Scranton picked up 61.08 inches of rain in 2018. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 180 days at Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport; the wettest day brought 4.34 inches on Aug 13, 2018. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 38.72 inches. The total landed 22.36 inches above the normal, which works out to 58% more. 2018 is the wettest among 76 complete years, with the station record beginning in 1949.
Monthly rain totals for 2018. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.
Every day with measurable rain in 2018
Every day with measurable rain in 2018: Scranton
Date
Rainfall
0.58″ inches
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0.01″ inches
0.77″ inches
0.02″ inches
0.15″ inches
0.28″ inches
0.77″ inches
0.47″ inches
0.04″ inches
0.10″ inches
Daily totals come from Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1949. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
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