Fort Wayne IN Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

This page lists the biggest rainstorms or snowstorms of the year in Fort Wayne, Indiana along with the date they occurred. The information answers questions like: When was the last time more than four inches of precipitation landed on Fort Wayne in a single day? What was the rainiest day of 2019?

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Fort Wayne and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign beside it means the same amount of moisture also fell on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1909. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 4.93 inches (125.2 millimetres) on August 1, 1926.

Since 1941 the precipitation extremes were observed at Fort Wayne International Airport. Before then, the weather station was near downtown Fort Wayne.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Fort Wayne
Inches	Date	Millimetres
1.93	February 22, 2023	49.0
2.83	July 05, 2022	71.9
2.72	July 16, 2021	69.1
2.24	July 27, 2020	56.9
1.90	August 18, 2019	48.3
2.01	June 19, 2018	51.1
3.01	June 30, 2017	76.5
2.49	May 10, 2016	63.2
2.73	June 15, 2015	69.3
3.24	September 10, 2014	82.3
3.59	August 02, 2013	91.2
1.64	March 23, 2012	41.7
3.46	May 25, 2011	87.9
1.78	November 25, 2010	45.2

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Fort Wayne each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
3.24	August 17, 2009	82.3
1.90	February 05, 2008	48.3
3.40	August 20, 2007	86.4
1.37	April 14, 2006	34.8
2.30	July 26, 2005	58.4
2.48	May 30, 2004	63.0
2.67	July 06, 2003	67.8
1.84	May 25, 2002	46.7
2.09	August 22, 2001	53.1
1.89	June 05, 2000	48.0
1.67	April 22, 1999	42.4
2.57	April 09, 1998	65.3
2.31	May 25, 1997	58.7
2.83	July 18, 1996	71.9
1.88	June 26, 1995	47.8
1.46	April 11, 1994	37.1
1.79	January 04, 1993	45.5
2.40	November 12, 1992	61.0
4.35	May 30, 1991	110.5
3.03	February 22, 1990	77.0
4.40	June 03, 1989	111.8
2.60	July 18, 1988	66.0
2.41	August 26, 1987	61.2
2.60	July 12, 1986	66.0
1.80	August 14, 1985	45.7
1.80	May 20, 1984	45.7
1.47	October 22, 1983	37.3
2.09	November 01, 1982	53.1
3.02	June 13, 1981	76.7
2.82	June 01, 1980	71.6
2.00	July 24, 1979	50.8
1.25	December 31, 1978	31.8
1.94	September 13, 1977 +	49.3
1.13	September 09, 1976	28.7
1.70	September 11, 1975	43.2
1.36	August 09, 1974	34.5
1.46	June 26, 1973	37.1
2.01	June 15, 1972	51.1
1.54	June 01, 1971	39.1
1.54	April 19, 1970	39.1
2.26	October 12, 1969	57.4
2.72	May 16, 1968	69.1
1.53	December 02, 1967	38.9
2.60	July 09, 1966	66.0
2.54	October 21, 1965	64.5
1.65	July 07, 1964	41.9
2.56	April 17, 1963	65.0
1.42	May 26, 1962	36.1
1.58	August 05, 1961	40.1
1.42	June 22, 1960	36.1
3.21	June 25, 1959	81.5
2.08	June 08, 1958	52.8
3.88	August 09, 1957	98.6
1.41	February 24, 1956	35.8
2.40	October 06, 1955	61.0
2.09	October 05, 1954	53.1
2.13	March 03, 1953	54.1
1.56	July 22, 1952 +	39.6
2.01	May 10, 1951	51.1
3.51	September 01, 1950	89.2
2.40	January 18, 1949	61.0
2.41	July 13, 1948	61.2
2.96	October 18, 1947	75.2
2.39	June 12, 1946	60.7
2.05	July 31, 1945	52.1
2.56	April 11, 1944	65.0
2.48	September 06, 1943	63.0
2.49	June 06, 1942	63.2
1.84	June 11, 1941	46.7
1.70	June 28, 1940	43.2
1.85	February 19, 1939	47.0
2.99	June 26, 1938	75.9
1.44	October 18, 1937	36.6
2.33	February 26, 1936	59.2
1.26	June 26, 1935	32.0
1.57	August 15, 1934	39.9
1.98	July 02, 1933	50.3
3.83	September 03, 1932	97.3
1.30	September 25, 1931	33.0
1.44	November 30, 1930	36.6
2.46	July 04, 1929	62.5
3.04	May 17, 1928	77.2
1.59	May 18, 1927	40.4
4.93	August 01, 1926	125.2
2.62	March 13, 1925	66.5
1.50	December 18, 1924	38.1
1.92	July 27, 1923	48.8
1.64	October 07, 1922	41.7
1.71	August 02, 1921	43.4
1.98	July 06, 1920	50.3
2.43	March 15, 1919	61.7
4.17	September 04, 1918	105.9
2.56	October 18, 1917	65.0
2.28	July 14, 1916	57.9
0.99	May 28, 1915	25.1
2.03	July 13, 1914	51.6
2.12	July 14, 1913	53.8
2.26	June 16, 1912	57.4
1.80	June 25, 1911	45.7
2.30	August 18, 1910	58.4
2.01	June 10, 1909	51.1

Fort Wayne - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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