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Rainfall totals Missoula, MT

For 2026, Missoula has recorded 11.76 inches of rain, according to the station gauge. That is the year-to-date total for the city, measured from the start of the year through the most recent day with a complete reading. The normal rainfall for this same point in the year is 10.97 inches, so the two numbers show how this year's rain is running against the average. The reading comes from the station gauge at Missoula International Airport, and it is the basis for the GHCN-Daily station climate record for Missoula.

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Data from Missoula International Airport, with records back to 1948. Across the record from 1948, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.

Most recent rainfall

0.02 inches of rain fell on Sep 23, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.

MISSOULA/BELL FIELD saw no measurable rain on Oct 8, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.

The last measurable rain in Missoula fell on Sep 23, 2026, 15 days ago. In October, rain days at this station are typically 2 days apart.

Official rainfall report for Oct 8, 2026

National Weather Service daily climate report for Missoula, Oct 8, 2026
MeasuredNormalvs normal
Rain on Oct 8, 20260.00 inches—
Last 48 hours0.00 inches
Last 72 hours0.00 inches
Last 7 days0.00 inches
Month to date——
Year to date——
Record for Oct 8—

Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for MISSOULA/BELL FIELD, issued the morning after Oct 8, 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 Missoula get?

Days with measurable rain, 2026

Days with measurable rain in Missoula during 2026, newest first
DateRainfall
Sep 23, 20260.02 inches
Sep 18, 20260.15 inches
Sep 14, 20260.01 inches
Sep 11, 20260.08 inches
Sep 7, 20260.75 inches
Sep 6, 20260.59 inches
Sep 5, 20260.17 inches
Sep 4, 20260.23 inches
Sep 3, 20260.02 inches
Sep 2, 20260.10 inches
Sep 1, 20260.01 inches
Aug 17, 20260.02 inches
Aug 16, 20260.02 inches
Aug 15, 20260.23 inches
Aug 14, 20260.18 inches
Aug 13, 20260.10 inches
Jul 23, 20260.18 inches
Jun 30, 20260.06 inches
Jun 29, 20261.01 inches
Jun 28, 20260.26 inches
Jun 27, 20260.01 inches
Jun 26, 20260.10 inches
Jun 24, 20260.03 inches
Jun 22, 20260.01 inches
Jun 10, 20260.04 inches
Jun 9, 20260.04 inches
Jun 7, 20260.01 inches
Jun 4, 20260.11 inches
Jun 1, 20260.06 inches
May 31, 20260.47 inches

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With 1.01 inches on Jun 29, 2026, this is the 29th wettest of the 9,724 measurable rain days in the Missoula International Airport record, which begins in 1948. That is the most rain recorded at this station on June 29 since 1948.

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Running rain total for 2026, January to December. Dark line is measured, light line is the 1991-2020 normal, violet dot marks the latest day.

Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 11.76 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 79-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

Missoula rainfall by month, 2026

Monthly rainfall totals for Missoula in 2026, compared with 1991-2020 normals.
MonthRainfallNormalvs normal
January0.57 inches0.96 inches-0.39 inches (-41%)
February0.89 inches0.88 inches+0.01 inches (+1%)
March2.16 inches0.92 inches+1.24 inches (+135%)
April1.42 inches1.36 inches+0.06 inches (+4%)
May2.12 inches1.77 inches+0.35 inches (+20%)
June1.74 inches2.14 inches-0.40 inches (-19%)
July0.18 inches0.85 inches-0.67 inches (-79%)
August0.55 inches0.83 inches-0.28 inches (-34%)
September2.13 inches0.96 inches+1.17 inches (+122%)
October0.00 inches1.18 inches

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Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2026. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

October is still in progress; figures run through Oct 3, 2026. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

Rainfall days at each threshold in Missoula

Rainfall days at each threshold in Missoula
Year0.5+ in.1+ in.2+ in.3+ in.
20251000
20242000
20234000
20223100
20213100
20207000
20194100
20183000
20173000
20165000
Average3.80.40.00.0

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A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Missoula International Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1948 counts toward the average, 78 years in total.

Past rainfall years in Missoula

All-time rainfall records

All-time rainfall records for Missoula since 1948
Wettest day2.03 inchesAug 7, 2009
Wettest year21.81 inches1998
Driest year8.62 inches1952
Average year13.60 inches78 complete years on record
Rain days a year124average, 0.01 inch or more
Record begins194828,750 daily readings

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Monthly rainfall normals

Average monthly rainfall for Missoula, 1991 to 2020
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Inches0.960.880.921.361.772.140.850.830.961.181.181.0814.11

Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

Missoula appears in the site's top 12 of the foggiest cities in the US, averaging 38 heavy fog days yearly at its airport station (NCEI daily records).

The daily climate report is issued by the local National Weather Service forecast office and delivered to this page by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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