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Portland rainfall for 2020

Portland picked up 41.48 inches of rain in 2020. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 112 days at Portland Jetport; the wettest day brought 2.51 inches on Jun 29, 2020. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 48.12 inches. The total landed 6.64 inches below the normal, which works out to 14% less. 2020 ranks 52nd out of 85 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1940.

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Portland rainfall for 2020

Portland rainfall for 2020
Year total41.48 inches2020
1991-2020 normal48.12 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal-6.64 inches (-14%)86% of normal
Year rank52nd of 85Complete years from 1940, wettest first
Rain days112
Wettest day2.51 inches

Rain by month in 2020

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

Every day with measurable rain in 2020

Every day with measurable rain in 2020: Portland
DateRainfall
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
1.05 inches
0.03 inches
0.08 inches
1.40 inches
0.01 inches
0.37 inches
0.03 inches
1.99 inches
0.24 inches
1.46 inches
0.58 inches
0.01 inches
2.32 inches
0.01 inches
0.27 inches
0.26 inches
0.06 inches
0.02 inches
0.10 inches
0.59 inches
0.32 inches
0.09 inches
0.16 inches
0.01 inches
1.08 inches
0.28 inches
1.96 inches
0.13 inches
0.05 inches
0.43 inches
0.01 inches
0.05 inches
0.08 inches
0.11 inches
1.28 inches
0.11 inches
0.02 inches
0.07 inches
0.17 inches
0.35 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.16 inches
0.01 inches
0.05 inches
0.62 inches
0.03 inches
0.40 inches
0.01 inches
0.52 inches
0.37 inches
0.06 inches
0.32 inches
0.31 inches
2.51 inches
0.21 inches
0.18 inches
0.02 inches
0.11 inches
0.03 inches
0.02 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.49 inches
0.20 inches
0.35 inches
0.10 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.96 inches
0.01 inches
0.64 inches
0.02 inches
0.16 inches
0.13 inches
1.22 inches
0.02 inches
1.33 inches
0.47 inches
1.18 inches
0.03 inches
0.17 inches
0.81 inches
0.17 inches
0.85 inches
0.09 inches
0.26 inches
0.12 inches
0.85 inches
0.11 inches
0.01 inches
1.45 inches
0.57 inches
0.24 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.23 inches
0.01 inches
0.39 inches
0.63 inches
0.22 inches
1.37 inches
0.16 inches
0.32 inches
0.67 inches
0.27 inches
0.21 inches
0.03 inches
0.11 inches
0.17 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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