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Harrisburg rainfall for 2024

Harrisburg picked up 36.94 inches of rain in 2024. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 127 days at Harrisburg Capital City Airport; the wettest day brought 2.43 inches on Aug 9, 2024. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 40.98 inches. The total landed 4.04 inches below the normal, which works out to 10% less. 2024 ranks 45th out of 77 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1939.

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Harrisburg rainfall for 2024

Harrisburg rainfall for 2024
Year total36.94 inches2024
1991-2020 normal40.98 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal-4.04 inches (-10%)90% of normal
Year rank45th of 77Complete years from 1939, wettest first
Rain days127
Wettest day2.43 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: Harrisburg
DateRainfall
0.17 inches
0.17 inches
0.25 inches
0.01 inches
0.05 inches
0.14 inches
0.19 inches
0.09 inches
1.20 inches
0.10 inches
0.33 inches
0.01 inches
0.61 inches
0.02 inches
0.19 inches
0.26 inches
0.19 inches
0.31 inches
0.05 inches
0.04 inches
0.03 inches
0.03 inches
0.20 inches
0.02 inches
0.46 inches
0.17 inches
0.67 inches
0.10 inches
0.09 inches
0.14 inches
0.09 inches
0.08 inches
0.10 inches
0.08 inches
0.15 inches
0.04 inches
0.10 inches
0.02 inches
0.01 inches
0.06 inches
0.23 inches
0.36 inches
2.43 inches
0.37 inches
0.05 inches
1.84 inches
0.10 inches
0.01 inches
0.35 inches
0.07 inches
0.15 inches
0.01 inches
0.35 inches
0.14 inches
0.11 inches
0.68 inches
1.57 inches
0.13 inches
0.95 inches
0.01 inches
0.99 inches
0.10 inches
0.07 inches
0.04 inches
0.15 inches
0.04 inches
0.11 inches
0.10 inches
0.47 inches
0.13 inches
0.46 inches
0.47 inches
0.52 inches
0.29 inches
0.07 inches
0.46 inches
0.28 inches
0.02 inches
0.04 inches
0.07 inches
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0.08 inches
0.02 inches
0.26 inches
0.02 inches
0.35 inches
0.22 inches
0.03 inches
1.12 inches
1.02 inches
0.66 inches
0.20 inches
0.13 inches
1.06 inches
0.04 inches
0.03 inches
0.03 inches
0.04 inches
1.11 inches
0.07 inches
0.15 inches
0.30 inches
0.57 inches
0.40 inches
0.04 inches
0.05 inches
0.21 inches
0.11 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
1.06 inches
0.11 inches
0.10 inches
0.95 inches
0.03 inches
0.07 inches
0.20 inches
0.11 inches
0.14 inches
0.17 inches
0.05 inches
0.19 inches
0.79 inches
1.75 inches
0.02 inches
0.97 inches
0.05 inches

Daily totals come from Harrisburg Capital City Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1939. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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