Tampa FL Most Rain in a Day for Each Year

This page lists the heaviest rainfalls and wettest days of each year in Tampa, Florida. The information answers questions like: When was the last time Tampa 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 Tampa 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 extremes go back to 1891. The biggest one-day rainstorm recorded at Tampa since then dropped 11.45 inches (290.8 millimetres) of water on May 8, 1979.

Since 1940 precipitation was measured at Tampa's International Airport. Before then, the weather station was at downtown Tampa.

Most rain in one day for recent years in Tampa
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.68	August 03, 2023	68.1
2.86	July 16, 2022	72.6
3.33	June 29, 2021	84.6
3.99	November 11, 2020	101.3
3.66	July 09, 2019	93.0
3.52	December 20, 2018	89.4
4.24	September 10, 2017	107.7
4.04	August 31, 2016	102.6
4.39	August 03, 2015	111.5
4.49	July 08, 2014	114.0
3.54	June 01, 2013	89.9
7.11	June 24, 2012	180.6
3.99	March 31, 2011	101.3
2.12	March 12, 2010	53.8

Highest daily rainfall recorded at Tampa each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
4.72	July 01, 2009	119.9
3.08	June 21, 2008	78.2
3.31	July 31, 2007	84.1
8.29	February 03, 2006	210.6
2.95	June 29, 2005	74.9
4.15	August 07, 2004	105.4
3.45	April 25, 2003	87.6
3.89	December 09, 2002	98.8
6.38	September 14, 2001	162.1
2.50	July 15, 2000	63.5
1.92	August 18, 1999	48.8
4.46	July 07, 1998	113.3
7.59	September 26, 1997	192.8
3.40	January 01, 1996	86.4
5.29	June 24, 1995	134.4
3.09	July 29, 1994	78.5
1.58	October 09, 1993	40.1
2.39	August 28, 1992	60.7
3.66	July 13, 1991	93.0
2.92	July 14, 1990	74.2
1.71	June 19, 1989	43.4
3.22	August 16, 1988	81.8
2.72	September 30, 1987	69.1
2.34	October 26, 1986	59.4
4.42	September 03, 1985	112.3
2.45	May 25, 1984	62.2
3.94	May 30, 1983	100.1
3.38	July 08, 1982	85.9
3.11	February 08, 1981	79.0
2.35	April 14, 1980	59.7
11.45	May 08, 1979	290.8
1.86	February 18, 1978	47.2
1.32	August 22, 1977	33.5
3.86	May 15, 1976	98.0
3.13	June 18, 1975	79.5
5.47	June 26, 1974	138.9
3.17	March 25, 1973	80.5
3.44	August 19, 1972	87.4
3.45	May 15, 1971	87.6
2.55	August 08, 1970	64.8
3.05	May 16, 1969	77.5
2.49	October 18, 1968	63.2
3.25	August 12, 1967	82.6
2.92	June 08, 1966	74.2
2.32	July 31, 1965	58.9
4.04	July 26, 1964	102.6
3.81	November 10, 1963	96.8
4.06	September 20, 1962	103.1
2.23	February 03, 1961	56.6
9.07	July 29, 1960	230.4
2.82	June 17, 1959	71.6
2.69	February 26, 1958	68.3
5.38	July 25, 1957	136.7
1.89	May 08, 1956	48.0
2.84	July 01, 1955	72.1
3.49	November 14, 1954	88.6
3.30	March 21, 1953	83.8
2.23	March 26, 1952	56.6
3.25	April 07, 1951	82.6
3.66	September 05, 1950	93.0
4.92	August 12, 1949	125.0
2.16	January 24, 1948	54.9
3.57	September 18, 1947	90.7
4.66	July 19, 1946	118.4
9.88	June 23, 1945	251.0
3.61	October 19, 1944	91.7
3.99	June 25, 1943	101.3
2.17	July 15, 1942	55.1
3.54	June 29, 1941	89.9
2.60	June 14, 1940	66.0
3.28	August 12, 1939	83.3
3.04	June 22, 1938	77.2
5.06	February 10, 1937	128.5
3.53	July 04, 1936	89.7
6.30	September 04, 1935	160.0
6.54	June 13, 1934	166.1
5.75	September 05, 1933	146.1
3.56	August 13, 1932	90.4
3.96	September 10, 1931	100.6
5.40	March 28, 1930	137.2
3.12	July 20, 1929	79.2
2.76	June 21, 1928	70.1
2.75	February 19, 1927	69.9
2.65	March 29, 1926	67.3
5.04	July 15, 1925	128.0
3.12	May 23, 1924	79.2
3.44	May 03, 1923	87.4
2.46	October 27, 1922	62.5
5.02	October 25, 1921	127.5
2.91	July 10, 1920	73.9
2.93	June 08, 1919	74.4
2.42	November 26, 1918	61.5
2.39	October 16, 1917	60.7
2.79	November 15, 1916	70.9
4.52	August 02, 1915	114.8
3.15	January 24, 1914	80.0
2.57	August 03, 1913	65.3
4.89	September 08, 1912	124.2
2.36	November 28, 1911	59.9
3.52	June 29, 1910	89.4
4.27	June 29, 1909	108.5
1.96	August 27, 1908	49.8
3.76	December 10, 1907	95.5
2.62	July 08, 1906 +	66.5
3.50	June 20, 1905	88.9
3.23	January 23, 1904	82.0
3.73	September 12, 1903	94.7
3.90	February 20, 1902	99.1
2.55	May 24, 1901	64.8
2.57	June 12, 1900	65.3
4.23	July 25, 1899	107.4
3.93	August 22, 1898	99.8
4.40	September 21, 1897	111.8
4.34	June 28, 1896	110.2
2.78	October 15, 1895	70.6
4.36	September 19, 1894	110.7
2.61	August 09, 1893	66.3
2.65	January 14, 1892	67.3
2.96	August 20, 1891	75.2

Tampa - Extreme Daily Rainfall for Each Year

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