Scranton picked up 46.35 inches of rain in 2021. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 151 days at Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport; the wettest day brought 5.09 inches on Sep 1, 2021. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 38.72 inches. The total landed 7.63 inches above the normal, which works out to 20% more. 2021 ranks 8th out of 76 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1949.
Monthly rain totals for 2021. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.
Every day with measurable rain in 2021
Every day with measurable rain in 2021: Scranton
Date
Rainfall
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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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