Toledo OH Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Toledo 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 1871. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 5.93 inches (150.6 millimetres) on September 4, 1918.

Since 1955 the precipitation extremes were observed at Toledo Express Airport. From 1940 to 1954 data were collected at Toledo Executive Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Toledo.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Toledo
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.45	August 24, 2023	62.2
1.67	November 27, 2022	42.4
3.21	September 22, 2021	81.5
1.68	May 18, 2020	42.7
1.79	August 18, 2019	45.5
1.62	March 01, 2018	41.1
2.13	June 30, 2017	54.1
1.32	September 17, 2016	33.5
3.33	June 27, 2015	84.6
3.39	September 10, 2014	86.1
1.68	January 13, 2013	42.7
2.05	August 27, 2012	52.1
2.77	November 29, 2011	70.4
2.31	April 07, 2010	58.7

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Toledo each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.48	February 11, 2009	63.0
2.08	July 02, 2008	52.8
2.00	August 20, 2007	50.8
3.15	July 27, 2006	80.0
1.36	July 21, 2005	34.5
1.55	August 27, 2004	39.4
2.13	September 01, 2003	54.1
1.40	May 12, 2002	35.6
1.62	September 09, 2001	41.1
2.81	April 20, 2000	71.4
1.39	May 22, 1999	35.3
1.97	February 17, 1998	50.0
2.66	September 19, 1997	67.6
1.55	June 18, 1996	39.4
3.09	June 26, 1995	78.5
1.52	June 23, 1994	38.6
1.70	September 02, 1993	43.2
2.51	December 30, 1992	63.8
1.79	October 25, 1991	45.5
2.59	February 22, 1990	65.8
3.12	June 19, 1989	79.2
2.88	October 17, 1988	73.2
2.02	June 20, 1987	51.3
2.53	October 03, 1986	64.3
2.60	March 28, 1985	66.0
1.40	April 22, 1984	35.6
1.80	June 27, 1983	45.7
2.71	November 01, 1982	68.8
2.70	September 03, 1981	68.6
1.36	May 17, 1980	34.5
2.13	June 29, 1979	54.1
2.90	June 26, 1978	73.7
2.89	April 22, 1977	73.4
1.51	February 16, 1976	38.4
2.19	July 03, 1975	55.6
1.38	December 01, 1974	35.1
1.38	November 28, 1973	35.1
3.33	September 17, 1972	84.6
1.00	July 11, 1971	25.4
1.55	September 18, 1970	39.4
4.34	July 04, 1969	110.2
1.55	May 26, 1968	39.4
3.53	December 21, 1967	89.7
1.93	August 21, 1966	49.0
2.03	August 01, 1965	51.6
1.55	March 25, 1964	39.4
1.41	June 29, 1963	35.8
1.35	July 22, 1962	34.3
1.21	November 16, 1961	30.7
1.92	July 01, 1960	48.8
1.77	August 29, 1959	45.0
1.66	August 10, 1958	42.2
1.68	October 23, 1957	42.7
1.92	April 29, 1956	48.8
1.98	August 06, 1955	50.3
2.17	October 14, 1954	55.1
1.36	March 03, 1953	34.5
0.97	May 09, 1952	24.6
2.24	June 13, 1951	56.9
2.17	June 24, 1950	55.1
2.63	August 28, 1949	66.8
1.69	June 29, 1948	42.9
1.48	August 25, 1947	37.6
1.91	June 16, 1946	48.5
2.68	October 01, 1945	68.1
3.41	June 23, 1944	86.6
1.62	July 07, 1943	41.1
2.70	July 30, 1942	68.6
1.63	August 25, 1941	41.4
1.99	June 10, 1940	50.5
1.77	February 19, 1939	45.0
1.95	June 12, 1938	49.5
1.90	June 20, 1937	48.3
2.62	September 14, 1936	66.5
1.59	August 06, 1935	40.4
1.27	June 18, 1934	32.3
1.14	August 01, 1933	29.0
3.24	September 03, 1932	82.3
1.46	August 10, 1931	37.1
1.38	November 30, 1930	35.1
2.85	April 20, 1929	72.4
1.25	June 05, 1928	31.8
2.21	November 30, 1927	56.1
2.52	September 01, 1926	64.0
1.69	March 13, 1925	42.9
1.78	September 21, 1924	45.2
1.68	December 04, 1923	42.7
2.39	August 02, 1922	60.7
1.23	August 02, 1921	31.2
4.48	August 16, 1920	113.8
1.61	August 04, 1919	40.9
5.93	September 04, 1918	150.6
1.50	January 05, 1917	38.1
1.50	March 22, 1916	38.1
1.97	September 05, 1915	50.0
2.13	May 11, 1914	54.1
2.24	May 26, 1913	56.9
1.73	February 21, 1912	43.9
2.30	June 24, 1911	58.4
1.97	April 19, 1910	50.0
2.35	November 22, 1909	59.7
2.76	August 12, 1908	70.1
2.03	September 28, 1907	51.6
1.51	November 20, 1906	38.4
2.29	November 28, 1905	58.2
1.66	February 29, 1904	42.2
2.56	August 27, 1903	65.0
2.04	September 24, 1902	51.8
2.32	August 30, 1901	58.9
1.80	February 28, 1900	45.7
1.66	May 16, 1899	42.2
1.37	March 19, 1898	34.8
1.45	November 16, 1897	36.8
1.46	April 20, 1896	37.1
1.20	November 25, 1895	30.5
1.68	May 22, 1894	42.7
1.95	October 03, 1893	49.5
1.55	July 03, 1892	39.4
1.09	November 10, 1891	27.7
2.11	August 04, 1890	53.6
1.64	May 30, 1889	41.7
1.58	November 08, 1888	40.1
1.33	February 07, 1887	33.8
1.37	September 05, 1886	34.8
1.54	December 09, 1885	39.1
1.72	May 06, 1884	43.7
2.26	February 03, 1883	57.4
1.30	June 03, 1882	33.0
3.10	October 02, 1881	78.7
1.76	July 11, 1880	44.7
1.74	September 03, 1879	44.2
1.85	July 26, 1878	47.0
2.41	October 19, 1877	61.2
1.20	October 23, 1876	30.5
0.90	August 01, 1875	22.9
1.18	June 25, 1874	30.0
1.93	December 03, 1873	49.0
1.63	July 16, 1872	41.4
2.68	November 13, 1871	68.1

Toledo - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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