | 0.78 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.78 inches | 0.73 inches | +0.05 inches (+7%) |
| Year to date | 41.36 inches | 30.14 inches | +11.22 inches (+37%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 2.15 inches | 1948 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for CEDAR RAPIDS, 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 Cedar Rapids get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.78 inches |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.03 inches |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 0.10 inches |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 0.14 inches |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0.28 inches |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 2.49 inches |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.34 inches |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 0.26 inches |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 0.41 inches |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1.38 inches |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 0.17 inches |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 0.35 inches |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 0.81 inches |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 1.30 inches |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 0.14 inches |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 0.19 inches |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 0.13 inches |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 0.35 inches |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 0.42 inches |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 1.52 inches |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 0.10 inches |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 0.55 inches |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 0.23 inches |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 0.54 inches |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2.39 inches |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 1.51 inches |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
With 2.49 inches on Sep 20, 2026, this is the 43rd wettest of the 7,788 measurable rain days in the Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport record, which begins in 1953. That is the most rain recorded at this station on September 20 since 1953.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 40.74 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 77-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Cedar Rapids rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.55 inches | 0.95 inches | -0.40 inches (-42%) |
| February | 0.28 inches | 1.22 inches | -0.94 inches (-77%) |
| March | 1.29 inches | 1.99 inches | -0.70 inches (-35%) |
| April | 6.37 inches | 3.56 inches | +2.81 inches (+79%) |
| May | 1.86 inches | 4.25 inches | -2.39 inches (-56%) |
| June | 8.80 inches | 5.56 inches | +3.24 inches (+58%) |
| July | 5.47 inches | 4.41 inches | +1.06 inches (+24%) |
| August | 4.22 inches | 4.07 inches | +0.15 inches (+4%) |
| September | 11.12 inches | 3.40 inches | +7.72 inches (+227%) |
| October | 0.78 inches | 2.91 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 Cedar Rapids
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Average | 21.8 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1953 counts toward the average, 72 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Cedar Rapids
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 5.35 inches | Aug 27, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 60.46 inches | 1993 |
| Driest year | 19.31 inches | 1988 |
| Average year | 33.83 inches | 72 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 107 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1953 | 26,732 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 0.95 | 1.22 | 1.99 | 3.56 | 4.25 | 5.56 | 4.41 | 4.07 | 3.40 | 2.91 | 2.00 | 1.59 | 35.91 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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