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New York City rainfall for 2021

New York City picked up 59.73 inches of rain in 2021. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 140 days at New York City Central Park; the wettest day brought 7.13 inches on Sep 1, 2021. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 49.52 inches. The total landed 10.21 inches above the normal, which works out to 21% more. 2021 ranks 10th out of 126 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1900.

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New York City rainfall for 2021

New York City rainfall for 2021
Year total59.73 inches2021
1991-2020 normal49.52 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal+10.21 inches (+21%)121% of normal
Year rank10th of 126Complete years from 1900, wettest first
Rain days140
Wettest day7.13 inches

Rain by month in 2021

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2021. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2021

Every day with measurable rain in 2021: New York City
DateRainfall
0.05 inches
0.14 inches
0.05 inches
0.09 inches
0.16 inches
0.03 inches
0.12 inches
0.02 inches
0.06 inches
0.17 inches
0.04 inches
0.42 inches
0.04 inches
0.12 inches
0.01 inches
0.04 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.09 inches
0.02 inches
0.33 inches
0.48 inches
0.01 inches
0.04 inches
0.57 inches
0.41 inches
0.16 inches
3.30 inches
0.23 inches
0.03 inches
0.01 inches
0.25 inches
0.11 inches
0.15 inches
0.27 inches
0.66 inches
1.37 inches
0.01 inches
0.09 inches
0.12 inches
0.26 inches
0.02 inches
0.10 inches
7.13 inches
0.67 inches
1.07 inches
2.67 inches
4.45 inches
0.20 inches
0.18 inches
0.83 inches
0.21 inches
0.04 inches
0.47 inches
0.14 inches
0.78 inches
0.49 inches
0.01 inches
0.05 inches
0.01 inches
0.03 inches
0.62 inches
1.42 inches
0.01 inches
0.27 inches
2.06 inches
2.27 inches
0.55 inches
0.34 inches
0.67 inches
0.90 inches
0.65 inches
0.04 inches
0.24 inches
0.14 inches
0.22 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.47 inches
0.07 inches
0.39 inches
0.38 inches
0.02 inches
0.89 inches
0.46 inches
1.22 inches
0.02 inches
0.07 inches
0.01 inches
0.03 inches
0.47 inches
0.05 inches
0.31 inches
0.23 inches
0.58 inches
0.03 inches
0.02 inches
0.05 inches
0.59 inches
0.11 inches
0.04 inches
0.83 inches
0.06 inches
0.49 inches
0.42 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.03 inches
0.35 inches
0.76 inches
0.19 inches
0.01 inches
1.27 inches
0.07 inches
0.60 inches
0.16 inches
0.22 inches
0.39 inches
0.01 inches
0.52 inches
0.14 inches
0.45 inches
0.82 inches
0.02 inches
0.10 inches
0.01 inches
0.39 inches
0.07 inches
0.01 inches
0.13 inches
1.85 inches
0.12 inches
0.10 inches
0.02 inches
0.78 inches
0.38 inches
0.02 inches
0.22 inches
0.05 inches
0.62 inches

Daily totals come from New York City Central Park, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1900. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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