As of Oct 13, 2026, the latest day this station has reported

How much rain has New York County, New York, had in 2026?

38.65 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Ny City Central Park, New York County, through Oct 13. That is 0.39 inches less than a usual year to date (99% of usual).

Rain so far
38.65 in
Usual by Oct 13
39.04 in
Percent of usual
99%
2025 by Oct 13
31.94 in
Running total of rain in New York County, 2026, against a usual year0510152025303540JFMAMJJASOND2026Usual
Inches of rain added up day by day from Jan 1, solid line, against the usual year at this station (dashed), counted on the same days. Days with no report add nothing to either line.

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Month by month

Rain by month in New York County, New York, 2026
MonthRain, inUsual, inVs usual
Jan2.703.64−0.94
Feb2.603.19−0.59
Mar3.604.29−0.69
Apr2.484.09−1.61
May3.053.96−0.91
Jun3.394.54−1.15
Jul4.894.60+0.29
Aug8.644.56+4.08
Sep5.314.31+1.00
Oct to the 13th1.991.86+0.13
So far38.6539.04−0.39

2026 so far in New York County

The station, and what usual means

The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the station in Ny City Central Park (station ID 94728), less than a mile from the middle of New York County. It reported every one of the 286 days from Jan 1 to Oct 13. Rain here means everything the gauge caught: rain, and snow melted down to water. A trace counts as zero.

Usual means NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 daily normals for this station, added up over the same 286 days the station reported, so a missing day counts on neither side.

Why this station: it is the only one inside New York County that reported at least 90% of the days in 2026. Your own rain gauge can read differently a few miles away.

Questions

How much rain has New York County, New York, had in 2026?

38.65 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Ny City Central Park, New York County, through Oct 13. That is 0.39 inches less than a usual year to date (99% of usual).

Is New York County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?

About usual so far. The weather station in Ny City Central Park had 38.65 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 13, 99% of the usual 39.04 inches for the same days.

What was the wettest month in New York County in 2026?

August, with 8.64 inches at the weather station in Ny City Central Park, counting Jan 1 through Oct 13.

What was the biggest rain in New York County in 2026?

2.87 inches on Aug 20, 2026, the most the gauge caught in one day this year through Oct 13.

How does 2026 compare with 2025 in New York County?

From Jan 1 to Oct 13, the weather station in Ny City Central Park had 31.94 inches in 2025 and 38.65 inches in 2026. 2026 had 6.71 inches more than 2025.

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