St. Petersburg FL Most Rain in a Day for Each Year

This page lists the heaviest rainfalls and wettest days of each year in St. Petersburg, Florida. The information answers questions like: When was the last time St. Petersburg got more than six inches of rain in a single day? What was the heaviest rainfall of 2019?

This page gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in St. Petersburg and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign beside it means the same amount of rain also fell on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records were observed at Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg and go back to 1916, with a few years missing data. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 9.61 inches (244.1 millimetres) on September 5, 1933.

Most rain in one day for recent years in St. Petersburg
Inches	Date	Millimetres
3.28	June 21, 2023	83.3
3.25	September 28, 2022	82.6
3.00	November 05, 2021	76.2
4.92	November 11, 2020	125.0
3.62	August 01, 2019	91.9
2.65	December 20, 2018	67.3
3.50	September 10, 2017	88.9
5.01	August 31, 2016	127.3
3.72	July 17, 2015	94.5
2.56	September 17, 2014	65.0
2.43	July 01, 2013	61.7
5.84	June 24, 2012	148.3
3.24	July 08, 2011	82.3
2.68	July 28, 2010	68.1

Highest daily rainfall recorded at St. Petersburg each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
3.06	September 12, 2009	77.7
3.19	July 06, 2008	81.0
3.67	August 02, 2007	93.2
3.08	June 12, 2006	78.2
2.35	June 29, 2005	59.7
4.42	September 26, 2004	112.3
3.73	June 22, 2003	94.7
4.29	December 09, 2002	109.0
6.93	September 14, 2001	176.0
4.14	July 21, 2000	105.2
3.83	September 06, 1999	97.3
3.94	March 19, 1998	100.1
6.73	September 26, 1997	170.9
4.07	January 01, 1996	103.4
7.45	June 24, 1995	189.2
2.34	September 26, 1994	59.4
2.85	September 06, 1993	72.4
2.48	June 24, 1992	63.0
4.50	May 19, 1991	114.3
3.15	June 29, 1990	80.0
3.17	July 23, 1989	80.5
6.84	September 07, 1988	173.7
–	1987	–
3.00	March 15, 1986	76.2
3.20	September 04, 1985	81.3
2.11	September 28, 1984	53.6
2.43	March 27, 1983	61.7
4.45	June 18, 1982	113.0
3.43	August 20, 1981	87.1
4.53	July 18, 1980	115.1
7.65	May 08, 1979	194.3
2.66	June 23, 1978	67.6
3.00	September 19, 1977	76.2
3.90	May 15, 1976	99.1
4.40	July 13, 1975	111.8
9.14	June 26, 1974	232.2
2.95	July 19, 1973	74.9
2.60	August 23, 1972	66.0
4.75	August 15, 1971	120.7
2.40	February 03, 1970	61.0
3.90	July 18, 1969	99.1
5.40	September 13, 1968	137.2
2.94	August 12, 1967	74.7
2.60	June 08, 1966	66.0
–	1965	–
2.53	March 28, 1964	64.3
4.40	November 10, 1963	111.8
4.90	September 20, 1962	124.5
2.88	August 17, 1961	73.2
6.72	July 29, 1960	170.7
5.47	June 18, 1959	138.9
4.10	February 26, 1958	104.1
3.13	July 05, 1957	79.5
1.87	April 10, 1956	47.5
5.30	August 20, 1955	134.6
3.90	July 04, 1954	99.1
3.60	January 09, 1953	91.4
3.40	March 26, 1952	86.4
5.05	April 07, 1951	128.3
3.75	September 05, 1950	95.3
5.55	August 12, 1949	141.0
3.30	January 13, 1948	83.8
4.01	August 08, 1947	101.9
4.98	September 20, 1946	126.5
7.76	June 23, 1945	197.1
–	1944	–
–	1943	–
2.50	September 23, 1942	63.5
3.80	November 14, 1941	96.5
2.40	August 03, 1940	61.0
6.75	August 12, 1939	171.5
5.84	October 14, 1938	148.3
4.61	February 10, 1937	117.1
2.88	September 04, 1936	73.2
7.42	September 04, 1935	188.5
4.01	September 14, 1934	101.9
9.61	September 05, 1933	244.1
2.67	July 12, 1932	67.8
3.17	April 15, 1931	80.5
3.89	May 30, 1930	98.8
2.74	September 29, 1929	69.6
3.59	August 14, 1928	91.2
2.58	February 19, 1927	65.5
5.88	September 19, 1926	149.4
5.19	July 15, 1925	131.8
3.09	April 14, 1924	78.5
3.30	August 30, 1923	83.8
4.01	August 19, 1922	101.9
6.51	July 06, 1921	165.4
4.09	August 03, 1920	103.9
4.30	July 22, 1919	109.2
3.25	November 26, 1918	82.6
4.37	October 16, 1917	111.0
5.77	September 13, 1916	146.6

St. Petersburg - Extreme Daily Rainfall for Each Year

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