St Louis - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in St Louis 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 1893. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 8.64 inches (219.5 millimetres) on July 26, 2022.

Since 1946 the precipitation extremes were observed at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Before then, the weather station was at downtown St. Louis.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in St Louis
Inches Date Milli­metres
1.68 April 15, 2023   42.7
8.64 July 26, 2022 219.5
2.62 June 25, 2021   66.5
2.34 July 30, 2020   59.4
3.30 July 22, 2019 83.8
1.73 February 24, 2018 43.9
3.15 April 29, 2017 80.0
2.52 August 15, 2016 64.0
4.87 December 26, 2015 123.7
2.53 April 02, 2014 64.3
2.48 April 18, 2013 63.0
1.48 August 31, 2012 37.6
2.80 June 25, 2011 71.1
3.08 November 24, 2010 78.2
Highest daily precipitation recorded at St Louis each year
Inches Date Milli­metres
2.66 October 08, 2009 67.6
4.58 September 14, 2008 116.3
2.12 July 19, 2007 53.8
2.92 November 30, 2006 74.2
2.02 June 11, 2005 51.3
2.25 July 30, 2004 57.2
3.31 June 25, 2003 84.1
2.68 August 06, 2002 68.1
1.49 February 24, 2001 37.8
2.94 June 24, 2000 74.7
3.04 June 12, 1999 77.2
2.47 June 04, 1998 62.7
2.19 February 26, 1997 55.6
4.46 April 28, 1996 113.3
5.59 May 16, 1995 142.0
2.96 April 28, 1994 75.2
2.16 August 11, 1993 54.9
2.76 December 15, 1992 70.1
2.47 July 11, 1991 62.7
2.80 May 16, 1990 71.1
2.02 March 20, 1989 51.3
1.75 July 20, 1988 44.5
3.10 July 06, 1987 78.7
2.67 October 03, 1986 67.8
3.15 November 18, 1985 80.0
2.89 September 10, 1984 73.4
2.08 October 20, 1983 52.8
3.37 July 10, 1982 85.6
2.59 July 19, 1981 65.8
2.08 September 16, 1980 52.8
4.79 April 11, 1979 121.7
2.58 September 16, 1978 65.5
2.38 March 28, 1977 60.5
1.78 May 30, 1976 45.2
2.09 January 10, 1975 53.1
2.63 May 30, 1974 66.8
2.05 July 23, 1973 52.1
2.87 November 01, 1972 72.9
2.39 December 14, 1971 60.7
2.33 April 30, 1970 59.2
2.78 September 16, 1969 70.6
2.47 May 25, 1968 62.7
2.13 January 26, 1967 54.1
2.28 February 09, 1966 57.9
1.32 July 07, 1965 33.5
2.60 July 11, 1964 66.0
2.28 November 22, 1963 57.9
1.79 June 11, 1962 45.5
2.50 July 25, 1961 63.5
2.01 June 30, 1960 51.1
2.36 February 09, 1959 59.9
3.16 July 19, 1958 80.3
3.95 June 14, 1957 100.3
2.74 July 29, 1956 69.6
1.49 June 25, 1955 37.8
2.01 October 11, 1954 51.1
1.52 April 23, 1953 38.6
2.22 July 16, 1952 56.4
1.59 February 20, 1951 40.4
4.16 January 03, 1950 105.7
3.70 July 20, 1949 94.0
4.68 July 05, 1948 118.9
3.00 June 30, 1947 76.2
4.31 August 15, 1946 109.5
3.77 September 13, 1945 95.8
5.83 April 22, 1944 148.1
2.97 May 17, 1943 75.4
6.89 July 09, 1942 175.0
1.74 September 24, 1941 44.2
1.25 August 17, 1940 31.8
3.52 August 25, 1939 89.4
2.74 March 30, 1938 69.6
3.39 June 09, 1937 86.1
2.52 September 01, 1936 64.0
2.16 March 25, 1935 54.9
1.70 June 17, 1934 43.2
3.72 July 23, 1933 94.5
2.11 October 25, 1932 53.6
4.02 September 01, 1931 102.1
1.49 September 14, 1930 37.8
2.96 May 02, 1929 75.2
2.91 July 05, 1928 73.9
2.98 March 31, 1927 75.7
1.87 September 30, 1926 47.5
2.22 November 07, 1925 56.4
2.78 December 18, 1924 70.6
3.46 August 08, 1923 87.9
3.04 December 27, 1922 77.2
3.56 November 18, 1921 90.4
2.87 September 08, 1920 72.9
3.73 September 28, 1919 94.7
2.71 August 24, 1918 68.8
1.57 September 07, 1917 39.9
3.67 August 14, 1916 93.2
6.85 August 20, 1915 174.0
2.41 October 16, 1914 61.2
3.59 March 24, 1913 91.2
3.16 July 14, 1912 80.3
2.29 April 29, 1911 58.2
2.80 September 04, 1910 71.1
2.27 March 08, 1909 57.7
1.55 May 04, 1908 39.4
2.00 May 30, 1907 50.8
2.10 August 07, 1906 + 53.3
2.76 September 16, 1905 70.1
3.58 March 25, 1904 90.9
3.55 June 01, 1903 90.2
4.70 June 28, 1902 119.4
2.40 December 13, 1901 61.0
2.10 May 06, 1900 53.3
1.92 March 18, 1899 + 48.8
3.19 July 08, 1898 81.0
2.31 March 05, 1897 58.7
2.23 May 27, 1896 56.6
2.48 July 27, 1895 63.0
1.63 January 20, 1894 41.4
3.26 May 26, 1893 82.8
Reference

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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