San Francisco Rainfall Climatology
1849-2013

CHRONOLOGICAL SORTED AND RANKED
First Half of Season Season Calendar Year First Half of Season Season Calendar Year
Jul-Dec Amount Jul-Jun Amount Year Amount Rank Jul-Dec Amount Rank Jul-Jun Amount Rank Year Amount
1849 18.00 1849-1850 33.10 1849   1 1917 1.55 1 1850-1851 7.42 1 2013 5.59
1850 2.30 1850-1851 7.42 1850 17.40 2 1958 1.78 2 1975-1976 7.95 2 1917 9.00
1851 10.57 1851-1852 18.55 1851 15.69 3 1956 1.89 3 1897-1898 9.38 3 1898 9.31
1852 19.31 1852-1853 35.26 1852 27.29 4 2013 2.08 4 1863-1864 10.08 4 1976 9.43
1853 5.22 1853-1854 23.87 1853 21.17 5 1850 2.30 5 1919-1920 10.46 5 1929 10.00
1854 3.80 1854-1855 23.83 1854 22.45 6 1939 2.48 6 1958-1959 10.46 6 1923 10.99
1855 6.43 1855-1856 21.66 1855 26.46 7 1978 2.76 7 1876-1877 11.04 7 1939 11.16
1856 7.08 1856-1857 19.91 1856 22.31 8 1990 2.82 8 1971-1972 11.06 8 1877 11.93
1857 8.13 1857-1858 21.81 1857 20.96 9 1910 2.91 9 1976-1977 11.06 9 1932 12.00
1858 9.78 1858-1859 22.22 1858 23.46 10 1905 2.97 10 1917-1918 11.48 10 1971 12.32
1859 8.95 1859-1860 22.27 1859 21.39 11 1878 2.98 11 1923-1924 11.62 11 1946 12.34
1860 7.86 1860-1861 19.72 1860 21.18 12 1862 3.02 12 1912-1913 11.97 12 1977 12.36
1861 13.66 1861-1862 49.27 1861 25.52 13 1929 3.10 13 1963-1964 12.32 13 1910 12.38
1862 3.02 1862-1863 13.74 1862 38.63 14 1953 3.11 14 1938-1939 12.53 14 1989 12.40
1863 4.38 1863-1864 10.08 1863 15.10 15 1923 3.31 15 1933-1934 12.91 15 1959 12.47
1864 15.94 1864-1865 24.73 1864 21.64 16 1986 3.31 16 1930-1931 13.54 16 1953 12.65
1865 5.27 1865-1866 22.93 1865 14.06 17 2011 3.37 17 1862-1863 13.74 17 1990 13.60
1866 18.62 1866-1867 34.92 1866 36.28 18 1980 3.41 18 1986-1987 13.86 18 2007 14.02
1867 14.34 1867-1868 38.84 1867 30.64 19 1911 3.42 19 1960-1961 13.87 19 1865 14.06
1868 5.67 1868-1869 21.35 1868 30.17 20 1930 3.53 20 1911-1912 14.06 20 1947 14.44
1869 6.91 1869-1870 19.31 1869 22.59 21 1989 3.54 21 1990-1991 14.08 21 1961 14.63
1870 3.84 1870-1871 14.11 1870 16.24 22 1890 3.58 22 1870-1871 14.11 22 1863 15.10
1871 17.26 1871-1872 30.78 1871 27.53 23 1936 3.69 23 1953-1954 14.27 23 1956 15.14
1872 8.90 1872-1873 15.66 1872 22.42 24 1932 3.76 24 1989-1990 14.32 24 1900 15.33
1873 11.80 1873-1874 24.73 1873 18.56 25 1959 3.79 25 1967-1968 14.46 25 1883 15.37
1874 9.59 1874-1875 20.56 1874 22.52 26 1967 3.79 26 1946-1947 14.89 26 1912 15.62
1875 11.66 1875-1876 31.19 1875 22.63 27 1854 3.80 27 1932-1933 14.93 27 1985 15.66
1876 4.01 1876-1877 11.04 1876 23.54 28 1870 3.84 28 1956-1957 15.04 28 1851 15.69
1877 4.90 1877-1878 35.18 1877 11.93 29 1938 3.85 29 1928-1929 15.21 29 1934 15.93
1878 2.98 1878-1879 24.44 1878 33.26 30 1974 3.88 30 1993-1994 15.22 30 1949 16.15
1879 9.30 1879-1880 26.66 1879 30.76 31 1975 3.90 31 1980-1981 15.39 31 1870 16.24
1880 12.71 1880-1881 29.86 1880 30.07 32 1898 4.00 32 1959-1960 15.47 32 1905 16.24
1881 6.58 1881-1882 16.14 1881 23.73 33 1876 4.01 33 1947-1948 15.59 33 1897 16.40
1882 9.11 1882-1883 20.12 1882 18.67 34 1897 4.07 34 2011-2012 15.64 34 1908 16.42
1883 4.36 1883-1884 32.32 1883 15.37 35 1895 4.10 35 1872-1873 15.66 35 1966 16.45
1884 10.86 1884-1885 18.10 1884 38.82 36 1949 4.13 36 1954-1955 15.74 36 1948 16.53
1885 17.66 1885-1886 33.05 1885 24.90 37 1925 4.15 37 1916-1917 15.78 37 1974 16.65
1886 4.63 1886-1887 19.04 1886 20.02 38 1943 4.25 38 1881-1882 16.14 38 1930 16.71
1887 4.63 1887-1888 16.74 1887 19.04 39 1908 4.26 39 1929-1930 16.28 39 2008 16.72
1888 10.92 1888-1889 23.86 1888 23.03 40 1999 4.28 40 1965-1966 16.33 40 1991 16.85
1889 24.00 1889-1890 45.85 1889 36.94 41 1919 4.32 41 2012-2013 16.61 41 1933 16.99
1890 3.58 1890-1891 17.58 1890 25.43 42 1883 4.36 42 1887-1888 16.74 42 1988 17.06
1891 7.11 1891-1892 18.53 1891 21.11 43 2000 4.36 43 1949-1950 16.78 43 1895 17.13
1892 10.66 1892-1893 21.75 1892 22.08 44 1863 4.38 44 1898-1899 16.87 44 1850 17.40
1893 6.82 1893-1894 18.47 1893 17.91 45 1886 4.63 45 2006-2007 16.89 45 1943 17.67
1894 12.67 1894-1895 25.70 1894 24.32 46 1887 4.63 46 2007-2008 17.35 46 1964 17.73
1895 4.10 1895-1896 21.25 1895 17.13 47 1993 4.74 47 1907-1908 17.35 47 1960 17.82
1896 11.10 1896-1897 23.43 1896 28.25 48 1877 4.90 48 1988-1989 17.43 48 1893 17.91
1897 4.07 1897-1898 9.38 1897 16.40 49 1912 4.98 49 1890-1891 17.58 49 1968 17.96
1898 4.00 1898-1899 16.87 1898 9.31 50 1907 5.19 50 1961-1962 17.65 50 1980 18.09
1899 10.36 1899-1900 18.47 1899 23.23 51 1853 5.22 51 1987-1988 17.74 51 1920 18.28
1900 7.22 1900-1901 21.17 1900 15.33 52 1865 5.27 52 1943-1944 17.86 52 1975 18.28
1901 5.80 1901-1902 18.98 1901 19.75 53 1947 5.32 53 1884-1885 18.1 53 1903 18.33
1902 6.00 1902-1903 18.28 1902 19.18 54 1976 5.38 54 2008-2009 18.11 54 1984 18.37
1903 6.05 1903-1904 20.59 1903 18.33 55 2008 5.49 55 1974-1975 18.26 55 1873 18.56
1904 10.18 1904-1905 23.45 1904 24.72 56 1991 5.59 56 1902-1903 18.28 56 1882 18.67
1905 2.97 1905-1906 20.42 1905 16.24 57 1868 5.67 57 1948-1949 18.28 57 1963 18.78
1906 8.89 1906-1907 26.17 1906 26.34 58 1946 5.77 58 1893-1894 18.47 58 1928 18.90
1907 5.19 1907-1908 17.35 1907 22.47 59 1901 5.80 59 1899-1900 18.47 59 1919 19.04
1908 4.26 1908-1909 25.57 1908 16.42 60 1933 5.82 60 1891-1892 18.53 60 1887 19.04
1909 10.05 1909-1910 19.52 1909 31.36 61 1963 5.84 61 1851-1852 18.55 61 1913 19.05
1910 2.91 1910-1911 25.49 1910 12.38 62 1902 6.00 62 1978-1979 18.74 62 1902 19.18
1911 3.42 1911-1912 14.06 1911 26.00 63 1903 6.05 63 1970-1971 18.79 63 2009 19.23
1912 4.98 1912-1913 11.97 1912 15.62 64 2007 6.12 64 1901-1902 18.98 64 1921 19.71
1913 12.06 1913-1914 29.60 1913 19.05 65 1960 6.14 65 1886-1887 19.04 65 1901 19.75
1914 6.50 1914-1915 27.41 1914 24.04 66 1971 6.20 66 1991-1992 19.2 66 2003 19.80
1915 7.36 1915-1916 27.12 1915 28.27 67 1935 6.26 67 1869-1870 19.31 67 1987 19.80
1916 8.33 1916-1917 15.78 1916 28.09 68 1948 6.26 68 2000-2001 19.47 68 1954 19.85
1917 1.55 1917-1918 11.48 1917 9.00 69 1855 6.43 69 1909-1910 19.52 69 1965 19.86
1918 10.92 1918-1919 25.64 1918 20.85 70 1998 6.46 70 1927-1928 19.64 70 1962 19.96
1919 4.32 1919-1920 10.46 1919 19.04 71 1914 6.50 71 1860-1861 19.72 71 1886 20.02
1920 12.14 1920-1921 23.16 1920 18.28 72 1881 6.58 72 1921-1922 19.91 72 1924 20.17
1921 8.69 1921-1922 19.91 1921 19.71 73 2009 6.61 73 1856-1857 19.91 73 2011 20.59
1922 14.49 1922-1923 22.17 1922 25.71 74 1977 6.68 74 1984-1985 20.01 74 1935 20.64
1923 3.31 1923-1924 11.62 1923 10.99 75 1893 6.82 75 1882-1883 20.12 75 1997 20.70
1924 11.86 1924-1925 30.81 1924 20.17 76 1961 6.90 76 1905-1906 20.42 76 1972 20.79
1925 4.15 1925-1926 20.69 1925 23.10 77 1869 6.91 77 2003-2004 20.54 77 1918 20.85
1926 10.19 1926-1927 25.43 1926 26.73 78 1856 7.08 78 1874-1875 20.56 78 1857 20.96
1927 9.05 1927-1928 19.64 1927 24.29 79 1937 7.09 79 1903-1904 20.59 79 1955 20.97
1928 8.31 1928-1929 15.21 1928 18.90 80 1891 7.11 80 1925-1926 20.69 80 1891 21.11
1929 3.10 1929-1930 16.28 1929 10.00 81 1900 7.22 81 1969-1970 20.8 81 1853 21.17
1930 3.53 1930-1931 13.54 1930 16.71 82 1968 7.29 82 1931-1932 21.09 82 1860 21.18
1931 12.85 1931-1932 21.09 1931 22.86 83 1915 7.36 83 1952-1953 21.1 83 1992 21.22
1932 3.76 1932-1933 14.93 1932 12.00 84 1992 7.61 84 1900-1901 21.17 84 1999 21.31
1933 5.82 1933-1934 12.91 1933 16.99 85 1860 7.86 85 1895-1896 21.25 85 1859 21.39
1934 8.84 1934-1935 23.22 1934 15.93 86 1857 8.13 86 1868-1869 21.35 86 1864 21.64
1935 6.26 1935-1936 24.96 1935 20.64 87 1995 8.27 87 1945-1946 21.64 87 1892 22.08
1936 3.69 1936-1937 22.39 1936 22.39 88 1928 8.31 88 1855-1856 21.66 88 1938 22.24
1937 7.09 1937-1938 25.48 1937 25.79 89 1916 8.33 89 1892-1893 21.75 89 1856 22.31
1938 3.85 1938-1939 12.53 1938 22.24 90 1942 8.46 90 1857-1858 21.81 90 1936 22.39
1939 2.48 1939-1940 27.17 1939 11.16 91 1985 8.48 91 1944-1945 21.82 91 1872 22.42
1940 10.11 1940-1941 35.05 1940 34.80 92 1988 8.57 92 1942-1943 21.88 92 2002 22.44
1941 10.25 1941-1942 26.66 1941 35.19 93 1921 8.69 93 1962-1963 22.15 93 1854 22.45
1942 8.46 1942-1943 21.88 1942 24.87 94 1954 8.69 94 1922-1923 22.17 94 1907 22.47
1943 4.25 1943-1944 17.86 1943 17.67 95 1965 8.82 95 1858-1859 22.22 95 1874 22.52
1944 11.94 1944-1945 21.82 1944 25.55 96 1934 8.84 96 1859-1860 22.27 96 1869 22.59
1945 15.07 1945-1946 21.64 1945 24.95 97 1906 8.89 97 1964-1965 22.29 97 1875 22.63
1946 5.77 1946-1947 14.89 1946 12.34 98 1872 8.90 98 1936-1937 22.39 98 1957 22.81
1947 5.32 1947-1948 15.59 1947 14.44 99 1966 8.94 99 1983-1984 22.47 99 1931 22.86
1948 6.26 1948-1949 18.28 1948 16.53 100 1859 8.95 100 1996-1997 22.63 100 1951 22.89
1949 4.13 1949-1950 16.78 1949 16.15 101 2006 8.99 101 1865-1866 22.93 101 1978 22.95
1950 13.69 1950-1951 24.00 1950 26.34 102 1927 9.05 102 1920-1921 23.16 102 1888 23.03
1951 12.58 1951-1952 32.56 1951 22.89 103 1882 9.11 103 1934-1935 23.22 103 1925 23.10
1952 11.56 1952-1953 21.10 1952 31.54 104 1962 9.21 104 1896-1897 23.43 104 1899 23.23
1953 3.11 1953-1954 14.27 1953 12.65 105 1969 9.22 105 1904-1905 23.45 105 2004 23.29
1954 8.69 1954-1955 15.74 1954 19.85 106 1987 9.25 106 1998-1999 23.49 106 1858 23.46
1955 13.92 1955-1956 27.17 1955 20.97 107 1879 9.30 107 1854-1855 23.83 107 1986 23.51
1956 1.89 1956-1957 15.04 1956 15.14 108 1874 9.59 108 1888-1889 23.86 108 1876 23.54
1957 9.66 1957-1958 36.48 1957 22.81 109 1957 9.66 109 1853-1854 23.87 109 1881 23.73
1958 1.78 1958-1959 10.46 1958 28.60 110 1858 9.78 110 2002-2003 23.87 110 1993 23.79
1959 3.79 1959-1960 15.47 1959 12.47 111 1979 9.81 111 1950-1951 24 111 1914 24.04
1960 6.14 1960-1961 13.87 1960 17.82 112 2003 10.01 112 2009-2010 24.09 112 1994 24.21
1961 6.90 1961-1962 17.65 1961 14.63 113 1909 10.05 113 1878-1879 24.44 113 1970 24.25
1962 9.21 1962-1963 22.15 1962 19.96 114 1940 10.11 114 1979-1980 24.49 114 1967 24.26
1963 5.84 1963-1964 12.32 1963 18.78 115 1904 10.18 115 1864-1865 24.73 115 1927 24.29
1964 11.25 1964-1965 22.29 1964 17.73 116 1926 10.19 116 1873-1874 24.73 116 1894 24.32
1965 8.82 1965-1966 16.33 1965 19.86 117 1941 10.25 117 1999-2000 24.89 117 1904 24.72
1966 8.94 1966-1967 29.41 1966 16.45 118 1899 10.36 118 1995-1996 24.89 118 1981 24.78
1967 3.79 1967-1968 14.46 1967 24.26 119 1851 10.57 119 1935-1936 24.96 119 1942 24.87
1968 7.29 1968-1969 25.09 1968 17.96 120 1892 10.66 120 2001-2002 25.03 120 1885 24.90
1969 9.22 1969-1970 20.80 1969 27.02 121 1884 10.86 121 1968-1969 25.09 121 1945 24.95
1970 12.67 1970-1971 18.79 1970 24.25 122 1918 10.92 122 1926-1927 25.43 122 2000 24.97
1971 6.20 1971-1972 11.06 1971 12.32 123 1888 10.92 123 1937-1938 25.48 123 2012 25.37
1972 15.93 1972-1973 34.36 1972 20.79 124 1896 11.10 124 1910-1911 25.49 124 1890 25.43
1973 14.99 1973-1974 27.76 1973 33.42 125 1964 11.25 125 1908-1909 25.57 125 1861 25.52
1974 3.88 1974-1975 18.26 1974 16.65 126 1982 11.35 126 1918-1919 25.64 126 1944 25.55
1975 3.90 1975-1976 7.95 1975 18.28 127 1997 11.51 127 1894-1895 25.7 127 1922 25.71
1976 5.38 1976-1977 11.06 1976 9.43 128 1952 11.56 128 1906-1907 26.17 128 1937 25.79
1977 6.68 1977-1978 26.87 1977 12.36 129 2010 11.65 129 1941-1942 26.66 129 1979 25.79
1978 2.76 1978-1979 18.74 1978 22.95 130 1875 11.66 130 1992-1993 26.66 130 1911 26.00
1979 9.81 1979-1980 24.49 1979 25.79 131 1873 11.80 131 1879-1880 26.66 131 1950 26.34
1980 3.41 1980-1981 15.39 1980 18.09 132 1924 11.86 132 1977-1978 26.87 132 1906 26.34
1981 12.80 1981-1982 37.10 1981 24.78 133 1944 11.94 133 1915-1916 27.12 133 1855 26.46
1982 11.35 1982-1983 38.17 1982 35.65 134 1913 12.06 134 1939-1940 27.17 134 1926 26.73
1983 16.93 1983-1984 22.47 1983 43.75 135 1920 12.14 135 1955-1956 27.17 135 1969 27.02
1984 12.83 1984-1985 20.01 1984 18.37 136 1951 12.58 136 1914-1915 27.41 136 1852 27.29
1985 8.48 1985-1986 28.68 1985 15.66 137 1894 12.67 137 1973-1974 27.76 137 1871 27.53
1986 3.31 1986-1987 13.86 1986 23.51 138 1970 12.67 138 1985-1986 28.68 138 1916 28.09
1987 9.25 1987-1988 17.74 1987 19.80 139 1880 12.71 139 2010-2011 28.87 139 1896 28.25
1988 8.57 1988-1989 17.43 1988 17.06 140 2004 12.76 140 1966-1967 29.41 140 1915 28.27
1989 3.54 1989-1990 14.32 1989 12.40 141 1981 12.80 141 1913-1914 29.6 141 1995 28.56
1990 2.82 1990-1991 14.08 1990 13.60 142 1984 12.83 142 1880-1881 29.86 142 1958 28.60
1991 5.59 1991-1992 19.20 1991 16.85 143 1931 12.85 143 1871-1872 30.78 143 2010 29.13
1992 7.61 1992-1993 26.66 1992 21.22 144 2012 13.10 144 1924-1925 30.81 144 2006 29.49
1993 4.74 1993-1994 15.22 1993 23.79 145 1996 13.44 145 1875-1876 31.19 145 1996 30.06
1994 13.73 1994-1995 34.02 1994 24.21 146 1861 13.66 146 2004-2005 31.87 146 1880 30.07
1995 8.27 1995-1996 24.89 1995 28.56 147 1950 13.69 147 1883-1884 32.32 147 1868 30.17
1996 13.44 1996-1997 22.63 1996 30.06 148 1994 13.73 148 1951-1952 32.56 148 1867 30.64
1997 11.51 1997-1998 47.22 1997 20.70 149 2005 13.92 149 1885-1886 33.05 149 1879 30.76
1998 6.46 1998-1999 23.49 1998 42.17 150 1955 13.92 150 1849-1850 33.1 150 1909 31.36
1999 4.28 1999-2000 24.89 1999 21.31 151 2002 14.08 151 1994-1995 34.02 151 1952 31.54
2000 4.36 2000-2001 19.47 2000 24.97 152 1867 14.34 152 1972-1973 34.36 152 2001 31.78
2001 16.67 2001-2002 25.03 2001 31.78 153 1922 14.49 153 2005-2006 34.42 153 2005 33.03
2002 14.08 2002-2003 23.87 2002 22.44 154 1973 14.99 154 1866-1867 34.92 154 1878 33.26
2003 10.01 2003-2004 20.54 2003 19.80 155 1945 15.07 155 1940-1941 35.05 155 1973 33.42
2004 12.76 2004-2005 31.87 2004 23.29 156 1972 15.93 156 1877-1878 35.18 156 1940 34.80
2005 13.92 2005-2006 34.42 2005 33.03 157 1864 15.94 157 1852-1853 35.26 157 1941 35.19
2006 8.99 2006-2007 16.89 2006 29.49 158 2001 16.67 158 1957-1958 36.48 158 1982 35.65
2007 6.12 2007-2008 17.35 2007 14.02 159 1983 16.93 159 1981-1982 37.1 159 1866 36.28
2008 5.49 2008-2009 18.11 2008 16.72 160 1871 17.26 160 1982-1983 38.17 160 1889 36.94
2009 6.61 2009-2010 24.09 2009 19.23 161 1885 17.66 161 1867-1868 38.84 161 1862 38.63
2010 11.65 2010-2011 28.87 2010 29.13 162 1849 18.00 162 1889-1890 45.85 162 1884 38.82
2011 3.37 2011-2012 15.64 2011 20.59 163 1866 18.62 163 1997-1998 47.22 163 1998 42.17
2012 13.10 2012-2013 16.61 2012 25.37 164 1852 19.31 164 1861-1862 49.27 164 1983 43.75
2013 2.08 2013-2014 2.08 2013 5.59 165 1889 24.00

Data is preliminary based on daily reports and may occasionally vary from published NCDC data.

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