Rainfall totals Marquette, MI
Through Oct 7, 2026, Marquette has received 27.21 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 28.10 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 Marquette in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
as of
Data from Marquette Weather Forecast Office, with records back to 1959. Across the record from 1959, 99 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.22 inches of rain fell on Oct 3, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
According to the National Weather Service daily climate report, 0.08 inches of rain fell at Marquette on Oct 7, 2026.
Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026
| Measured | Normal | vs normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on Oct 7, 2026 | 0.08 inches | 0.13 inches | -0.05 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.08 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.08 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.32 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.32 inches | 0.96 inches | -0.64 inches (-67%) |
| Year to date | 27.21 inches | 28.10 inches | -0.89 inches (-3%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 1.34 inches | 2017 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for Marquette, 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 Marquette get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.22 inches |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.17 inches |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 0.07 inches |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.09 inches |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 0.18 inches |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 0.78 inches |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 0.08 inches |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 0.18 inches |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 0.28 inches |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1.41 inches |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 0.12 inches |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 0.59 inches |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 0.35 inches |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 0.37 inches |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 0.11 inches |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 0.11 inches |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 0.59 inches |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 0.14 inches |
With 2.27 inches on Mar 15, 2026, this is the 31st wettest of the 10,794 measurable rain days in the Marquette Weather Forecast Office record, which begins in 1959. That is the most rain recorded at this station on March 15 since 1959.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 27.11 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 121-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Marquette rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.03 inches | 2.33 inches | +1.70 inches (+73%) |
| February | 3.72 inches | 2.24 inches | +1.48 inches (+66%) |
| March | 6.33 inches | 2.67 inches | +3.66 inches (+137%) |
| April | 3.62 inches | 3.35 inches | +0.27 inches (+8%) |
| May | 0.91 inches | 3.37 inches | -2.46 inches (-73%) |
| June | 3.04 inches | 3.27 inches | -0.23 inches (-7%) |
| July | 3.13 inches | 3.10 inches | +0.03 inches (+1%) |
| August | 0.74 inches | 2.85 inches | -2.11 inches (-74%) |
| September | 1.37 inches | 3.96 inches | -2.59 inches (-65%) |
| October | 0.22 inches | 4.04 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 Marquette
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 20.3 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Marquette Weather Forecast Office records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1959 counts toward the average, 65 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Marquette
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 4.65 inches | Oct 24, 1959 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 51.59 inches | 1985 |
| Driest year | 22.24 inches | 1961 |
| Average year | 36.21 inches | 65 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 163 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1959 | 24,277 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 2.33 | 2.24 | 2.67 | 3.35 | 3.37 | 3.27 | 3.10 | 2.85 | 3.96 | 4.04 | 2.90 | 2.60 | 36.68 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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