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Memphis rainfall for 2019

Memphis picked up 73.65 inches of rain in 2019. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 120 days at Memphis International Airport; the wettest day brought 3.39 inches on Oct 6, 2019. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 54.94 inches. The total landed 18.71 inches above the normal, which works out to 34% more. 2019 ranks 3rd out of 78 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1948.

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Memphis rainfall for 2019

Memphis rainfall for 2019
Year total73.65 inches2019
1991-2020 normal54.94 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal+18.71 inches (+34%)134% of normal
Year rank3rd of 78Complete years from 1948, wettest first
Rain days120
Wettest day3.39 inches

Rain by month in 2019

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2019. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2019

Every day with measurable rain in 2019: Memphis
DateRainfall
1.37 inches
0.46 inches
0.02 inches
0.17 inches
1.42 inches
0.19 inches
0.41 inches
0.41 inches
0.35 inches
1.39 inches
0.09 inches
0.48 inches
0.22 inches
0.67 inches
0.69 inches
0.01 inches
0.25 inches
1.69 inches
0.01 inches
3.01 inches
1.56 inches
0.64 inches
0.09 inches
0.04 inches
1.31 inches
0.96 inches
3.39 inches
0.02 inches
0.10 inches
0.63 inches
0.60 inches
0.42 inches
0.01 inches
1.01 inches
0.82 inches
0.15 inches
0.06 inches
0.75 inches
0.03 inches
0.68 inches
0.36 inches
2.28 inches
1.56 inches
1.28 inches
0.11 inches
0.18 inches
0.12 inches
0.44 inches
0.52 inches
0.68 inches
0.81 inches
0.38 inches
0.67 inches
0.67 inches
0.05 inches
0.55 inches
0.14 inches
1.18 inches
2.80 inches
1.18 inches
0.05 inches
0.35 inches
0.10 inches
0.16 inches
1.07 inches
0.09 inches
0.12 inches
1.28 inches
1.73 inches
0.41 inches
0.02 inches
0.19 inches
0.21 inches
0.34 inches
0.84 inches
0.03 inches
2.43 inches
0.14 inches
0.08 inches
0.09 inches
1.42 inches
0.93 inches
1.38 inches
0.20 inches
0.14 inches
0.22 inches
0.26 inches
0.03 inches
1.59 inches
0.21 inches
0.52 inches
0.05 inches
0.87 inches
0.03 inches
0.86 inches
1.62 inches
0.56 inches
1.09 inches
0.91 inches
0.16 inches
0.01 inches
0.05 inches
0.45 inches
2.04 inches
0.06 inches
0.02 inches
0.81 inches
0.11 inches
0.03 inches
1.29 inches
0.05 inches
1.20 inches
0.34 inches
0.35 inches
0.57 inches
0.07 inches
0.02 inches
0.14 inches
0.07 inches
0.65 inches

Daily totals come from Memphis International Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1948. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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