Rainfall totals Cleveland, OH
Through Oct 7, 2026, Cleveland has received 28.22 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 31.88 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 CLEVELAND in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
as of
Data from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, with records back to 1938. Across the record from 1938, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.55 inches of rain fell on Oct 2, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
According to the National Weather Service daily climate report, 0.07 inches of rain fell at CLEVELAND on Oct 7, 2026.
Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026
| Measured | Normal | vs normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on Oct 7, 2026 | 0.07 inches | 0.12 inches | -0.05 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.07 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.07 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.62 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.62 inches | 0.81 inches | -0.19 inches (-23%) |
| Year to date | 28.22 inches | 31.88 inches | -3.66 inches (-11%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | — |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for CLEVELAND, 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 Cleveland get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.55 inches |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0.28 inches |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.12 inches |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 0.13 inches |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 0.31 inches |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 0.15 inches |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 0.10 inches |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 0.25 inches |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 0.59 inches |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 0.10 inches |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 0.13 inches |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 0.79 inches |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 0.41 inches |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 0.70 inches |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 0.26 inches |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 0.77 inches |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 0.09 inches |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 0.88 inches |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 0.27 inches |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 0.37 inches |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 0.12 inches |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 0.67 inches |
With 1.65 inches on Mar 31, 2026, this is the 131st wettest of the 13,776 measurable rain days in the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport record, which begins in 1938. That is the most rain recorded at this station on March 31 since 1938.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 28.15 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 109-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Cleveland rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.64 inches | 2.99 inches | -1.35 inches (-45%) |
| February | 0.50 inches | 2.49 inches | -1.99 inches (-80%) |
| March | 4.72 inches | 3.06 inches | +1.66 inches (+54%) |
| April | 4.24 inches | 3.75 inches | +0.49 inches (+13%) |
| May | 3.96 inches | 3.79 inches | +0.17 inches (+4%) |
| June | 2.91 inches | 3.83 inches | -0.92 inches (-24%) |
| July | 2.65 inches | 3.67 inches | -1.02 inches (-28%) |
| August | 4.86 inches | 3.56 inches | +1.30 inches (+37%) |
| September | 2.12 inches | 3.93 inches | -1.81 inches (-46%) |
| October | 0.55 inches | 3.60 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 Cleveland
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 22.7 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1938 counts toward the average, 87 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Cleveland
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 4.59 inches | Sep 7, 1996 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 65.32 inches | 2011 |
| Driest year | 18.63 inches | 1963 |
| Average year | 38.32 inches | 87 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 156 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1938 | 32,282 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 2.99 | 2.49 | 3.06 | 3.75 | 3.79 | 3.83 | 3.67 | 3.56 | 3.93 | 3.60 | 3.37 | 2.99 | 41.03 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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