Charlotte NC Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Charlotte 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 1893. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 6.88 inches (174.8 millimetres) on July 23, 1997.

Since 1951 the precipitation extremes were observed at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in central Charlotte.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Charlotte
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.44	July 23, 2023	62.0
2.54	September 30, 2022	64.5
2.35	July 26, 2021	59.7
4.62	November 12, 2020	117.3
2.12	July 19, 2019	53.8
4.28	September 16, 2018	108.7
2.12	April 23, 2017	53.8
3.89	September 26, 2016	98.8
3.08	November 02, 2015	78.2
2.39	August 01, 2014	60.7
2.74	September 21, 2013	69.6
2.41	May 08, 2012	61.2
2.50	August 05, 2011	63.5
2.00	February 05, 2010	50.8

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Charlotte each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.45	June 05, 2009	62.2
5.36	August 26, 2008	136.1
2.17	March 01, 2007	55.1
3.01	September 13, 2006	76.5
2.08	October 07, 2005	52.8
4.14	July 17, 2004	105.2
3.50	May 22, 2003	88.9
2.24	October 11, 2002	56.9
2.13	March 29, 2001	54.1
1.55	September 18, 2000	39.4
2.90	October 10, 1999	73.7
2.45	September 03, 1998	62.2
6.88	July 23, 1997	174.8
1.80	August 11, 1996	45.7
4.39	August 27, 1995	111.5
2.07	August 16, 1994	52.6
2.28	January 21, 1993	57.9
4.21	October 04, 1992	106.9
2.34	March 03, 1991	59.4
4.18	October 10, 1990	106.2
2.92	September 22, 1989	74.2
1.92	September 09, 1988	48.8
2.09	February 28, 1987	53.1
1.40	October 25, 1986	35.6
3.26	November 21, 1985	82.8
2.35	January 10, 1984	59.7
2.37	December 06, 1983	60.2
1.79	May 16, 1982	45.5
2.15	December 31, 1981	54.6
1.95	March 28, 1980	49.5
3.65	September 30, 1979	92.7
4.51	August 03, 1978	114.6
2.55	September 16, 1977	64.8
3.72	October 08, 1976	94.5
3.67	May 03, 1975	93.2
3.47	September 06, 1974	88.1
2.30	February 02, 1973	58.4
2.82	July 26, 1972	71.6
1.75	May 15, 1971	44.5
2.60	July 21, 1970	66.0
2.00	August 02, 1969	50.8
3.26	June 09, 1968	82.8
2.81	August 22, 1967	71.4
2.72	September 19, 1966	69.1
2.32	July 28, 1965	58.9
2.64	October 04, 1964	67.1
3.17	September 28, 1963	80.5
3.45	January 06, 1962	87.6
1.98	June 21, 1961 +	50.3
2.13	May 08, 1960	54.1
3.59	September 29, 1959	91.2
1.87	July 08, 1958	47.5
1.57	November 25, 1957 +	39.9
2.54	September 26, 1956	64.5
2.91	February 06, 1955	73.9
2.14	July 15, 1954	54.4
1.61	March 23, 1953	40.9
3.40	August 31, 1952	86.4
2.08	December 20, 1951	52.8
1.49	June 14, 1950	37.8
2.98	August 28, 1949	75.7
3.06	November 28, 1948	77.7
3.89	September 24, 1947	98.8
3.82	October 08, 1946	97.0
4.06	September 16, 1945	103.1
5.91	July 01, 1944	150.1
2.51	January 18, 1943	63.8
2.85	June 11, 1942	72.4
2.45	July 10, 1941	62.2
2.00	August 14, 1940	50.8
3.83	July 21, 1939	97.3
2.28	June 02, 1938	57.9
2.76	June 17, 1937	70.1
3.84	April 06, 1936	97.5
1.77	July 13, 1935	45.0
2.85	October 10, 1934	72.4
4.12	September 13, 1933	104.6
4.76	October 16, 1932	120.9
2.96	December 03, 1931	75.2
1.98	June 26, 1930	50.3
3.80	October 01, 1929	96.5
4.84	September 18, 1928	122.9
2.27	December 03, 1927	57.7
1.62	August 25, 1926	41.1
2.58	August 05, 1925	65.5
3.23	September 14, 1924	82.0
2.98	July 28, 1923	75.7
2.15	October 07, 1922	54.6
1.95	July 12, 1921	49.5
2.26	November 16, 1920	57.4
2.46	May 13, 1919	62.5
2.82	September 20, 1918	71.6
1.70	June 09, 1917	43.2
4.61	July 15, 1916	117.1
2.87	June 01, 1915	72.9
2.32	December 25, 1914	58.9
2.79	November 08, 1913	70.9
4.24	March 15, 1912	107.7
2.02	September 05, 1911	51.3
1.91	June 14, 1910	48.5
3.81	May 20, 1909	96.8
3.16	August 25, 1908	80.3
1.80	July 13, 1907	45.7
2.54	August 30, 1906	64.5
2.38	December 20, 1905	60.5
2.12	June 06, 1904	53.8
2.91	September 16, 1903	73.9
2.78	June 16, 1902	70.6
3.71	July 09, 1901	94.2
1.70	April 18, 1900	43.2
2.52	August 27, 1899	64.0
2.36	March 30, 1898	59.9
1.86	April 05, 1897	47.2
2.18	September 29, 1896	55.4
2.11	March 20, 1895	53.6
3.80	October 09, 1894	96.5
4.64	August 28, 1893	117.9

Charlotte - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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