Lexington KY Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Lexington 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 were observed at Blue Grass Airport and go back to 1888. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 8.04 inches (204.2 millimetres) on August 2, 1932.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Lexington
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.57	June 30, 2023	65.3
2.79	February 17, 2022	70.9
2.46	July 01, 2021	62.5
2.24	September 13, 2020	56.9
2.63	November 30, 2019	66.8
3.42	October 04, 2018	86.9
3.73	October 08, 2017	94.7
3.07	August 01, 2016	78.0
5.17	April 03, 2015	131.3
5.38	August 10, 2014	136.7
2.74	June 26, 2013	69.6
2.41	July 12, 2012	61.2
2.34	April 12, 2011	59.4
4.31	May 02, 2010	109.5

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Lexington each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.55	July 31, 2009	64.8
2.95	April 04, 2008	74.9
4.33	October 23, 2007	110.0
4.76	September 23, 2006	120.9
1.87	August 30, 2005	47.5
3.36	May 30, 2004	85.3
2.06	November 12, 2003	52.3
2.49	November 10, 2002	63.2
2.02	May 18, 2001	51.3
2.59	December 16, 2000	65.8
1.74	January 08, 1999	44.2
5.04	June 29, 1998	128.0
5.56	March 01, 1997	141.2
3.02	May 05, 1996	76.7
4.25	June 26, 1995	108.0
2.37	March 09, 1994	60.2
2.60	June 04, 1993	66.0
4.99	June 18, 1992	126.7
3.32	December 02, 1991	84.3
2.64	December 18, 1990	67.1
3.10	February 13, 1989	78.7
3.38	September 03, 1988	85.9
2.35	December 25, 1987	59.7
1.50	November 08, 1986	38.1
1.79	November 26, 1985	45.5
1.94	December 21, 1984	49.3
3.03	May 01, 1983	77.0
2.88	August 30, 1982	73.2
1.73	February 01, 1981	43.9
1.48	August 03, 1980	37.6
4.13	September 21, 1979	104.9
4.30	July 30, 1978	109.2
1.76	July 10, 1977	44.7
2.91	February 17, 1976	73.9
2.86	February 23, 1975	72.6
3.11	July 15, 1974	79.0
3.06	June 27, 1973	77.7
2.87	December 08, 1972	72.9
2.96	June 21, 1971	75.2
2.96	September 25, 1970	75.2
2.94	August 19, 1969	74.7
3.56	August 14, 1968	90.4
1.93	May 14, 1967	49.0
2.21	September 19, 1966	56.1
1.74	June 06, 1965	44.2
3.54	March 04, 1964	89.9
2.06	July 20, 1963	52.3
2.90	February 27, 1962	73.7
2.80	May 07, 1961	71.1
3.89	June 23, 1960	98.8
2.38	July 23, 1959	60.5
2.34	July 21, 1958	59.4
2.57	November 18, 1957	65.3
2.39	March 07, 1956	60.7
2.33	May 13, 1955	59.2
3.08	September 20, 1954	78.2
2.71	March 03, 1953	68.8
2.81	March 22, 1952	71.4
2.61	January 14, 1951	66.3
2.18	January 05, 1950	55.4
2.96	December 12, 1949	75.2
2.85	April 12, 1948	72.4
1.65	January 15, 1947	41.9
1.96	August 17, 1946	49.8
2.56	February 26, 1945	65.0
1.95	December 31, 1944	49.5
3.61	July 25, 1943	91.7
2.92	August 23, 1942	74.2
1.92	July 10, 1941	48.8
2.02	March 30, 1940	51.3
2.33	February 02, 1939	59.2
1.45	January 30, 1938	36.8
2.10	January 21, 1937	53.3
2.15	April 05, 1936	54.6
2.92	June 21, 1935	74.2
3.14	July 16, 1934	79.8
2.53	January 21, 1933	64.3
8.04	August 02, 1932	204.2
3.56	July 03, 1931	90.4
1.39	September 25, 1930	35.3
1.48	October 21, 1929	37.6
4.26	June 29, 1928	108.2
1.96	November 16, 1927	49.8
2.55	August 24, 1926	64.8
2.66	October 16, 1925	67.6
2.89	December 07, 1924	73.4
2.39	April 13, 1923	60.7
5.45	September 03, 1922	138.4
2.50	November 17, 1921	63.5
2.31	September 12, 1920	58.7
3.63	December 06, 1919	92.2
2.26	December 31, 1918	57.4
2.03	May 27, 1917	51.6
1.78	June 18, 1916	45.2
2.33	May 07, 1915	59.2
2.34	June 05, 1914	59.4
3.50	January 11, 1913	88.9
2.28	April 26, 1912	57.9
1.39	November 06, 1911	35.3
3.84	September 19, 1910	97.5
3.21	April 30, 1909	81.5
2.87	March 31, 1908	72.9
1.44	September 03, 1907	36.6
2.32	November 19, 1906	58.9
2.36	August 23, 1905	59.9
1.27	March 26, 1904	32.3
1.91	February 15, 1903	48.5
1.87	January 29, 1902	47.5
2.06	April 19, 1901	52.3
2.18	August 22, 1900	55.4
2.58	January 13, 1899	65.5
3.77	June 26, 1898	95.8
2.30	June 24, 1897	58.4
2.48	July 21, 1896	63.0
2.50	December 26, 1895	63.5
2.33	September 16, 1894	59.2
2.30	October 03, 1893	58.4
2.35	July 22, 1892	59.7
2.03	August 03, 1891	51.6
2.44	August 21, 1890	62.0
2.00	July 14, 1889	50.8
2.72	July 09, 1888	69.1

Lexington - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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