Rainfall totals Philadelphia, PA
Through Oct 7, 2026, Philadelphia has received 36.64 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 34.60 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 PHILADELPHIA INTL in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
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Data from Philadelphia International Airport, with records back to 1940. Across the record from 1940, 99 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.18 inches of rain fell on Oct 2, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
PHILADELPHIA INTL 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 | 0.12 inches | -0.12 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.30 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.30 inches | 0.84 inches | -0.54 inches (-64%) |
| Year to date | 36.64 inches | 34.60 inches | +2.04 inches (+6%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 1.60 inches | 1951 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for PHILADELPHIA INTL, 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 Philadelphia get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.18 inches |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 0.10 inches |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 1.58 inches |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 0.42 inches |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 0.50 inches |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.22 inches |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 1.47 inches |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 1.34 inches |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 0.07 inches |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 0.83 inches |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 2.33 inches |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 0.43 inches |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 0.71 inches |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 0.86 inches |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 0.07 inches |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 0.09 inches |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 1.55 inches |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 1.10 inches |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 0.26 inches |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 0.72 inches |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 0.75 inches |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 0.12 inches |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 0.32 inches |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 2.70 inches |
With 2.70 inches on Jul 9, 2026, this is the 60th wettest of the 10,160 measurable rain days in the Philadelphia International Airport record, which begins in 1940. That is the most rain recorded at this station on July 9 since 1940.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 36.52 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 94-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Philadelphia rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.84 inches | 3.13 inches | -0.29 inches (-9%) |
| February | 2.24 inches | 2.75 inches | -0.51 inches (-19%) |
| March | 1.90 inches | 3.96 inches | -2.06 inches (-52%) |
| April | 2.11 inches | 3.47 inches | -1.36 inches (-39%) |
| May | 2.77 inches | 3.34 inches | -0.57 inches (-17%) |
| June | 3.40 inches | 4.04 inches | -0.64 inches (-16%) |
| July | 7.03 inches | 4.38 inches | +2.65 inches (+61%) |
| August | 7.44 inches | 4.29 inches | +3.15 inches (+73%) |
| September | 6.61 inches | 4.40 inches | +2.21 inches (+50%) |
| October | 0.18 inches | 3.47 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 Philadelphia
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 28.3 | 10.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Philadelphia International Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1940 counts toward the average, 84 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Philadelphia
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 8.02 inches | Jul 28, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 64.33 inches | 2011 |
| Driest year | 29.34 inches | 1965 |
| Average year | 42.19 inches | 84 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 118 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1940 | 31,329 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 3.13 | 2.75 | 3.96 | 3.47 | 3.34 | 4.04 | 4.38 | 4.29 | 4.40 | 3.47 | 2.91 | 3.97 | 44.11 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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