Buffalo NY Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Buffalo 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 extremes go back to 1871. During that time, the heaviest downpour recorded for a single day in Buffalo was 5.01 inches (127.3 millimetres) on June 22, 1987.

Since 1940 the precipitation extremes were measured at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Buffalo.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Buffalo
Inches	Date	Millimetres
1.14	October 10, 2023	29.0
1.98	December 23, 2022	50.3
2.67	July 17, 2021	67.8
1.72	September 30, 2020	43.7
2.14	September 11, 2019	54.4
1.46	November 01, 2018	37.1
2.29	July 13, 2017	58.2
1.76	September 17, 2016	44.7
2.85	August 15, 2015	72.4
1.40	August 02, 2014	35.6
2.79	September 21, 2013	70.9
1.42	October 29, 2012	36.1
1.35	April 25, 2011	34.3
2.16	June 06, 2010	54.9

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Buffalo each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
3.55	September 28, 2009	90.2
1.41	September 13, 2008	35.8
1.88	July 19, 2007	47.8
1.79	July 12, 2006	45.5
1.98	August 31, 2005	50.3
3.24	September 09, 2004	82.3
1.14	December 25, 2003	29.0
1.60	January 31, 2002	40.6
1.66	December 24, 2001	42.2
2.31	November 20, 2000	58.7
1.65	November 02, 1999	41.9
1.31	July 08, 1998	33.3
1.37	September 29, 1997	34.8
1.54	July 31, 1996	39.1
1.89	October 05, 1995	48.0
2.78	June 24, 1994	70.6
1.76	June 05, 1993	44.7
1.49	September 21, 1992	37.8
1.46	May 17, 1991	37.1
1.94	May 13, 1990	49.3
3.01	June 09, 1989	76.5
1.67	July 17, 1988	42.4
5.01	June 22, 1987	127.3
3.41	May 19, 1986	86.6
1.77	November 05, 1985	45.0
1.74	February 28, 1984	44.2
1.28	October 05, 1983	32.5
1.83	January 11, 1982	46.5
1.94	July 20, 1981	49.3
2.42	October 25, 1980	61.5
4.89	September 14, 1979	124.2
1.69	June 07, 1978	42.9
2.35	August 06, 1977	59.7
2.87	September 17, 1976	72.9
2.31	August 29, 1975	58.7
1.29	June 21, 1974	32.8
1.64	November 15, 1973	41.7
1.75	June 21, 1972	44.5
2.33	July 24, 1971	59.2
1.54	July 20, 1970	39.1
1.54	August 17, 1969	39.1
1.97	September 11, 1968	50.0
3.41	September 28, 1967	86.6
1.57	July 28, 1966	39.9
1.52	November 16, 1965	38.6
1.58	August 21, 1964	40.1
3.88	August 07, 1963	98.6
1.61	September 28, 1962	40.9
1.77	September 13, 1961	45.0
1.37	February 19, 1960	34.8
2.25	September 30, 1959	57.2
1.44	January 25, 1958	36.6
1.69	May 19, 1957	42.9
1.86	July 13, 1956	47.2
2.55	October 06, 1955	64.8
2.08	February 16, 1954	52.8
2.28	July 01, 1953	57.9
1.30	May 12, 1952	33.0
1.29	June 22, 1951	32.8
1.91	August 31, 1950	48.5
2.52	August 17, 1949	64.0
2.09	September 19, 1948	53.1
2.08	November 08, 1947	52.8
1.98	August 17, 1946	50.3
3.00	October 01, 1945	76.2
3.65	August 17, 1944	92.7
1.34	October 18, 1943	34.0
2.36	July 17, 1942	59.9
1.97	April 05, 1941	50.0
1.65	May 23, 1940	41.9
2.17	August 13, 1939	55.1
2.03	August 10, 1938	51.6
1.90	June 21, 1937	48.3
2.62	March 17, 1936	66.5
0.78	September 27, 1935	19.8
1.21	September 12, 1934	30.7
0.91	June 07, 1933 +	23.1
1.40	January 01, 1932	35.6
1.58	July 20, 1931	40.1
1.17	January 08, 1930	29.7
1.64	September 09, 1929	41.7
2.42	June 23, 1928	61.5
2.41	July 22, 1927	61.2
1.50	December 16, 1926	38.1
1.85	September 13, 1925	47.0
1.41	September 02, 1924	35.8
1.76	June 06, 1923	44.7
2.39	August 01, 1922	60.7
1.22	April 29, 1921	31.0
2.55	July 23, 1920	64.8
1.17	May 10, 1919	29.7
1.15	January 15, 1918	29.2
1.47	June 10, 1917	37.3
1.27	June 02, 1916	32.3
1.37	August 03, 1915	34.8
1.11	August 29, 1914	28.2
1.24	May 27, 1913	31.5
1.79	October 22, 1912	45.5
2.50	July 20, 1911	63.5
3.08	July 24, 1910	78.2
1.71	November 22, 1909	43.4
1.11	May 07, 1908	28.2
1.45	October 07, 1907	36.8
1.70	October 09, 1906	43.2
1.74	August 06, 1905	44.2
1.30	August 20, 1904	33.0
2.34	August 04, 1903	59.4
1.74	January 22, 1902	44.2
1.53	December 14, 1901	38.9
1.50	March 01, 1900	38.1
1.44	May 29, 1899	36.6
1.30	November 10, 1898	33.0
2.02	July 11, 1897	51.3
3.54	July 20, 1896	89.9
1.30	January 13, 1895	33.0
1.52	September 20, 1894	38.6
3.38	August 29, 1893	85.9
2.67	June 09, 1892	67.8
1.41	July 07, 1891	35.8
2.11	November 17, 1890	53.6
1.72	June 09, 1889	43.7
1.56	June 28, 1888	39.6
1.30	August 06, 1887	33.0
1.62	August 16, 1886	41.1
1.93	June 22, 1885	49.0
1.70	August 28, 1884	43.2
1.59	June 18, 1883	40.4
1.60	May 27, 1882	40.6
2.30	October 02, 1881	58.4
1.97	August 19, 1880	50.0
2.71	August 16, 1879	68.8
2.47	July 26, 1878	62.7
2.03	October 11, 1877	51.6
1.53	July 25, 1876	38.9
2.36	September 20, 1875	59.9
1.36	January 06, 1874	34.5
2.70	July 17, 1873	68.6
1.16	September 12, 1872	29.5
3.21	August 27, 1871	81.5

Buffalo - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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