The Pennsylvania State Climatologist is a service to the Commonwealth by the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and Penn State.

Division Mean Precipitation and Departures from Normal

The precipitation data is reported in inches *Values since January 2011 are provisional

Year	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Mean	2.84	2.44	3.28	3.58	3.82	4.98	4.30	4.17	4.36	3.33	3.72	3.48
2024	-1.11	-0.44	0.29
2023								-1.65	-3.00	-0.79	-1.73	-0.34
2023	0.10	-0.72	-0.83	-1.84	-2.43	-2.28	0.62	-1.65	-3.00	-0.79	-1.73	-0.34
2022	-1.06	0.71	-0.43	-0.87	-0.87	-2.97	-1.70	-1.53	-0.78	-1.66	-0.30	-2.05
2021	-1.51	-0.96	-1.98	-0.92	-1.33	-1.60	1.80	0.03	-1.41	1.14	-1.83	-1.48
2020	-0.75	0.32	0.09	-0.72	-0.87	-2.49	-1.26	-2.57	-2.88	-0.64	-1.59	-1.16
2019	-0.07	-0.44	-1.13	0.09	0.90	1.05	-0.25	-0.44	-2.09	0.50	-1.35	-0.58
2018	-0.79	-0.51	-1.06	-1.84	-1.47	-2.40	-1.89	-2.71	-1.86	-1.36	-1.87	-1.63
2017	-0.51	-0.79	-1.67	-1.76	-1.78	-2.07	-2.27	-2.49	-3.34	10.54	-1.09	-2.92
2016	-1.72	0.56	-0.90	-0.95	-1.69	-2.48	-1.14	0.41	-1.95	0.17	-2.93	-1.79
2015	-0.45	-0.69	-1.19	0.29	-0.34	1.07	-1.24	-1.87	0.36	0.49	-1.62	0.38
2014	-0.58	-0.35	-0.81	0.23	1.28	2.09	0.31	0.55	-1.56	0.29	-1.31	-1.28
2013	-0.58	-0.49	-1.16	-0.29	-0.42	0.25	0.06	-0.83	-1.58	0.30	0.52	-0.24
2012	0.75	-0.95	0.56	-1.62	-0.74	-1.52	0.00	-0.67	-0.52	1.43	-2.59	1.79
2011	-0.80	1.85	2.20	3.06	2.89	-2.05	-2.57	0.66	1.79	2.29	0.01	-0.01
2010	0.46	-0.72	-1.46	-1.36	0.43	0.15	1.25	-0.92	-1.34	1.15	0.07	0.88
2009	0.21	-0.11	0.13	-0.62	0.48	-0.97	1.71	1.12	-2.09	0.59	-1.94	0.00
2008	-0.37	2.95	2.73	-1.23	-0.62	0.18	0.63	-0.78	-2.08	0.22	-0.61	0.86
2007	2.74	-0.56	0.83	0.23	-1.44	-1.30	-0.70	2.31	-1.34	-0.07	1.07	2.05
2006	0.42	-0.45	-1.15	-0.43	0.00	0.11	3.46	0.80	1.59	4.07	-0.77	-0.36
2005	3.12	0.11	-1.28	0.24	-1.62	-1.59	-0.02	0.36	-0.42	0.38	1.38	-1.50
2004	0.67	-0.79	0.41	0.33	3.21	-1.01	2.84	0.63	2.84	-0.91	-1.06	0.75
2003	-0.53	0.37	-0.85	-0.85	1.37	-0.51	4.31	0.06	1.57	0.53	0.92	-0.03
2002	-0.59	0.09	0.38	1.43	2.84	-0.38	-1.05	-1.42	-0.42	-0.13	-0.38	0.28
2001	-1.44	-0.85	-0.43	-0.74	-0.09	-1.89	-2.21	-0.95	-0.56	1.29	-0.78	-0.18
2000	-0.16	-0.20	-1.54	1.19	0.64	0.88	-1.24	0.02	-0.82	-0.34	-1.17	-0.37
1999	2.50	-0.48	-1.15	0.97	-0.69	-2.16	-0.45	-0.47	-0.84	-0.90	0.41	-0.76
1998	1.93	-0.99	-0.27	2.08	-0.73	-0.68	-1.82	-0.21	-1.83	-0.13	-2.14	-0.91
1997	-0.06	0.88	1.58	-1.04	0.38	0.26	-2.08	-0.52	-0.36	-1.23	-0.04	-0.39
1996	1.04	0.23	-0.61	1.41	0.85	1.57	1.72	-1.16	3.95	1.01	0.46	-0.12
1995	0.33	-0.52	-1.66	-0.24	0.52	-1.39	-0.65	-2.25	-2.69	2.10	0.77	-0.91
1994	0.61	-0.53	1.16	1.48	-0.76	1.77	-1.34	3.93	-0.68	-1.68	1.07	-0.74
1993	1.08	-0.42	0.91	0.40	-2.28	-0.03	-0.69	-1.76	2.37	-0.09	1.76	-0.63
1992	-0.60	-0.29	0.25	0.54	-1.15	-3.44	5.76	0.88	1.08	0.00	1.08	0.97
1991	0.06	-0.54	0.49	0.25	-2.08	-3.61	-0.39	-1.44	-1.21	-1.05	-1.76	0.32
1990	0.00	2.38	-1.56	0.27	1.72	-2.04	2.09	0.49	2.86	2.14	-1.02	3.38
1989	-0.84	-0.18	0.27	-1.34	3.62	3.95	-1.74	-1.66	0.46	-0.25	-0.23	-1.39
1988	-1.50	0.56	-1.16	-0.33	-0.72	-3.35	0.54	-0.34	-0.85	0.53	0.22	-1.11
1987	-0.44	-1.96	0.42	-0.03	-0.87	1.81	0.38	2.63	2.29	-0.43	-0.98	-0.57
1986	-0.86	0.97	-1.40	-0.55	-0.78	3.32	0.56	-0.60	0.09	1.03	-0.63	0.17
1985	-0.63	-0.37	2.42	-1.64	-0.33	-0.46	0.25	0.50	-1.39	-0.36	5.94	-0.40
1984	-0.84	0.38	-0.61	-0.28	3.54	1.31	-0.06	1.03	-1.46	-0.62	0.39	0.87
1983	-1.56	-1.15	0.38	0.33	1.92	-0.29	-0.77	0.14	-0.99	0.39	1.18	0.86
1982	0.95	-0.24	-0.46	-1.80	1.46	1.54	-0.84	-1.63	-1.02	-1.75	1.94	-0.23
1981	-1.64	2.42	-1.21	2.20	-0.84	1.16	0.83	-0.99	0.10	2.52	-1.21	0.03
1980	-1.23	-0.95	1.43	0.18	-1.19	0.22	2.48	1.38	-1.13	0.89	-1.28	-1.23
1979	1.63	0.09	-0.50	0.75	0.06	-2.35	0.28	0.91	0.61	0.22	-0.24	-0.38
1978	1.83	-1.68	-1.63	-0.82	0.84	-0.84	-0.78	-0.33	-1.00	1.87	-1.95	0.88
1977	-1.14	-0.82	1.13	0.52	-2.17	-0.20	2.65	1.75	2.52	-0.61	0.79	1.71
1976	0.88	1.32	0.59	-0.82	-1.26	-0.80	-0.04	-1.40	0.02	0.56	-2.32	-1.42
1975	0.13	1.12	0.52	-1.62	-0.18	1.03	-1.35	1.82	0.82	-0.31	-1.21	0.71
1974	0.24	-0.57	2.16	-0.14	0.83	-0.10	-0.84	1.05	0.24	-1.67	0.31	-0.53
1973	-0.78	-0.38	0.86	0.06	0.76	-0.49	-0.59	0.31	-1.20	0.34	-0.76	-0.13
1972	-0.58	1.01	0.05	0.13	0.06	4.97	-0.35	-1.64	0.36	-0.74	1.04	0.35
1971	-0.48	1.00	-0.81	-2.04	-1.31	-1.52	-1.60	-0.34	-0.24	-1.32	-0.57	1.83
1970	-1.21	-0.05	-1.12	-0.07	0.13	-0.77	1.20	-0.72	0.41	2.11	1.21	-0.13
1969	-0.04	-1.72	-1.88	1.53	0.04	-0.91	1.35	-1.61	-2.12	-0.17	-0.20	0.63
1968	-0.11	-1.49	-0.48	-1.37	1.62	-1.61	-1.48	-0.54	-1.11	0.70	0.63	0.74
1967	-1.80	-0.03	-0.06	-0.10	0.69	-2.31	1.32	0.33	0.09	0.32	0.27	-0.95
1966	0.63	-0.31	-0.11	0.33	-1.22	-2.79	-2.27	-0.28	-1.22	-1.55	1.66	-0.41
1965	1.88	0.36	0.26	-1.06	-0.58	-1.00	-1.20	-0.72	-0.66	0.84	0.47	-1.72
1964	-0.30	-0.53	1.94	2.08	-1.32	-1.46	0.27	1.78	-3.05	-1.68	-1.18	0.86
1963	-1.28	-0.89	0.02	-0.44	-0.84	-2.67	-0.45	-1.12	-1.79	-2.91	1.43	-1.09
1962	0.49	0.25	-0.96	-0.91	-1.23	-0.99	-1.27	-1.60	0.02	0.02	-1.79	-0.80
1961	-1.50	1.51	0.31	2.49	-0.71	-0.34	-0.38	-1.00	-1.70	-0.41	0.02	-1.47
1960	0.31	1.05	-1.66	-1.80	2.54	-1.09	-0.30	-1.40	-2.85	-1.59	-1.41	-1.80
1959	2.06	1.00	-0.45	0.98	-1.04	-0.32	0.54	-1.71	-2.63	4.07	0.84	0.20
1958	0.03	-1.12	-1.80	0.27	-0.61	0.61	3.50	0.65	0.55	-1.27	0.41	-2.15
1957	-0.40	-0.65	-1.12	2.67	-0.91	1.28	-2.15	-2.39	-1.19	-1.49	-0.83	1.17
1956	-1.43	2.36	1.46	0.89	2.29	0.27	1.67	3.42	-0.34	-1.90	-1.59	-0.15
1955	-0.83	0.29	1.75	0.11	-0.94	-2.42	-0.38	1.42	-2.14	2.73	0.17	-2.29
1954	-0.10	-0.68	1.41	2.17	-1.43	-1.04	-1.90	-1.47	-1.75	5.58	-1.44	0.41
1953	0.44	-0.70	0.54	-0.35	3.95	-1.88	-1.18	-2.23	-0.29	-2.63	-1.47	-0.71
1952	2.73	0.83	-0.39	-0.52	2.06	-3.29	-1.50	0.33	-0.90	-1.70	-0.62	-0.92
1951	1.15	0.99	1.61	0.73	-0.97	0.20	-0.39	-2.87	-0.66	-1.61	1.29	1.23
1950	3.21	2.19	1.20	0.80	-0.78	-1.05	1.04	-1.38	-0.43	-0.56	3.88	-1.21
1949	1.42	-0.23	-0.39	-0.21	0.10	-2.56	1.38	-0.12	-0.96	-2.07	-1.23	-0.42
1948	-0.48	0.02	1.53	2.04	0.10	0.93	0.37	-0.98	-2.65	0.42	0.14	-0.70
1947	2.07	-0.95	-0.68	1.83	2.70	-0.37	1.26	-0.04	-1.21	-2.39	-0.27	-1.46
1946	-1.52	0.44	-0.69	-2.09	3.77	0.91	-1.18	-1.80	-2.62	1.10	-1.40	-0.66
1945	-0.88	0.50	1.52	0.42	0.48	-0.68	-0.60	-1.54	2.34	1.83	0.35	-1.41
1944	-0.98	-0.01	0.33	0.46	1.37	-1.07	-1.71	-1.31	-0.53	-0.78	-1.25	0.24
1943	-0.73	0.01	-0.61	0.86	2.40	-0.49	0.22	-0.77	-2.83	0.74	-1.59	-2.32
1942	-1.29	0.61	1.20	-0.69	1.73	-2.02	2.15	-0.85	0.54	0.90	0.67	1.34
1941	-0.55	-1.34	-1.70	-1.80	-1.66	-0.32	0.50	0.01	-2.71	1.25	-1.82	-1.38
1940	-1.46	0.52	-0.07	1.04	0.95	0.03	-1.99	-0.39	-1.27	-1.55	-0.04	0.29
1939	-0.11	1.37	0.26	-0.52	-2.08	-1.00	0.27	-1.98	0.01	0.59	-2.65	-0.81
1938	-0.75	1.37	0.76	0.03	-0.59	-0.48	-0.46	-1.41	0.65	-1.78	-0.53	-1.84
1937	5.02	-0.63	-1.50	2.39	0.07	1.05	-0.28	0.88	-1.74	1.14	-1.41	-0.36
1936	-0.96	-0.24	2.53	-0.37	-1.59	-2.05	-1.45	0.53	-2.51	0.56	-0.21	-0.97
1935	0.09	0.51	-1.10	-2.05	-0.85	-1.00	2.05	-0.19	-1.51	-1.29	-1.32	-0.19
1934	-0.33	-1.35	-0.32	-1.35	-3.06	-2.60	-1.48	1.05	-0.38	-1.30	-0.27	-1.35
1933	-1.36	-0.27	1.04	-0.17	0.99	-2.54	-2.21	-1.43	-0.68	-1.46	-0.28	-0.36
1932	3.06	-0.97	-0.70	-0.80	-0.21	-2.16	-0.42	-1.88	-2.19	0.24	0.41	-0.93
1931	-1.45	-0.69	-1.07	0.26	1.22	-1.43	-0.18	-1.48	-1.20	-1.04	-0.85	0.25
1930	0.51	0.11	0.05	-1.27	-0.80	-1.70	-3.07	-2.41	-1.36	-1.95	-2.15	-2.12
1929	0.81	-0.03	-0.43	1.30	0.44	-2.15	-0.92	-1.49	-1.30	1.58	-0.46	-0.02
1928	-0.87	0.51	-0.19	0.08	-2.04	1.92	0.33	-1.19	-2.56	-0.48	-1.16	-1.56
1927	0.22	0.50	-0.22	-1.60	0.14	-1.66	-0.08	-1.47	-2.02	0.40	2.22	1.07
1926	-0.34	0.84	-1.12	-1.09	-2.07	-1.60	-1.14	0.80	0.89	1.78	-0.33	-1.38
1925	-0.54	-0.03	-0.46	-1.46	-0.60	-2.36	0.33	-1.75	-0.39	0.84	-0.25	-1.97
1924	0.77	-0.27	-1.05	-0.87	-0.56	0.40	-1.49	-1.15	1.49	-2.71	-2.13	-0.56
1923	0.44	-0.55	-1.09	-1.64	0.01	-2.48	-0.74	-0.71	-0.92	-1.29	-1.07	1.88
1922	-0.93	-0.69	0.81	0.36	-1.17	-0.71	-1.39	-1.02	-2.42	-0.57	-2.01	-0.89
1921	-0.45	-0.35	0.94	-0.36	-1.65	-2.18	-0.97	-0.49	-0.44	-0.31	1.60	-0.77
1920	-0.51	-0.83	-0.76	-0.01	-2.01	-0.92	-0.51	-0.45	-0.46	-0.95	-0.50	-0.97
1919	-1.19	-0.88	0.13	-0.89	0.89	-1.94	-0.06	0.29	-2.04	2.80	0.99	-1.27
1918	0.07	0.01	-0.90	-1.21	0.48	-1.76	-1.95	-0.14	0.10	0.66	-1.51	-0.67
1917	0.59	-1.00	-0.60	-1.47	-1.05	0.22	-0.66	1.45	-2.16	2.73	-2.77	-1.74
1916	0.82	-0.27	0.48	-0.77	-1.04	-0.20	-1.43	-1.17	-0.63	-0.63	-1.35	-0.67
1915	0.90	0.06	-1.93	-1.74	-0.31	-1.07	1.10	0.69	-0.99	-1.08	-1.41	0.38
1914	-0.37	0.30	-0.55	0.44	-0.35	-1.76	-1.66	-0.08	-2.69	0.02	-2.02	0.77
1913	3.02	-0.60	2.96	-0.81	-1.03	-2.81	0.27	-1.92	-1.51	0.69	-0.57	-1.34
1912	-1.03	-0.19	0.17	0.89	-1.75	-2.56	1.03	0.43	-0.44	-0.17	-1.65	-0.92
1911	0.54	-0.28	-0.89	-0.22	-1.55	-1.27	-2.16	1.24	0.44	1.56	-1.56	-0.03
1910	1.76	1.59	-2.45	-0.54	-0.81	-1.51	-1.94	-2.07	-0.04	-0.27	-1.44	-0.57
1909	0.02	2.41	-0.47	0.87	-1.11	-0.76	-1.99	-1.86	-2.15	-0.45	-1.83	-0.66
1908	-0.99	1.75	1.04	0.06	0.60	-2.78	-0.16	-1.80	-3.15	-1.88	-2.46	-0.69
1907	1.99	-1.20	0.55	-1.76	-1.76	-0.78	-0.02	-1.69	0.34	-0.28	-1.54	0.27
1906	-0.78	-0.89	0.26	-1.81	-1.06	0.16	-0.27	0.23	-1.30	0.39	-1.76	0.13
1905	-0.35	-0.78	-0.48	-0.84	-1.21	-0.93	-0.21	0.62	-0.88	1.47	-1.02	-0.43
1904	0.73	0.21	1.04	-0.30	-0.23	-1.55	-0.35	-1.04	-1.48	-0.94	-2.81	-0.35
1903	-0.32	1.71	0.68	-1.08	-2.27	-0.55	-0.03	-0.49	-2.69	-0.13	-1.26	-0.50
1902	-0.97	-0.70	0.02	-0.52	-2.01	0.84	0.96	-2.08	-0.76	-0.47	-2.58	0.49
1901	-0.92	-0.95	0.07	-0.77	0.11	-1.69	-1.63	0.38	-1.19	-2.06	-1.60	0.26
1900	-0.61	0.90	0.12	-1.95	-1.58	-1.90	0.09	-0.93	-2.72	-0.66	0.42	-1.61
1899	-0.32	-0.16	0.74	-1.94	-0.70	-2.28	-1.05	-1.28	-1.09	-1.57	-1.22	0.20

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