Albany NY Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Albany 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 1904. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 5.60 inches (142.2 millimetres) on September 16, 1999.

Since 1939 the precipitation extremes were observed at Albany International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Albany.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Albany
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.31	July 18, 2023	58.7
2.03	April 07, 2022	51.6
1.65	October 04, 2021	41.9
3.92	August 04, 2020	99.6
1.63	October 17, 2019	41.4
2.26	September 18, 2018	57.4
1.72	August 18, 2017	43.7
2.55	July 31, 2016	64.8
2.74	September 30, 2015	69.6
1.61	June 25, 2014	40.9
1.77	June 28, 2013	45.0
3.19	September 18, 2012	81.0
4.69	August 28, 2011	119.1
3.04	October 01, 2010	77.2

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Albany each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.76	July 01, 2009	70.1
2.49	July 23, 2008	63.2
2.26	April 15, 2007	57.4
2.22	June 26, 2006	56.4
2.63	October 08, 2005	66.8
2.15	July 27, 2004	54.6
1.60	October 27, 2003	40.6
1.79	December 25, 2002	45.5
1.34	March 30, 2001	34.0
3.30	June 06, 2000	83.8
5.60	September 16, 1999	142.2
2.22	October 10, 1998	56.4
2.02	March 31, 1997	51.3
3.49	July 13, 1996	88.6
2.65	October 21, 1995	67.3
1.54	August 18, 1994	39.1
2.20	July 30, 1993	55.9
1.44	May 31, 1992	36.6
2.17	November 22, 1991	55.1
2.21	November 10, 1990	56.1
2.15	October 20, 1989	54.6
1.78	August 29, 1988	45.2
2.82	October 04, 1987	71.6
2.19	July 30, 1986	55.6
1.61	September 27, 1985	40.9
2.04	May 29, 1984	51.8
1.88	September 21, 1983	47.8
1.69	June 05, 1982	42.9
1.35	September 08, 1981	34.3
2.78	August 05, 1980	70.6
2.18	July 26, 1979	55.4
1.84	July 27, 1978	46.7
2.00	March 13, 1977	50.8
2.45	June 30, 1976	62.2
1.90	April 03, 1975	48.3
1.90	July 29, 1974	48.3
2.34	June 30, 1973	59.4
2.62	October 07, 1972	66.5
3.50	August 28, 1971	88.9
1.53	April 02, 1970	38.9
1.50	November 05, 1969	38.1
2.17	May 29, 1968	55.1
1.72	October 25, 1967	43.7
2.56	September 04, 1966	65.0
1.63	September 24, 1965 +	41.4
1.40	March 10, 1964	35.6
1.17	September 17, 1963	29.7
1.20	February 24, 1962	30.5
2.32	August 26, 1961	58.9
3.46	September 12, 1960	87.9
1.67	November 28, 1959	42.4
1.35	March 14, 1958	34.3
1.69	October 18, 1957	42.9
1.87	September 23, 1956	47.5
1.85	August 11, 1955	47.0
2.91	August 31, 1954	73.9
1.94	August 10, 1953	49.3
3.47	June 01, 1952	88.1
2.62	September 14, 1951	66.5
4.08	August 31, 1950	103.6
1.65	August 29, 1949	41.9
2.93	December 31, 1948	74.4
1.50	November 08, 1947	38.1
1.88	September 24, 1946	47.8
2.34	July 20, 1945	59.4
2.29	June 20, 1944	58.2
1.85	October 26, 1943	47.0
1.79	September 27, 1942	45.5
1.82	February 07, 1941	46.2
2.02	September 25, 1940	51.3
1.59	September 27, 1939	40.4
4.12	July 09, 1938	104.6
2.12	September 13, 1937	53.8
2.27	August 06, 1936	57.7
2.08	July 07, 1935	52.8
2.64	June 19, 1934	67.1
1.65	September 16, 1933	41.9
2.87	October 06, 1932	72.9
2.01	May 10, 1931	51.1
1.49	June 09, 1930	37.8
2.29	September 14, 1929	58.2
1.48	July 27, 1928	37.6
3.28	November 03, 1927	83.3
1.51	February 04, 1926	38.4
1.21	April 19, 1925	30.7
2.35	September 09, 1924	59.7
1.69	October 24, 1923	42.9
2.51	June 11, 1922	63.8
1.77	November 28, 1921	45.0
2.52	October 01, 1920	64.0
1.90	March 28, 1919	48.3
1.59	November 19, 1918	40.4
1.27	October 20, 1917	32.3
1.82	September 15, 1916	46.2
2.30	December 14, 1915	58.4
1.85	August 12, 1914	47.0
1.04	June 26, 1913	26.4
2.03	October 24, 1912	51.6
2.01	October 19, 1911	51.1
1.27	May 31, 1910	32.3
1.63	February 20, 1909	41.4
1.30	May 08, 1908	33.0
2.46	November 07, 1907	62.5
2.10	May 28, 1906	53.3
1.27	June 22, 1905	32.3
2.27	June 09, 1904	57.7

Albany - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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