Dallas TX Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Dallas 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 1914, with just two years missing data. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 6.90 inches (175.3 millimetres) on March 19, 2006.

Since 1940 the precipitation extremes were observed at the Dallas Love Field Airport. Before then, the weather station was at downtown Dallas.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Dallas
Inches	Date	Millimetres
3.35	October 28, 2023	85.1
6.35	August 22, 2022	161.3
5.11	May 16, 2021	129.8
4.01	January 16, 2020	101.9
2.89	May 18, 2019	73.4
3.83	February 20, 2018	97.3
3.21	December 19, 2017	81.5
3.23	November 07, 2016	82.0
5.13	October 23, 2015	130.3
2.81	August 17, 2014	71.4
2.06	May 15, 2013	52.3
3.06	January 25, 2012	77.7
3.31	June 21, 2011	84.1
5.25	September 08, 2010	133.4

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Dallas each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
5.28	June 11, 2009	134.1
4.78	March 18, 2008	121.4
4.68	September 10, 2007	118.9
6.90	March 19, 2006	175.3
2.01	January 03, 2005	51.1
3.23	January 16, 2004	82.0
2.01	September 11, 2003	51.1
3.79	October 18, 2002	96.3
2.95	December 16, 2001	74.9
3.05	June 11, 2000	77.5
1.72	January 29, 1999	43.7
–	1998	–
–	1997	–
3.91	October 27, 1996	99.3
3.25	March 13, 1995	82.6
2.75	October 18, 1994	69.9
1.77	April 29, 1993	45.0
1.97	May 17, 1992	50.0
3.98	December 20, 1991	101.1
3.37	May 01, 1990	85.6
3.64	June 13, 1989	92.5
4.12	July 12, 1988	104.6
2.31	May 28, 1987	58.7
2.48	May 31, 1986	63.0
2.15	April 22, 1985	54.6
2.88	October 20, 1984	73.2
2.85	August 19, 1983	72.4
2.60	July 07, 1982	66.0
3.61	October 07, 1981	91.7
3.39	September 29, 1980	86.1
4.00	May 03, 1979	101.6
2.78	May 28, 1978	70.6
6.02	March 27, 1977	152.9
2.19	September 18, 1976	55.6
2.14	April 07, 1975	54.4
2.86	June 07, 1974	72.6
3.32	September 26, 1973	84.3
2.71	April 27, 1972	68.8
3.96	October 03, 1971	100.6
2.15	May 30, 1970	54.6
4.49	May 06, 1969	114.0
2.42	October 09, 1968	61.5
1.68	October 15, 1967	42.7
3.60	April 28, 1966	91.4
4.54	May 10, 1965	115.3
3.25	September 21, 1964	82.6
2.39	April 28, 1963	60.7
4.92	October 08, 1962	125.0
4.19	September 12, 1961	106.4
4.08	July 13, 1960	103.6
6.01	October 01, 1959	152.7
3.40	April 26, 1958	86.4
5.10	April 26, 1957	129.5
3.27	May 01, 1956	83.1
1.50	June 04, 1955	38.1
2.52	May 10, 1954	64.0
2.61	April 28, 1953	66.3
2.28	May 17, 1952	57.9
3.09	June 02, 1951	78.5
2.59	February 01, 1950	65.8
5.14	May 17, 1949 +	130.6
3.29	May 11, 1948	83.6
6.80	August 27, 1947	172.7
4.91	November 02, 1946	124.7
5.07	March 29, 1945	128.8
2.86	March 18, 1944	72.6
3.01	March 24, 1943	76.5
3.93	October 16, 1942	99.8
2.37	June 27, 1941	60.2
2.85	April 06, 1940	72.4
2.34	April 05, 1939	59.4
3.12	January 21, 1938	79.2
2.73	October 17, 1937	69.3
3.77	September 26, 1936	95.8
3.13	May 04, 1935	79.5
4.46	September 14, 1934	113.3
3.42	April 25, 1933	86.9
3.49	September 05, 1932	88.6
2.74	September 11, 1931	69.6
2.60	May 12, 1930	66.0
3.50	May 13, 1929	88.9
4.11	December 16, 1928	104.4
3.06	March 07, 1927	77.7
3.05	April 21, 1926	77.5
3.23	May 07, 1925	82.0
2.76	May 26, 1924	70.1
3.66	June 10, 1923	93.0
4.96	April 25, 1922	126.0
1.66	April 21, 1921	42.2
3.98	March 24, 1920	101.1
3.47	October 31, 1919	88.1
3.51	April 05, 1918	89.2
2.35	April 27, 1917	59.7
2.80	October 13, 1916	71.1
4.38	August 18, 1915	111.3
2.56	April 27, 1914	65.0

Dallas - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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