Moline IL Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Moline 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 1901. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 6.21 inches (157.7 millimetres) on September 13, 1961.

Since 1944 the precipitation extremes were observed at Quad City International Airport. Before then, the weather station was across the Mississippi River from Moline in downtown Davenport.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Moline
Inches	Date	Millimetres
1.63	September 16, 2023	41.4
2.08	June 25, 2022	52.8
2.56	August 31, 2021	65.0
2.01	September 06, 2020	51.1
2.52	April 29, 2019	64.0
3.31	August 28, 2018	84.1
3.38	October 14, 2017	85.9
2.98	July 06, 2016	75.7
3.17	July 06, 2015	80.5
5.10	June 30, 2014	129.5
4.46	June 24, 2013	113.3
1.71	August 26, 2012	43.4
1.73	July 24, 2011	43.9
2.23	June 18, 2010	56.6

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Moline each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.46	July 10, 2009	62.5
4.26	September 13, 2008	108.2
3.56	July 04, 2007	90.4
1.78	March 12, 2006	45.2
1.00	July 26, 2005	25.4
2.47	May 30, 2004	62.7
1.66	September 13, 2003	42.2
2.50	May 11, 2002	63.5
2.13	August 02, 2001	54.1
2.06	July 04, 2000	52.3
2.18	April 03, 1999	55.4
4.14	October 17, 1998	105.2
2.27	September 16, 1997	57.7
2.39	May 09, 1996	60.7
2.92	May 23, 1995	74.2
2.12	July 14, 1994	53.8
3.65	June 24, 1993	92.7
2.43	September 09, 1992	61.7
2.01	March 12, 1991	51.1
3.10	August 19, 1990	78.7
2.40	September 06, 1989	61.0
1.77	August 22, 1988	45.0
3.55	August 21, 1987	90.2
3.38	July 08, 1986	85.9
2.35	October 18, 1985	59.7
1.75	May 25, 1984	44.5
3.71	June 29, 1983	94.2
3.55	July 06, 1982	90.2
1.81	September 26, 1981	46.0
2.80	August 16, 1980	71.1
2.39	August 18, 1979	60.7
2.40	September 17, 1978	61.0
3.03	June 30, 1977	77.0
1.79	March 04, 1976	45.5
1.65	July 23, 1975	41.9
2.69	June 22, 1974	68.3
4.26	April 21, 1973	108.2
3.34	June 14, 1972	84.8
5.08	July 10, 1971	129.0
3.23	May 13, 1970	82.0
3.85	July 17, 1969	97.8
1.65	July 23, 1968	41.9
4.61	June 07, 1967	117.1
3.13	July 26, 1966	79.5
3.17	August 03, 1965	80.5
1.71	April 20, 1964	43.4
2.84	July 18, 1963	72.1
2.76	July 14, 1962	70.1
6.21	September 13, 1961	157.7
1.92	June 11, 1960	48.8
2.48	April 27, 1959	63.0
2.13	May 31, 1958	54.1
2.12	July 22, 1957	53.8
2.23	July 07, 1956	56.6
1.74	April 19, 1955	44.2
4.77	October 10, 1954	121.2
2.29	July 05, 1953	58.2
2.55	June 08, 1952	64.8
4.60	August 29, 1951	116.8
2.18	April 24, 1950	55.4
4.39	August 11, 1949	111.5
3.45	July 21, 1948	87.6
3.32	September 21, 1947	84.3
1.75	June 12, 1946	44.5
2.09	August 14, 1945	53.1
1.99	March 14, 1944	50.5
–	1943	–
2.70	December 26, 1942	68.6
2.28	June 29, 1941	57.9
1.67	September 09, 1940	42.4
1.72	August 07, 1939	43.7
3.59	September 13, 1938	91.2
2.32	July 14, 1937	58.9
2.17	September 12, 1936	55.1
3.09	November 03, 1935	78.5
1.76	September 02, 1934	44.7
2.37	September 26, 1933	60.2
2.58	August 02, 1932	65.5
1.48	August 31, 1931	37.6
4.43	June 14, 1930	112.5
2.57	August 02, 1929	65.3
2.09	August 20, 1928	53.1
1.97	September 09, 1927	50.0
1.87	June 11, 1926	47.5
1.81	June 03, 1925	46.0
2.63	August 19, 1924	66.8
1.70	June 06, 1923	43.2
1.39	July 12, 1922	35.3
3.48	August 01, 1921	88.4
1.71	April 19, 1920	43.4
3.44	September 30, 1919	87.4
2.02	May 24, 1918	51.3
1.88	October 17, 1917	47.8
1.35	March 26, 1916	34.3
3.37	July 07, 1915	85.6
3.22	September 05, 1914	81.8
1.59	June 21, 1913	40.4
2.10	August 19, 1912	53.3
2.73	July 28, 1911	69.3
2.01	July 14, 1910	51.1
1.98	July 10, 1909	50.3
3.01	August 11, 1908	76.5
2.38	July 10, 1907	60.5
1.94	September 28, 1906	49.3
3.98	June 09, 1905	101.1
2.07	September 26, 1904	52.6
2.78	September 09, 1903	70.6
2.86	August 13, 1902	72.6
0.94	September 14, 1901	23.9

Moline - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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