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Philadelphia rainfall for 2023

Philadelphia picked up 42.19 inches of rain in 2023. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 117 days at Philadelphia International Airport; the wettest day brought 2.19 inches on Dec 18, 2023. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 44.11 inches. The total landed 1.92 inches below the normal, which works out to 4% less. 2023 ranks 40th out of 84 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1940.

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Philadelphia rainfall for 2023

Philadelphia rainfall for 2023
Year total42.19 inches2023
1991-2020 normal44.11 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal-1.92 inches (-4%)96% of normal
Year rank40th of 84Complete years from 1940, wettest first
Rain days117
Wettest day2.19 inches

Rain by month in 2023

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2023. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2023

Every day with measurable rain in 2023: Philadelphia
DateRainfall
0.21 inches
1.48 inches
0.01 inches
2.19 inches
0.83 inches
0.42 inches
1.66 inches
0.01 inches
0.69 inches
0.42 inches
0.87 inches
0.73 inches
1.08 inches
0.05 inches
0.02 inches
0.11 inches
0.03 inches
0.01 inches
0.07 inches
0.01 inches
0.46 inches
0.02 inches
0.01 inches
0.21 inches
0.06 inches
0.02 inches
0.09 inches
0.53 inches
1.15 inches
0.46 inches
0.65 inches
0.16 inches
0.04 inches
1.96 inches
0.36 inches
0.30 inches
0.24 inches
0.02 inches
0.06 inches
0.05 inches
0.17 inches
0.01 inches
0.29 inches
1.09 inches
0.01 inches
1.11 inches
0.20 inches
0.23 inches
0.25 inches
0.31 inches
0.60 inches
0.15 inches
1.74 inches
0.11 inches
0.93 inches
0.18 inches
0.11 inches
0.32 inches
0.16 inches
0.15 inches
1.07 inches
0.51 inches
0.09 inches
0.02 inches
0.56 inches
0.18 inches
1.04 inches
0.17 inches
0.58 inches
0.02 inches
0.16 inches
0.02 inches
0.02 inches
0.04 inches
1.51 inches
0.63 inches
1.33 inches
0.05 inches
0.06 inches
0.14 inches
0.59 inches
0.09 inches
0.27 inches
0.50 inches
0.15 inches
0.23 inches
0.12 inches
0.42 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.08 inches
0.02 inches
0.24 inches
0.01 inches
0.19 inches
0.51 inches
0.07 inches
0.24 inches
0.04 inches
0.04 inches
0.63 inches
0.17 inches
0.11 inches
0.01 inches
0.01 inches
0.02 inches
0.25 inches
0.71 inches
0.20 inches
0.59 inches
1.10 inches
0.02 inches
0.09 inches
0.07 inches
0.06 inches
0.18 inches
0.07 inches

Daily totals come from Philadelphia International Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1940. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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