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	3.35	2.80	3.63	3.50	4.26	4.04	3.60	3.35	4.09	3.19	3.44	3.16
2024	-1.21	-0.66	0.19
2023								-1.75	-0.89	-2.13	-2.33	0.32
2023	-0.85	-2.04	-1.44	0.33	-3.73	-1.68	0.96	-1.75	-0.89	-2.13	-2.33	0.32
2022	-1.83	-1.26	-2.57	-0.15	-0.80	-2.02	-0.79	-0.58	-1.47	-0.84	-1.47	0.61
2021	-2.55	-0.78	-1.28	-1.93	-1.58	-2.73	-0.85	1.45	2.05	-1.56	-2.27	-2.66
2020	-1.49	-1.15	-1.42	-1.08	-1.83	-1.74	-1.71	-1.34	-3.08	-1.47	-1.98	-0.82
2019	-1.09	-1.05	-0.38	-0.33	1.43	-0.99	-0.97	-2.02	-3.41	0.04	-0.98	-1.04
2018	-2.17	-0.29	-2.59	-2.09	-2.01	-2.15	2.14	-1.16	-0.47	-2.25	0.80	0.19
2017	-1.92	-2.04	-2.16	-2.16	-2.27	-2.11	-1.50	-1.71	-3.21	-1.01	-2.44	-2.99
2016	-1.26	0.86	-2.29	-1.88	-0.34	-1.19	-1.19	-1.57	-2.03	-2.63	-2.74	-1.77
2015	-1.51	-2.04	-0.46	-1.11	-1.80	3.91	-0.33	-0.09	-0.54	0.50	-2.68	0.09
2014	-1.45	0.44	-0.42	0.54	0.13	0.46	-0.05	0.62	-2.75	0.60	-1.21	-0.25
2013	-0.73	-0.99	-1.58	-1.67	-1.44	0.98	-0.48	1.02	-2.75	4.47	-1.07	0.36
2012	-0.73	-1.71	-1.46	-1.40	1.32	-0.81	0.41	1.30	1.10	2.47	-2.48	0.22
2011	-1.54	0.12	1.10	2.54	0.64	-2.45	-1.06	2.30	7.82	2.53	0.82	-0.23
2010	0.07	0.94	0.17	-1.39	0.34	-1.70	0.22	0.01	0.83	0.85	-0.66	-0.73
2009	-1.17	-2.03	-2.10	0.35	2.42	0.46	1.46	1.56	-1.08	2.50	-1.33	2.02
2008	-1.73	1.42	0.59	2.56	1.50	-1.58	0.61	-0.34	2.87	-1.31	-1.51	2.75
2007	-1.14	-0.06	0.45	0.29	-2.72	-0.81	-1.54	2.38	-3.09	0.90	-0.72	1.49
2006	0.74	-0.40	-3.07	0.32	-1.08	4.81	-0.54	-2.39	0.55	1.15	1.12	-0.71
2005	1.02	-1.06	1.21	0.36	-2.50	-1.50	2.71	-0.10	-3.81	4.05	-0.14	-0.66
2004	-1.00	-0.17	-1.58	2.82	0.75	2.24	1.49	2.40	4.89	-1.27	0.15	0.20
2003	-0.75	2.05	0.00	-0.64	2.53	2.77	-0.43	2.32	4.12	1.13	0.44	0.99
2002	-0.92	-2.41	0.65	0.07	-0.15	-1.04	-1.63	0.99	0.64	3.33	0.19	1.01
2001	-0.54	-1.63	0.93	-1.33	-1.53	-0.21	-1.84	0.25	-0.30	-2.38	-2.15	-1.28
2000	-0.85	0.11	0.84	0.84	0.34	0.49	0.45	-1.26	1.57	-2.31	-1.56	0.16
1999	2.73	-0.67	-0.25	0.68	-2.34	-2.30	-1.59	0.55	3.72	-0.56	-1.84	-0.38
1998	2.42	3.03	1.69	1.54	1.24	0.47	-0.31	-0.48	-2.80	-0.48	-2.70	-2.61
1997	-1.33	-1.18	0.76	-2.13	-1.33	-1.94	-0.59	0.11	0.67	-1.49	3.02	-0.79
1996	4.42	-0.98	0.50	0.32	0.78	3.86	3.51	-0.09	4.64	1.37	0.17	2.73
1995	0.69	-1.05	-2.55	-1.52	-0.39	1.92	1.82	-1.99	-1.39	2.51	0.62	-0.84
1994	1.70	0.87	2.74	-1.07	-0.55	-0.89	1.19	2.81	-1.49	-2.25	1.96	-0.68
1993	-1.14	0.60	4.05	3.67	-2.34	-1.24	-0.20	0.18	3.33	-0.44	0.71	0.59
1992	-1.69	-0.78	1.55	-0.51	-0.77	-1.53	0.87	-1.76	0.48	-1.87	1.89	1.40
1991	-0.58	-1.43	0.15	-1.31	-1.73	-3.47	-1.63	0.95	-0.44	-0.98	-1.29	0.56
1990	0.68	-1.09	-2.11	-0.83	1.71	-2.53	0.44	2.89	-2.39	3.78	-1.45	2.79
1989	-1.01	-0.82	0.53	-2.20	4.32	1.31	3.65	-1.56	-1.84	1.69	-0.88	-1.88
1988	-0.95	-0.28	-2.05	-1.28	2.48	-3.20	-0.22	-0.04	-1.15	-1.76	0.47	-2.02
1987	-0.01	-1.54	-2.00	0.12	-0.80	-0.91	-0.92	-1.01	3.68	-0.99	0.55	-1.17
1986	-1.58	1.41	-0.89	-0.12	-1.72	-1.90	-0.17	0.71	-2.76	-0.75	1.42	1.38
1985	-2.23	0.12	-0.53	-2.81	1.59	-1.58	1.56	-0.30	-1.44	-1.10	3.85	-1.70
1984	-2.03	2.73	1.48	0.86	0.35	0.75	1.76	2.55	-2.62	-0.59	0.34	-1.21
1983	-1.43	0.04	0.44	3.71	1.09	0.17	-2.78	-1.04	-2.55	1.55	1.14	3.42
1982	0.40	-0.12	-1.42	0.67	-2.06	2.45	-1.36	-1.59	-1.09	-1.59	-0.55	-1.27
1981	-3.01	3.27	-2.25	0.11	-1.22	0.13	-0.06	0.25	-1.55	0.56	-2.40	-0.82
1980	-2.26	-2.16	1.84	0.98	-0.04	-0.48	-1.79	-0.68	-2.72	-0.52	-0.03	-2.30
1979	4.59	1.52	-1.32	-0.08	-0.04	-0.75	-0.07	0.72	3.08	1.95	-0.35	-1.36
1978	4.17	-1.64	-0.30	-1.70	1.12	-0.67	1.14	0.85	-2.61	-1.23	-1.24	0.64
1977	-2.04	-1.73	2.23	1.09	-3.24	-0.83	0.24	-0.96	-0.88	0.66	1.28	1.72
1976	0.47	-1.29	-0.86	-1.28	0.90	-0.65	0.73	-0.39	0.35	7.20	-2.87	-1.35
1975	0.64	0.35	0.87	-0.02	0.10	2.27	-0.99	0.36	8.45	0.88	-0.50	-0.36
1974	0.21	-1.58	0.70	0.29	-0.46	0.87	-1.43	-0.80	0.38	-1.90	-1.37	1.16
1973	-0.13	-0.06	-1.27	3.24	0.77	1.13	-1.76	0.19	2.54	-0.32	-2.44	2.61
1972	-0.86	2.15	-1.29	1.21	1.01	10.28	-0.79	-0.97	-2.58	-1.35	2.59	2.98
1971	0.04	2.12	-1.16	-2.39	1.17	-1.36	-0.72	1.87	-0.52	0.44	1.32	-1.49
1970	-2.57	-0.01	0.26	2.12	-1.65	1.93	4.21	0.33	-1.88	0.38	1.66	0.39
1969	-2.28	-1.55	-1.19	-1.32	-2.10	-0.19	2.26	-0.71	-0.98	-1.52	-0.29	2.71
1968	-1.40	-2.41	-0.10	-1.72	1.91	-0.71	-1.83	-0.50	0.85	-0.61	0.63	-1.11
1967	-1.53	-1.36	1.70	-0.63	0.04	-1.79	2.26	1.27	-2.33	0.41	-1.10	1.24
1966	0.11	1.03	-1.98	-0.03	-2.51	-3.60	-2.59	-1.25	2.84	-1.01	-0.31	-0.41
1965	-0.60	0.70	0.82	-2.07	-1.98	-2.70	-1.44	1.22	-1.21	0.63	-2.11	-2.20
1964	0.98	0.65	-1.07	2.59	-3.35	-1.12	-0.63	-1.13	-1.11	-1.58	-1.34	0.05
1963	-1.31	-0.96	0.85	-2.04	-1.80	-0.09	-1.42	-0.73	-1.95	-3.15	2.16	-1.08
1962	-1.16	1.71	-0.03	0.16	-1.98	-1.01	-1.50	-1.26	-0.23	1.05	0.48	-0.47
1961	-0.34	0.54	0.73	2.11	-2.12	-0.03	0.72	-0.16	-1.60	-1.99	-0.24	0.04
1960	-1.14	0.76	-1.14	-0.58	2.71	0.30	0.92	0.95	0.32	-1.97	-1.41	-1.14
1959	-0.79	-0.87	-0.98	0.47	-1.71	-0.14	-0.04	2.36	-2.42	0.53	-1.21	-0.39
1958	1.08	0.20	0.58	0.51	0.05	0.67	-1.03	1.07	-0.68	-1.52	0.03	-2.50
1957	-1.21	-0.31	-1.56	0.92	-2.61	0.12	-1.55	-1.65	-0.99	-0.07	-0.65	2.43
1956	-1.71	1.10	0.56	-0.74	-1.42	-0.67	2.20	0.65	-0.85	0.63	-0.79	1.28
1955	-2.74	-0.23	1.93	-0.67	-2.19	0.44	-2.18	6.59	-1.76	1.68	-1.68	-3.00
1954	-1.77	-0.71	0.11	-0.30	-0.40	-2.92	-1.59	2.65	-1.87	1.09	-0.86	0.14
1953	1.51	-0.46	1.44	0.18	3.02	-1.21	-0.17	-1.35	-1.92	-1.39	-1.13	0.76
1952	0.39	-0.90	1.97	3.34	0.76	-1.71	1.13	0.11	1.38	-2.04	3.01	-0.08
1951	-0.15	0.95	-0.16	-0.61	-2.67	2.64	-0.30	-1.47	-1.94	-1.56	1.64	1.93
1950	-1.28	0.91	0.63	-1.54	1.88	-0.69	-0.30	-1.06	0.12	-0.20	0.69	0.94
1949	1.83	-0.49	-2.56	0.40	-1.37	-1.63	3.63	-0.69	-1.78	0.17	-2.18	0.11
1948	0.10	-1.30	-0.07	0.66	1.05	0.86	-1.10	0.69	-3.00	0.66	1.79	1.16
1947	0.43	-1.15	-1.79	-0.54	2.46	-0.34	1.98	-0.21	-2.64	-1.87	2.24	-2.11
1946	-2.12	-0.83	-0.52	-2.60	2.97	2.06	-0.34	0.90	-0.37	0.43	-2.64	-0.96
1945	-0.24	-0.80	-1.52	1.30	0.59	-1.64	2.06	1.99	1.50	-2.15	2.79	0.27
1944	-0.19	-1.32	1.81	0.63	-0.40	-0.71	-1.94	-1.63	-0.40	0.57	-0.59	0.51
1943	-0.62	-1.45	-0.93	-0.30	1.68	-1.69	-0.53	-1.41	-3.65	3.14	0.09	-1.98
1942	-1.30	-0.23	1.41	-1.82	2.51	1.74	2.45	2.85	-1.17	2.65	-1.03	1.63
1941	-0.65	-2.04	-1.28	-1.29	-2.16	0.54	-0.29	-0.14	-3.03	-1.91	-0.74	0.53
1940	-1.80	0.82	1.29	2.63	-0.23	-1.11	-0.10	3.04	-0.11	-0.37	1.59	-0.24
1939	-0.07	1.57	-0.32	0.81	-3.21	-0.21	-0.54	-1.18	-0.53	1.41	-2.48	-1.02
1938	-1.24	-1.16	-0.48	-1.72	0.21	-1.19	-0.16	0.61	0.19	-1.15	-0.04	0.41
1937	2.44	0.54	-2.11	2.89	-1.35	3.02	1.16	3.02	-1.97	4.18	0.34	-1.90
1936	2.11	0.37	2.40	0.09	-2.76	0.15	0.70	0.26	-2.82	0.66	-2.07	2.61
1935	-0.38	-0.66	-0.69	-0.67	-2.08	-0.72	1.01	-1.51	-0.64	-0.07	0.39	-0.59
1934	-1.05	-1.82	-0.40	-0.83	-0.23	-0.74	0.56	1.83	6.62	-2.16	0.52	0.51
1933	-1.46	-0.37	2.13	2.06	1.41	-1.40	0.73	7.90	0.66	-0.62	-2.62	-1.24
1932	0.71	-1.26	2.37	-2.00	1.05	-0.91	-0.40	-1.15	-2.61	5.26	2.03	-1.06
1931	-1.74	-1.20	0.59	-0.77	-0.15	-0.78	1.36	0.29	-1.02	-2.04	-2.70	-1.05
1930	-1.79	-0.55	-1.39	-0.88	-2.34	-0.67	-2.26	-2.79	-2.99	-2.99	-2.41	-0.44
1929	-0.78	-0.23	-1.14	2.91	-0.61	-0.01	-2.49	-1.54	-0.28	2.74	-1.24	-1.39
1928	-1.55	0.20	-0.73	1.94	-2.13	2.43	-0.19	2.19	-2.11	-2.61	-1.97	-2.58
1927	-1.78	0.84	-2.05	1.01	-1.43	-0.80	-0.75	0.32	-2.73	4.22	-1.58	0.23
1926	-0.85	1.33	-1.93	-1.91	-3.41	-1.39	-0.81	1.45	2.20	-0.12	1.18	-0.72
1925	0.36	-1.66	-1.51	-1.61	-1.92	-2.20	0.07	-1.79	-2.05	1.66	-0.77	-1.53
1924	0.54	0.27	-0.08	1.24	2.41	1.48	-1.15	0.30	2.02	-3.05	-2.11	-1.77
1923	0.55	-0.78	-0.84	-0.04	-1.95	-1.93	0.00	-1.20	-0.97	-1.43	-1.32	0.43
1922	-0.67	-0.59	0.68	-1.52	-1.39	0.41	-0.58	-1.22	-2.46	-0.92	-2.68	-0.58
1921	-1.33	-0.32	-1.54	-0.51	0.96	-2.02	-0.05	-0.39	0.87	-1.94	0.52	-1.05
1920	-1.67	-0.26	-1.06	1.52	-3.20	0.55	-0.91	0.99	-0.51	-2.53	-1.03	0.05
1919	-0.75	-0.59	-0.34	-0.72	0.98	-1.16	1.33	1.05	-2.14	-0.19	0.46	-0.66
1918	0.16	-0.90	-0.99	2.18	-0.30	-1.93	-1.35	-0.08	-0.87	-1.01	-1.81	0.36
1917	-0.64	-1.56	0.68	-1.46	-1.80	0.54	0.35	2.31	-2.19	2.31	-2.69	-1.73
1916	-2.46	0.14	0.23	-0.09	-1.49	2.17	0.90	-1.36	-1.03	-1.28	-1.46	-0.30
1915	2.59	1.97	-2.67	-2.33	-0.85	0.56	-1.29	3.07	-1.70	-0.46	-1.89	0.01
1914	0.46	-0.30	-1.53	0.62	-2.11	-0.31	-0.62	-0.56	-3.41	-1.96	-1.50	0.75
1913	-0.60	-1.58	0.57	0.73	-0.52	-2.38	-1.09	-0.82	-1.46	1.67	-1.57	-0.66
1912	-1.71	-0.86	2.41	-0.36	-0.78	-0.63	0.35	0.35	2.69	-1.57	-1.67	0.26
1911	-0.53	-0.84	-1.34	-0.38	-3.12	-0.31	-1.53	4.37	0.77	0.33	-0.66	-0.32
1910	1.28	0.34	-3.48	2.78	-1.26	0.57	-1.98	-1.08	0.01	-2.47	-1.40	-1.18
1909	-0.98	1.15	-0.51	0.45	-1.60	0.42	-2.93	-1.86	-1.55	-1.37	-2.75	0.25
1908	-0.45	1.60	0.51	-1.37	1.60	-2.52	0.13	-0.13	-2.13	-1.12	-2.71	-0.62
1907	-0.40	-0.63	0.00	-0.48	-1.42	1.03	-1.31	-0.19	2.92	-1.18	0.83	0.81
1906	-1.14	-1.49	0.64	-0.05	-1.93	1.88	-0.81	2.24	-2.68	1.65	-2.76	0.48
1905	0.19	-1.67	0.08	-0.94	-2.51	0.04	1.21	1.30	-1.79	0.20	-1.81	0.50
1904	-0.49	-1.32	-0.54	-0.69	-1.38	0.12	0.19	0.25	-0.18	-0.53	-1.82	-1.29
1903	0.26	0.92	0.72	0.39	-2.44	1.35	1.14	1.39	-2.29	0.36	-2.18	-1.33
1902	-0.45	2.17	0.34	-0.65	-2.77	0.78	0.50	-1.12	1.61	2.34	-1.47	2.63
1901	-1.28	-2.42	0.21	2.24	0.78	-1.43	-0.23	2.97	-0.66	-2.34	-0.71	3.46
1900	-1.19	2.09	-0.58	-2.00	-2.70	-0.29	-0.51	-1.03	-1.55	-1.22	-1.00	-1.19
1899	-0.58	1.83	1.14	-2.14	-0.48	-1.58	-1.37	0.64	2.25	-2.09	-1.14	-1.33

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