Halifax NS Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

This page lists the biggest rainstorms or snowstorms of the year in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada along with the date they occurred.

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Halifax 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 1872, with a few years missing data. The heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 238.8 millimetres (9.40 inches) on September 21, 1942.

Since 1961 the precipitation extremes were observed at Halifax Stanfield International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Halifax.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Halifax
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.39	August 05, 2023	60.7
2.62	June 09, 2022	66.5
2.09	February 02, 2021	53.1
2.01	September 22, 2020	51.1
2.88	September 07, 2019	73.2
1.99	June 05, 2018	50.5
2.36	September 28, 2017	59.9
3.29	October 10, 2016	83.6
2.25	July 24, 2015	57.2
–	2014	–
–	2013	–
–	2012	–
4.19	November 11, 2011	106.4
2.30	July 14, 2010	58.4

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Halifax each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
3.12	August 29, 2009	79.2
3.28	August 04, 2008	83.3
2.18	August 24, 2007	55.4
2.12	November 09, 2006	53.8
3.13	May 22, 2005	79.5
3.46	November 25, 2004	87.9
–	2003	–
–	2002	–
3.10	May 14, 2001	78.7
3.17	December 20, 2000	80.5
2.59	October 18, 1999	65.8
2.30	October 11, 1998	58.4
2.02	September 29, 1997	51.3
3.34	February 17, 1996	84.8
2.17	July 09, 1995	55.1
2.34	May 05, 1994	59.4
2.92	February 17, 1993	74.2
2.08	January 05, 1992	52.8
2.74	May 03, 1991	69.6
2.49	October 29, 1990	63.2
1.95	October 11, 1989	49.5
2.53	February 16, 1988	64.3
1.85	November 12, 1987	47.0
2.66	July 28, 1986	67.6
2.11	June 06, 1985	53.6
2.05	March 15, 1984	52.1
2.29	July 22, 1983	58.2
2.78	April 28, 1982	70.6
2.80	July 21, 1981	71.1
2.28	December 30, 1980	57.9
2.80	December 17, 1979	71.1
3.94	January 14, 1978	100.1
2.43	October 02, 1977	61.7
1.96	December 21, 1976	49.8
3.89	December 10, 1975	98.8
2.43	February 20, 1974	61.7
2.52	August 04, 1973	64.0
3.55	March 23, 1972	90.2
8.59	August 15, 1971	218.2
1.86	October 24, 1970	47.2
2.32	January 07, 1969	58.9
2.03	March 13, 1968	51.6
2.63	October 10, 1967	66.8
2.12	May 28, 1966	53.8
2.00	August 27, 1965	50.8
2.80	December 01, 1964	71.1
2.12	August 24, 1963	53.8
3.02	April 08, 1962	76.7
2.00	October 20, 1961	50.8
1.77	February 02, 1960	45.0
2.46	November 15, 1959	62.5
2.33	July 29, 1958	59.2
1.72	January 23, 1957	43.7
1.58	February 28, 1956	40.1
1.81	September 20, 1955	46.0
2.92	July 20, 1954	74.2
2.45	October 29, 1953	62.2
2.42	October 15, 1952	61.5
1.96	May 29, 1951	49.8
2.03	December 18, 1950	51.6
2.31	August 19, 1949	58.7
2.59	January 13, 1948	65.8
3.56	May 01, 1947	90.4
3.02	September 14, 1946	76.7
2.04	November 14, 1945	51.8
3.24	June 21, 1944	82.3
3.61	August 04, 1943	91.7
9.40	September 21, 1942	238.8
2.67	July 26, 1941	67.8
2.08	September 16, 1940	52.8
–	1939	–
2.88	September 30, 1938	73.2
2.49	November 20, 1937	63.2
3.79	September 19, 1936	96.3
2.98	September 15, 1935	75.7
2.86	November 06, 1934	72.6
–	1933	–
2.82	April 16, 1932	71.6
2.26	January 06, 1931	57.4
2.13	July 07, 1930	54.1
2.37	April 17, 1929	60.2
1.66	June 10, 1928	42.2
5.16	June 21, 1927	131.1
–	1926	–
1.96	October 10, 1925	49.8
2.53	September 18, 1924	64.3
2.88	August 13, 1923	73.2
3.49	July 06, 1922	88.6
1.51	May 16, 1921	38.4
2.71	June 06, 1920	68.8
3.43	April 17, 1919	87.1
2.81	December 25, 1918	71.4
1.60	December 07, 1917	40.6
4.04	April 05, 1916	102.6
3.82	August 29, 1915	97.0
2.85	May 06, 1914	72.4
1.75	December 21, 1913	44.5
2.73	July 22, 1912	69.3
2.65	November 07, 1911	67.3
2.57	October 26, 1910	65.3
2.98	October 25, 1909	75.7
5.43	August 02, 1908	137.9
2.24	November 07, 1907	56.9
–	1906	–
2.38	December 10, 1905	60.5
2.44	August 21, 1904	62.0
2.67	August 31, 1903	67.8
–	1902	–
4.10	June 24, 1901	104.1
2.36	January 12, 1900	59.9
2.86	October 07, 1899	72.6
2.70	November 11, 1898	68.6
2.95	June 21, 1897	74.9
4.39	October 19, 1896	111.5
2.23	December 03, 1895	56.6
1.57	January 12, 1894	39.9
–	1893	–
–	1892	–
1.97	January 18, 1891	50.0
3.00	September 27, 1890	76.2
2.72	February 01, 1889	69.1
3.37	December 18, 1888	85.6
2.17	August 26, 1887	55.1
5.01	May 09, 1886	127.3
2.32	July 06, 1885	58.9
2.85	June 02, 1884	72.4
2.46	October 30, 1883	62.5
3.62	September 12, 1882	91.9
2.50	December 30, 1881	63.5
2.15	September 10, 1880	54.6
2.33	October 29, 1879	59.2
2.19	March 30, 1878	55.6
2.50	October 12, 1877	63.5
3.01	October 24, 1876	76.5
4.41	October 10, 1875	112.0
2.18	September 07, 1874	55.4
–	1873	–
1.89	November 07, 1872	48.0

Halifax - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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