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	2.98	2.60	3.34	3.44	3.96	4.54	3.93	3.54	4.09	3.22	3.54	3.01
2024	-0.65	-0.32	0.77
2023								-0.81	-2.31	-1.67	-2.74	0.15
2023	-0.44	-1.55	-1.50	-1.13	-2.81	-1.82	1.88	-0.81	-2.31	-1.67	-2.74	0.15
2022	-1.17	-0.61	-2.35	-0.13	-0.58	-1.62	-3.10	-1.69	0.42	-1.29	-0.49	0.88
2021	-2.09	-0.07	-0.88	-1.52	-0.92	-3.06	-1.23	1.23	0.85	0.11	-1.73	-2.26
2020	-1.58	-0.11	-0.37	-1.82	-1.04	-2.76	-3.05	-2.22	-3.05	-1.85	-1.41	-0.25
2019	-1.18	-0.93	-0.56	0.11	2.02	-0.20	-1.05	-1.82	-3.21	-1.05	-1.56	-1.61
2018	-1.71	1.27	-2.14	-1.12	-0.57	-3.65	2.32	-1.48	-1.57	-2.13	-0.65	1.19
2017	-1.83	-1.57	-1.69	-1.58	-2.13	-3.40	-1.07	-0.57	-3.03	-0.80	-3.13	-2.52
2016	-0.79	1.21	-1.98	-1.57	-0.93	-1.93	-1.17	-0.66	-2.92	-2.28	-3.20	-1.98
2015	-1.25	-1.59	-1.06	0.18	-2.18	2.86	0.85	-0.68	-0.76	0.03	-2.62	0.38
2014	-1.57	-0.01	-0.78	-0.29	1.40	-0.77	0.14	1.82	-2.58	0.47	-1.58	-0.20
2013	-0.30	-0.94	-1.95	-0.76	-0.49	0.30	-0.31	-1.45	-2.03	0.28	-0.56	0.21
2012	-0.13	-1.59	-1.50	-1.62	1.86	-0.97	0.14	0.28	0.87	1.23	-2.71	1.50
2011	-1.72	0.49	2.98	4.67	3.28	-1.24	-0.49	4.22	18.86	2.57	-0.07	0.59
2010	0.77	-0.60	-0.04	-1.45	-1.12	-2.42	0.62	0.06	0.47	2.04	0.01	0.32
2009	-0.61	-1.65	-1.99	0.50	2.14	-0.29	1.75	0.65	-1.34	3.00	-1.66	0.46
2008	-0.72	0.06	1.92	-0.77	-0.01	-0.69	-0.01	-1.50	2.05	-0.48	-1.57	2.54
2007	0.14	-0.40	0.29	-0.27	-1.67	-1.09	-1.73	1.74	-2.53	0.63	0.98	1.60
2006	1.89	-0.90	-2.26	0.07	-0.53	4.09	0.76	2.39	0.68	1.03	0.50	-0.04
2005	2.06	-0.39	1.04	0.89	-2.13	-2.53	0.91	-0.02	-2.73	3.38	2.07	-0.53
2004	-0.24	-0.67	-0.87	0.79	2.23	-0.56	2.69	1.35	5.38	0.36	0.09	0.73
2003	-1.11	0.85	-0.15	-0.31	0.21	0.69	2.07	3.04	3.63	1.07	0.54	1.51
2002	-1.01	-1.43	0.51	-0.22	2.33	0.07	-1.70	-2.07	1.62	3.45	-0.43	0.37
2001	-1.69	-1.54	0.84	-1.39	-1.53	1.01	-1.46	0.34	0.87	-1.60	-1.41	-0.70
2000	-1.01	0.07	0.20	1.31	-0.28	1.00	-1.36	0.40	-0.89	-0.62	-1.71	-0.18
1999	2.67	-1.09	0.20	-0.49	-1.58	-1.57	-0.86	2.38	6.55	-1.41	-0.83	-0.43
1998	2.41	3.37	0.31	2.87	1.71	-0.36	-1.85	-0.24	-2.24	0.00	-2.53	-2.47
1997	-1.32	-1.22	-0.18	-2.22	-0.48	-1.07	-1.17	1.63	-0.26	-2.25	2.12	-0.30
1996	4.12	-0.74	0.02	1.27	-0.86	1.74	1.25	-1.32	4.74	1.73	-0.34	3.05
1995	1.47	-1.04	-1.98	-1.00	-0.97	-0.05	-1.24	-2.88	-2.63	4.80	0.62	-1.24
1994	1.64	0.09	2.93	0.25	-0.69	0.13	1.26	3.09	-0.35	-2.54	1.06	-0.40
1993	-0.89	-0.85	1.89	5.43	-1.89	-1.21	-0.91	-0.10	0.50	-0.36	1.06	-0.07
1992	-1.39	-0.84	1.48	-1.13	-0.76	-2.09	2.47	-0.67	-0.14	-1.82	1.03	-0.06
1991	-0.61	-0.96	0.49	-0.99	-2.13	-3.39	-1.21	0.37	-0.90	-1.34	-0.47	-0.01
1990	0.17	-0.69	-1.88	-0.55	2.18	-1.57	0.27	3.33	-0.93	4.89	-1.31	3.08
1989	-0.88	-0.72	-0.06	-2.58	3.42	1.20	2.54	-1.11	-0.80	1.46	-1.24	-2.43
1988	-1.37	0.10	-1.42	-1.13	0.85	-3.16	0.41	0.75	-0.77	-1.11	0.39	-1.88
1987	-0.21	-1.94	-1.53	-0.05	-0.86	-2.12	-0.14	0.80	1.63	-0.76	-0.22	-1.29
1986	-0.97	0.65	-0.01	0.94	-1.27	-0.95	2.13	0.25	-1.02	-0.73	1.86	0.76
1985	-2.24	-0.78	-0.27	-2.08	0.95	-0.92	0.27	-0.06	-1.46	-1.51	3.72	-1.06
1984	-1.71	2.69	0.63	0.48	0.26	0.58	0.64	0.85	-3.45	-0.92	0.86	-0.30
1983	-1.24	-0.69	0.14	3.41	1.04	2.10	-1.82	-0.15	-2.13	0.43	1.68	3.35
1982	0.15	-0.14	-1.24	-0.38	-0.61	3.55	-1.51	-1.20	-0.83	-2.20	-0.24	-1.29
1981	-2.55	4.80	-2.40	0.12	-1.17	1.20	0.29	-2.43	-1.17	1.20	-2.41	-1.29
1980	-1.99	-1.87	1.82	2.26	-1.43	-1.46	-1.60	-1.68	-2.14	-0.33	-0.63	-2.03
1979	3.78	0.52	-0.36	-0.50	0.93	-2.34	-0.29	1.82	1.99	0.92	0.54	-0.96
1978	4.48	-1.47	-0.50	-1.29	3.04	-0.77	0.90	0.88	-1.15	-0.59	-1.79	0.63
1977	-1.75	-0.72	2.74	0.93	-3.14	0.12	0.93	-0.74	1.17	1.52	1.85	1.80
1976	-0.02	-0.59	-0.97	-1.67	0.77	0.22	0.35	-0.71	-0.04	5.25	-2.80	-1.17
1975	0.71	1.08	-0.05	-1.51	0.43	1.26	-0.93	0.15	5.77	0.59	-0.92	-0.03
1974	0.05	-1.12	1.80	-1.37	-0.57	0.94	0.42	-0.42	1.01	-2.19	-1.14	1.14
1973	-0.31	-0.16	-0.69	1.82	0.67	0.07	-0.62	-0.36	2.33	-0.44	-1.78	3.28
1972	-0.72	1.58	-0.38	0.37	3.02	10.83	0.39	-1.97	-2.22	-1.07	3.46	2.23
1971	-0.50	2.75	-0.88	-2.65	-0.66	-1.96	1.08	-0.80	-0.12	-0.65	-0.02	-0.41
1970	-2.32	0.83	-0.11	0.45	-0.96	-0.64	0.67	-0.44	-1.51	1.26	1.52	-0.25
1969	-1.82	-1.84	-1.88	-0.42	-1.28	-0.43	1.78	-0.17	-2.22	-1.00	0.64	1.94
1968	-0.98	-2.28	-0.03	-2.00	1.84	0.81	-2.60	-1.15	1.56	-0.24	0.30	-0.46
1967	-1.73	-1.27	1.58	-0.72	0.82	-2.55	1.62	1.57	-1.42	1.11	-0.75	-0.09
1966	-0.19	0.70	-0.96	-0.53	-0.35	-4.00	-1.54	-0.91	1.23	-1.44	0.92	-0.92
1965	-0.58	-0.33	-0.20	-1.26	-2.15	-3.11	-1.91	2.18	-0.87	0.67	-1.83	-2.03
1964	1.48	-0.24	-0.32	2.11	-2.44	-1.52	-1.00	-1.26	-2.53	-1.93	-1.41	0.17
1963	-1.17	-0.74	-0.02	-2.34	0.48	-1.10	-0.79	-1.14	-1.51	-3.14	1.65	-0.89
1962	-0.28	1.15	-0.58	0.46	-1.78	-1.92	-1.68	1.37	-0.26	1.23	-0.38	-0.34
1961	-0.96	0.06	0.32	1.36	-0.83	-0.99	0.46	0.46	-2.87	-1.74	0.05	-0.41
1960	-0.92	0.95	-1.20	-0.32	3.27	-0.57	0.23	-0.44	1.62	-1.95	-1.75	-1.58
1959	0.12	-0.63	-0.51	0.31	-1.86	-0.69	0.38	0.47	-1.66	2.04	-0.06	0.03
1958	1.51	0.27	0.16	0.65	-0.72	-0.39	0.65	-0.68	-0.34	-1.13	-0.29	-2.29
1957	-1.42	-0.57	-0.75	2.07	-2.22	-0.12	-2.55	-2.40	-0.48	-0.61	-0.59	1.50
1956	-1.72	1.18	-0.40	-0.65	-0.37	-0.86	2.42	0.90	-0.76	0.52	-0.47	0.85
1955	-2.29	-0.08	0.57	-0.85	-2.80	-0.92	-1.70	6.99	-1.84	3.37	-1.08	-2.64
1954	-1.40	-0.03	0.73	0.26	0.31	-1.76	-1.41	1.26	-1.91	0.66	-0.98	0.55
1953	1.70	-0.75	0.84	0.10	3.34	-1.67	-1.34	-1.38	-1.85	-1.53	-0.80	0.23
1952	0.44	-0.64	1.37	2.46	1.55	-3.74	1.04	0.03	0.95	-2.22	2.15	0.01
1951	0.63	0.90	0.98	-0.29	-2.26	0.85	-0.26	-1.17	-1.37	-0.65	1.53	1.55
1950	0.65	1.06	1.86	-1.07	-0.60	-0.51	0.80	1.15	-1.64	-0.35	2.85	2.21
1949	0.58	-0.02	-2.17	0.76	-0.14	-2.09	0.92	1.05	-1.06	-0.86	-2.03	0.61
1948	-0.16	-1.02	-0.11	2.29	1.56	-0.68	-0.04	-1.22	-2.73	0.71	2.17	1.85
1947	0.27	-1.64	-1.19	0.34	1.77	-1.30	2.48	0.24	-2.43	-1.69	1.00	-1.89
1946	-1.45	-0.51	1.07	-2.57	5.23	0.76	-0.18	0.92	0.12	0.94	-2.57	-0.93
1945	-0.35	-0.83	-0.06	0.78	2.27	-0.80	0.43	0.37	2.25	-0.84	2.79	-0.17
1944	-0.70	-1.30	1.36	0.32	1.95	1.54	-2.15	-1.30	-0.24	0.57	-1.41	0.67
1943	-0.33	-1.13	-0.87	1.13	1.73	-1.08	0.09	-0.61	-3.58	4.51	-0.78	-2.15
1942	-1.37	0.10	0.82	-1.51	2.41	-1.89	1.68	0.01	0.16	1.54	-0.67	2.10
1941	-0.07	-2.15	-1.12	-1.02	-2.51	-0.02	0.10	0.97	-2.97	-1.50	0.14	1.08
1940	-1.20	0.87	2.17	1.37	1.26	-1.56	-0.56	0.42	-1.35	-1.07	0.52	-0.12
1939	-0.18	1.07	0.18	-0.41	-2.39	-1.51	0.20	-1.24	-1.35	0.60	-2.74	-1.36
1938	-0.69	0.09	-0.33	-0.87	-0.81	-1.75	-0.60	0.18	-0.88	-1.60	-0.49	-0.07
1937	1.65	0.57	-1.06	1.99	-0.34	-1.56	0.59	2.40	-1.79	3.09	0.77	-0.75
1936	1.28	-0.80	4.22	-0.61	-1.14	-0.83	-2.04	0.94	-2.42	0.11	-1.00	0.84
1935	-0.63	-0.07	-1.15	-0.57	-1.65	-0.83	0.62	-0.92	-1.47	-0.67	0.89	-0.70
1934	-0.87	-1.63	-0.21	-0.28	-1.95	-1.90	-0.70	-0.36	5.67	-1.94	1.00	-0.02
1933	-1.14	-0.78	1.25	1.27	1.65	-2.13	0.49	5.32	1.61	-1.07	-2.60	-0.92
1932	1.26	-1.17	1.42	-1.94	0.30	-1.12	-1.29	-1.71	-2.77	3.13	0.36	-1.42
1931	-1.64	-0.81	-0.20	-0.13	2.61	-2.55	-0.13	-0.11	-2.38	-1.81	-2.88	-0.27
1930	-1.85	-0.52	-1.04	-1.34	-0.90	-0.71	-1.84	-2.89	-2.15	-2.67	-2.70	-0.82
1929	-0.60	-0.32	-1.38	1.64	-0.17	-1.93	-2.25	-1.86	-0.35	1.91	-0.93	-1.09
1928	-1.47	0.43	-0.74	1.67	-2.07	1.88	0.18	0.58	-2.18	-2.30	-2.01	-2.72
1927	-1.05	0.69	-1.17	-0.94	-0.60	-1.84	-0.15	-0.09	-2.43	4.43	-0.37	0.57
1926	-1.03	1.17	-2.06	-2.38	-2.98	-1.50	-1.44	0.75	1.52	0.04	0.65	-1.28
1925	0.03	-0.99	-1.67	-1.62	-0.84	-2.34	0.26	-1.78	-2.07	0.61	-0.72	-1.45
1924	0.36	-0.02	-0.79	0.27	1.22	-0.53	-1.03	-0.41	1.86	-3.08	-2.46	-1.91
1923	0.58	-1.13	-1.11	-1.06	-1.26	-2.68	-0.63	-1.80	-0.94	-0.94	-1.29	0.52
1922	-1.50	-1.07	-0.12	-1.45	-1.93	0.12	-1.47	-1.03	-3.07	-0.92	-2.76	-1.24
1921	-1.19	-0.46	-1.03	-1.35	-0.87	-2.37	-0.83	-0.97	0.71	-1.65	1.19	-1.41
1920	-1.37	-0.29	-0.84	-0.47	-2.68	-1.10	-0.98	0.26	-0.28	-2.08	-0.54	0.07
1919	-1.13	-0.56	-0.33	-1.63	1.23	-1.31	0.53	0.99	-2.33	-0.30	1.31	-1.06
1918	-0.49	-0.51	-1.84	0.42	0.37	-1.82	-1.56	-0.29	-0.74	-0.65	-2.02	-0.31
1917	-0.46	-1.80	-0.45	-2.27	-1.39	-0.06	-1.01	2.94	-2.13	2.78	-3.18	-1.61
1916	-2.10	0.19	-0.09	-0.36	-1.66	1.02	-0.16	-2.17	-0.77	-1.43	-1.68	-0.64
1915	1.81	1.47	-2.08	-1.75	-0.73	-1.40	-0.59	2.72	-2.37	-1.14	-2.04	0.20
1914	-0.35	-0.63	-1.32	0.24	-1.12	-1.29	0.07	-0.68	-3.43	-2.01	-2.16	0.55
1913	0.26	-1.41	-0.01	-0.20	-0.83	-2.81	-0.89	-1.61	-1.03	2.23	-1.61	-0.74
1912	-1.74	-0.87	1.21	-0.10	-1.22	-1.87	-0.13	0.77	2.36	-0.81	-1.96	-0.10
1911	-0.83	-0.64	-1.22	-0.44	-2.31	-1.08	-1.65	3.08	1.11	0.52	-1.04	-0.62
1910	1.53	0.42	-2.35	0.86	-1.30	-0.96	-2.16	-1.27	0.45	-2.81	-1.69	-1.07
1909	-0.86	1.27	-0.78	1.48	-2.31	-1.57	-2.54	-2.19	-2.04	-1.58	-2.72	0.02
1908	-0.86	1.65	0.20	-0.74	1.75	-3.02	-0.29	-0.92	-2.09	-1.26	-2.99	-0.79
1907	-0.37	-0.91	0.24	-1.44	-1.67	-0.57	-1.52	-1.76	2.70	-0.47	-0.08	0.86
1906	-1.26	-1.24	0.89	-0.68	-0.79	0.66	-1.22	1.13	-2.43	1.24	-2.74	0.16
1905	0.32	-1.55	0.32	-1.40	-3.30	-1.03	-0.75	1.40	-1.26	0.20	-1.68	0.23
1904	-0.24	-0.77	0.28	-0.82	-0.86	-0.90	-0.71	0.32	-0.36	-0.19	-2.41	-1.58
1903	-0.40	0.54	0.69	-0.73	-3.56	1.02	0.22	1.83	-1.90	1.58	-1.91	-1.05
1902	-0.83	1.83	0.02	-0.25	-2.80	-0.99	0.56	-1.42	0.91	1.90	-2.26	2.07
1901	-1.37	-2.03	0.60	1.61	1.41	-2.03	-1.12	2.73	-0.83	-2.00	-1.31	2.77
1900	-0.78	1.22	-0.20	-2.39	-1.67	-1.57	-0.18	-1.05	-2.27	-0.70	-0.74	-1.27
1899	-0.85	1.13	0.54	-2.09	-1.16	-1.80	-1.06	-0.05	1.44	-2.30	-1.18	-0.78

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