Rochester picked up 45.37 inches of rain in 2017. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 171 days at Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport; the wettest day brought 2.39 inches on Oct 9, 2017. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 35.09 inches. The total landed 10.28 inches above the normal, which works out to 29% more. 2017 is the wettest among 100 complete years, with the station record beginning in 1926.
Monthly rain totals for 2017. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.
Every day with measurable rain in 2017
Every day with measurable rain in 2017: Rochester
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Daily totals come from Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1926. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
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