Rainfall totals Seattle, WA
Through Oct 7, 2026, Seattle has received 21.59 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 24.02 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 SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
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Data from Seattle Tacoma Airport, with records back to 1948. Across the record from 1948, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.01 inches of rain fell on Sep 29, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
SEATTLE-TACOMA 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 | 0.10 inches | -0.10 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.00 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.00 inches | 0.62 inches | -0.62 inches (-100%) |
| Year to date | 21.59 inches | 24.02 inches | -2.43 inches (-10%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 0.71 inches | 1962 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for SEATTLE-TACOMA 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 Seattle get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 0.21 inches |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 0.21 inches |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 0.55 inches |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 0.12 inches |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 0.12 inches |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 0.23 inches |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 0.56 inches |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Jul 22, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 0.36 inches |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 0.09 inches |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 0.53 inches |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 0.66 inches |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| May 29, 2026 | 0.38 inches |
| May 26, 2026 | 0.10 inches |
| May 25, 2026 | 0.17 inches |
| May 16, 2026 | 0.08 inches |
| May 15, 2026 | 0.26 inches |
| May 14, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| May 13, 2026 | 0.13 inches |
| May 12, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 0.46 inches |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 0.36 inches |
| Apr 14, 2026 | 1.06 inches |
With 1.22 inches on Mar 13, 2026, this is the 226th wettest of the 12,206 measurable rain days in the Seattle Tacoma Airport record, which begins in 1948. That is the most rain recorded at this station on March 13 since 1948.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 21.59 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 80-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Seattle rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.27 inches | 5.78 inches | -1.51 inches (-26%) |
| February | 2.92 inches | 3.76 inches | -0.84 inches (-22%) |
| March | 6.71 inches | 4.17 inches | +2.54 inches (+61%) |
| April | 2.77 inches | 3.18 inches | -0.41 inches (-13%) |
| May | 1.14 inches | 1.88 inches | -0.74 inches (-39%) |
| June | 1.34 inches | 1.45 inches | -0.11 inches (-8%) |
| July | 0.42 inches | 0.60 inches | -0.18 inches (-30%) |
| August | 0.56 inches | 0.97 inches | -0.41 inches (-42%) |
| September | 1.46 inches | 1.61 inches | -0.15 inches (-9%) |
| October | 0.00 inches | 3.91 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 Seattle
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 22.4 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Seattle Tacoma Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1948 counts toward the average, 78 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Seattle
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 5.02 inches | Oct 20, 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 55.14 inches | 1950 |
| Driest year | 23.78 inches | 1952 |
| Average year | 38.63 inches | 78 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 156 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1948 | 28,741 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 5.78 | 3.76 | 4.17 | 3.18 | 1.88 | 1.45 | 0.60 | 0.97 | 1.61 | 3.91 | 6.31 | 5.72 | 39.34 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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