Rain forecast and rainfall this year
Rochester, NY
No rain expected today.
Updated Monday 3:06 PM ET.
Forecast
3 percent chance of rain
TodayHigh 50°, low 43°No rain expected
6 percent chance of rain
TomorrowHigh 59°, low 40°No rain expected
Today in Rochester
This year so far, since Jan 1
35.81 in
+5.32 in above normal for this point in the year (30.49 in).
National rank105th of 363
In New York4th of 7
Biggest day3.01 in, Jul 18
Last measurable rain0.02 in, Nov 7, 2026
Month by month
Jan3.28
Feb2.06
Mar5.89
Apr4.08
May3.61
Jun4.38
Jul5.37
Aug2.99
Sep2.54
Oct1.47
Nov0.14
Dec–
This yearNormal
Records since 1926
Wettest year45.37 in, 2017
Biggest rain day3.47 in, Sep 14, 1979
Nearby cities
- BuffaloNY37.13 in this year66 miles
- SyracuseNY32.43 in this year75 miles
- EriePA38.12 in this year145 miles
- Lake PlacidNY31.93 in this year197 miles
- AlbanyNY33.99 in this year198 miles
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Forecast based on National Weather Service forecast data. Rainfall records are from NOAA Regional Climate Centers for the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport station, recorded since 1926; normals are NOAA’s 1991–2020 averages. Totals are preliminary. Records are this station’s own and may differ from official NWS city records, which can include earlier locations. Incomplete years and several-day totals are left out. Weather Scoreboard is not affiliated with the National Weather Service or NOAA.