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New York City rainfall for 2024

New York City picked up 46.37 inches of rain in 2024. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 125 days at New York City Central Park; the wettest day brought 3.66 inches on Mar 23, 2024. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 49.52 inches. The total landed 3.15 inches below the normal, which works out to 6% less. 2024 ranks 51st out of 126 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1900.

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New York City rainfall for 2024

New York City rainfall for 2024
Year total46.37 inches2024
1991-2020 normal49.52 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal-3.15 inches (-6%)94% of normal
Year rank51st of 126Complete years from 1900, wettest first
Rain days125
Wettest day3.66 inches

Rain by month in 2024

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2024. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2024

Every day with measurable rain in 2024: New York City
DateRainfall
0.40 inches
0.37 inches
0.16 inches
0.56 inches
0.10 inches
0.15 inches
0.04 inches
0.05 inches
0.32 inches
0.02 inches
0.91 inches
0.06 inches
0.85 inches
0.26 inches
0.18 inches
0.09 inches
0.01 inches
0.86 inches
0.19 inches
0.02 inches
0.53 inches
1.57 inches
0.10 inches
0.08 inches
0.01 inches
0.78 inches
0.26 inches
0.18 inches
0.08 inches
0.04 inches
0.24 inches
0.30 inches
0.04 inches
0.25 inches
2.29 inches
0.04 inches
0.11 inches
0.36 inches
0.13 inches
2.08 inches
0.17 inches
0.73 inches
0.52 inches
0.03 inches
0.05 inches
0.11 inches
0.01 inches
1.46 inches
0.12 inches
2.06 inches
0.06 inches
0.11 inches
0.05 inches
0.10 inches
0.04 inches
0.18 inches
0.06 inches
0.23 inches
0.08 inches
0.11 inches
0.28 inches
0.77 inches
0.18 inches
0.65 inches
0.96 inches
0.78 inches
0.04 inches
0.27 inches
0.28 inches
0.03 inches
0.15 inches
0.23 inches
0.21 inches
0.31 inches
0.02 inches
0.03 inches
0.02 inches
0.01 inches
0.05 inches
0.01 inches
0.02 inches
0.10 inches
0.01 inches
0.34 inches
0.24 inches
0.21 inches
1.55 inches
0.87 inches
0.01 inches
0.02 inches
0.04 inches
0.70 inches
0.06 inches
3.66 inches
0.01 inches
0.03 inches
1.53 inches
0.11 inches
1.20 inches
0.43 inches
1.27 inches
0.17 inches
0.52 inches
0.01 inches
0.04 inches
0.04 inches
0.18 inches
0.77 inches
0.32 inches
0.05 inches
0.82 inches
0.19 inches
0.24 inches
0.05 inches
0.05 inches
0.04 inches
0.28 inches
0.04 inches
0.81 inches
0.08 inches
0.22 inches
1.73 inches
0.24 inches
0.41 inches
0.03 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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