Rainfall totals Raleigh, NC
Through Oct 7, 2026, Raleigh has received 27.78 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 36.90 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 RALEIGH-DURHAM_(ASOS) in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
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Data from Raleigh Durham International Airport, with records back to 1944. Across the record from 1944, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.32 inches of rain fell on Oct 3, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
RALEIGH-DURHAM_(ASOS) saw no measurable rain on Oct 7, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.
Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026
| Measured | Normal | vs normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on Oct 7, 2026 | 0.00 inches | 0.13 inches | -0.13 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.36 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.36 inches | 0.91 inches | -0.55 inches (-60%) |
| Year to date | 27.78 inches | 36.90 inches | -9.12 inches (-25%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 1.59 inches | 1965 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for RALEIGH-DURHAM_(ASOS), 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 Raleigh get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.32 inches |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 0.10 inches |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0.80 inches |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 0.34 inches |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 0.13 inches |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 0.35 inches |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 0.42 inches |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 0.20 inches |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 0.66 inches |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 0.10 inches |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 0.15 inches |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 1.03 inches |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 1.17 inches |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 0.38 inches |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 0.75 inches |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 2.04 inches |
| Jul 22, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 1.48 inches |
| Jul 19, 2026 | 0.09 inches |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 0.12 inches |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 0.14 inches |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Jul 10, 2026 | 0.58 inches |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 2.02 inches |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 1.54 inches |
With 2.04 inches on Jul 23, 2026, this is the 147th wettest of the 9,344 measurable rain days in the Raleigh Durham International Airport record, which begins in 1944. That is the most rain recorded at this station on July 23 since 1944.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 27.74 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 66-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Raleigh rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.34 inches | 3.43 inches | -2.09 inches (-61%) |
| February | 3.01 inches | 2.78 inches | +0.23 inches (+8%) |
| March | 1.61 inches | 4.10 inches | -2.49 inches (-61%) |
| April | 0.82 inches | 3.53 inches | -2.71 inches (-77%) |
| May | 1.54 inches | 3.38 inches | -1.84 inches (-54%) |
| June | 3.56 inches | 3.89 inches | -0.33 inches (-8%) |
| July | 12.16 inches | 5.02 inches | +7.14 inches (+142%) |
| August | 1.21 inches | 4.71 inches | -3.50 inches (-74%) |
| September | 2.17 inches | 5.15 inches | -2.98 inches (-58%) |
| October | 0.32 inches | 3.37 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 Raleigh
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Average | 30.1 | 11.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Raleigh Durham International Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1944 counts toward the average, 81 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Raleigh
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 6.45 inches | Oct 8, 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 60.29 inches | 2018 |
| Driest year | 33.71 inches | 1976 |
| Average year | 44.08 inches | 81 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 114 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1944 | 30,073 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 3.43 | 2.78 | 4.10 | 3.53 | 3.38 | 3.89 | 5.02 | 4.71 | 5.15 | 3.37 | 3.32 | 3.39 | 46.07 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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