Louisville KY Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

This page lists the biggest rainstorms or snowstorms of the year in Louisville, 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 Louisville in a single day? What was the rainiest day of 2019?

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Louisville 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 Louisville International Airport and go back to 1948. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 7.22 inches (183.4 millimetres) on March 1, 1997.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Louisville
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.79	March 03, 2023	70.9
2.31	February 17, 2022	58.7
3.54	February 28, 2021	89.9
2.35	July 30, 2020	59.7
3.01	November 30, 2019	76.5
3.84	September 08, 2018	97.5
3.51	September 01, 2017	89.2
2.22	December 17, 2016	56.4
5.64	April 03, 2015	143.3
2.93	September 11, 2014	74.4
5.91	October 05, 2013	150.1
3.17	May 29, 2012	80.5
3.10	April 27, 2011	78.7
3.44	May 02, 2010	87.4

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Louisville each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
4.53	August 04, 2009	115.1
2.55	April 03, 2008	64.8
3.86	October 23, 2007	98.0
4.28	September 22, 2006	108.7
2.46	August 30, 2005	62.5
4.24	October 18, 2004	107.7
1.88	August 02, 2003	47.8
3.02	September 26, 2002	76.7
2.14	November 29, 2001	54.4
3.64	January 03, 2000	92.5
2.74	June 28, 1999	69.6
1.87	July 07, 1998	47.5
7.22	March 01, 1997	183.4
–	1996	–
2.68	May 17, 1995	68.1
1.53	January 17, 1994	38.9
1.95	August 17, 1993	49.5
3.12	August 08, 1992	79.2
2.16	July 10, 1991	54.9
3.66	February 15, 1990	93.0
3.12	July 19, 1989	79.2
3.00	January 19, 1988	76.2
2.58	July 13, 1987	65.5
2.20	July 14, 1986	55.9
1.51	July 01, 1985	38.4
4.60	July 04, 1984	116.8
2.64	October 22, 1983	67.1
2.21	November 20, 1982	56.1
2.37	September 02, 1981	60.2
1.67	July 02, 1980	42.4
4.30	September 21, 1979	109.2
2.77	December 03, 1978	70.4
2.51	October 01, 1977	63.8
1.83	February 17, 1976	46.5
2.53	February 23, 1975	64.3
2.15	August 11, 1974	54.6
5.09	July 21, 1973	129.3
2.35	May 08, 1972	59.7
3.35	July 18, 1971	85.1
4.08	April 01, 1970	103.6
1.72	August 19, 1969	43.7
2.14	April 04, 1968	54.4
2.40	August 09, 1967	61.0
2.56	January 01, 1966	65.0
2.95	September 01, 1965	74.9
6.97	March 09, 1964	177.0
2.72	March 16, 1963	69.1
2.36	October 02, 1962	59.9
4.60	May 07, 1961	116.8
5.12	June 23, 1960	130.0
2.15	January 21, 1959	54.6
2.36	September 20, 1958	59.9
3.07	November 18, 1957	78.0
1.94	March 07, 1956	49.3
2.33	September 29, 1955	59.2
3.19	September 20, 1954	81.0
1.87	March 03, 1953	47.5
2.25	June 21, 1952	57.2
2.56	January 14, 1951	65.0
2.23	May 09, 1950	56.6
2.24	June 15, 1949	56.9
3.58	November 05, 1948	90.9

Louisville - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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