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Louisville rainfall for 2023

Louisville picked up 41.09 inches of rain in 2023. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 111 days at Louisville International Airport; the wettest day brought 2.79 inches on Mar 3, 2023. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 48.34 inches. The total landed 7.25 inches below the normal, which works out to 15% less. 2023 ranks 53rd out of 78 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1948.

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Louisville rainfall for 2023

Louisville rainfall for 2023
Year total41.09 inches2023
1991-2020 normal48.34 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal-7.25 inches (-15%)85% of normal
Year rank53rd of 78Complete years from 1948, wettest first
Rain days111
Wettest day2.79 inches

Rain by month in 2023

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2023. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2023

Every day with measurable rain in 2023: Louisville
DateRainfall
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.02 inches
0.53 inches
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0.67 inches
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0.46 inches
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0.88 inches
0.91 inches
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0.28 inches
0.10 inches
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1.25 inches
0.69 inches
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0.28 inches
0.92 inches
0.54 inches
2.17 inches
0.09 inches
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0.09 inches
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0.16 inches
2.79 inches
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0.49 inches
1.95 inches
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0.34 inches
0.25 inches
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0.21 inches
0.03 inches
0.53 inches
0.01 inches
2.55 inches
0.10 inches

Daily totals come from Louisville International Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1948. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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