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Portland rainfall for 2017

Portland picked up 43.63 inches of rain in 2017. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 128 days at Portland Jetport; the wettest day brought 1.91 inches on Aug 18, 2017. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 48.12 inches. The total landed 4.49 inches below the normal, which works out to 9% less. 2017 ranks 44th out of 85 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1940.

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Portland rainfall for 2017

Portland rainfall for 2017
Year total43.63 inches2017
1991-2020 normal48.12 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal-4.49 inches (-9%)91% of normal
Year rank44th of 85Complete years from 1940, wettest first
Rain days128
Wettest day1.91 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: Portland
DateRainfall
0.02 inches
0.34 inches
0.56 inches
0.21 inches
0.03 inches
0.25 inches
0.01 inches
0.81 inches
0.02 inches
0.49 inches
0.31 inches
0.33 inches
0.08 inches
0.43 inches
0.43 inches
0.22 inches
0.55 inches
0.09 inches
0.03 inches
0.32 inches
0.03 inches
0.76 inches
0.56 inches
1.76 inches
1.38 inches
0.06 inches
0.01 inches
0.46 inches
0.12 inches
0.03 inches
0.03 inches
0.04 inches
0.01 inches
0.61 inches
0.62 inches
0.01 inches
0.91 inches
0.41 inches
0.36 inches
0.01 inches
1.91 inches
0.01 inches
0.08 inches
0.14 inches
0.02 inches
0.05 inches
0.24 inches
0.57 inches
0.04 inches
0.01 inches
0.18 inches
0.01 inches
0.37 inches
0.17 inches
0.06 inches
0.20 inches
0.33 inches
0.01 inches
0.02 inches
0.41 inches
0.03 inches
0.72 inches
0.14 inches
0.04 inches
0.01 inches
0.11 inches
0.52 inches
0.02 inches
1.74 inches
1.03 inches
0.53 inches
0.04 inches
0.72 inches
0.01 inches
0.05 inches
0.01 inches
0.13 inches
0.68 inches
0.33 inches
0.13 inches
1.31 inches
0.54 inches
0.13 inches
0.36 inches
0.16 inches
0.03 inches
0.20 inches
1.83 inches
0.01 inches
0.72 inches
1.11 inches
0.36 inches
0.07 inches
0.25 inches
0.75 inches
0.28 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
1.43 inches
0.05 inches
0.15 inches
0.06 inches
0.08 inches
0.14 inches
0.25 inches
0.03 inches
0.27 inches
0.92 inches
0.44 inches
1.13 inches
0.21 inches
0.43 inches
0.13 inches
0.57 inches
0.03 inches
0.01 inches
1.36 inches
0.03 inches
0.41 inches
0.02 inches
0.11 inches
0.23 inches
0.20 inches
0.01 inches
0.09 inches
0.12 inches
1.01 inches
0.05 inches

Daily totals come from Portland Jetport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1940. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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