Raleigh NC Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Raleigh 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, with a few years missing data. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 6.45 inches (163.8 millimetres) on October 8, 2016.

Since 1945 the precipitation extremes were observed at Raleigh—Durham International Airport. Before then, the weather station was at Raleigh State University.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Raleigh
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.85	December 17, 2023	72.4
3.35	September 30, 2022	85.1
4.96	October 09, 2021	126.0
2.94	November 12, 2020	74.7
1.98	April 08, 2019	50.3
3.31	April 15, 2018	84.1
4.51	April 24, 2017	114.6
6.45	October 08, 2016	163.8
2.10	June 18, 2015	53.3
4.21	July 15, 2014	106.9
5.14	June 07, 2013	130.6
2.08	August 19, 2012	52.8
4.31	August 06, 2011	109.5
2.30	May 17, 2010	58.4

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Raleigh each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.97	November 11, 2009	75.4
4.72	September 06, 2008	119.9
2.19	October 26, 2007	55.6
5.64	June 14, 2006	143.3
2.08	July 28, 2005 +	52.8
2.82	July 29, 2004	71.6
1.98	August 15, 2003	50.3
5.33	October 11, 2002	135.4
2.45	July 27, 2001	62.2
2.31	August 01, 2000	58.7
4.84	September 05, 1999	122.9
3.03	August 16, 1998	77.0
4.18	July 24, 1997	106.2
4.96	September 06, 1996	126.0
4.05	October 04, 1995	102.9
3.64	October 14, 1994	92.5
2.08	April 05, 1993	52.8
3.78	August 12, 1992	96.0
2.67	July 11, 1991	67.8
2.65	March 29, 1990	67.3
2.51	August 17, 1989	63.8
1.71	April 19, 1988	43.4
3.44	August 31, 1987	87.4
4.18	August 20, 1986	106.2
1.97	November 21, 1985	50.0
3.01	January 10, 1984	76.5
3.17	March 18, 1983	80.5
2.82	June 10, 1982	71.6
2.04	October 25, 1981	51.8
3.35	June 25, 1980	85.1
2.49	September 05, 1979	63.2
3.37	April 26, 1978	85.6
2.60	September 08, 1977	66.0
2.75	September 10, 1976	69.9
3.12	November 12, 1975	79.2
1.57	January 28, 1974	39.9
3.22	February 02, 1973	81.8
2.70	September 29, 1972	68.6
2.64	October 01, 1971	67.1
2.21	July 10, 1970	56.1
2.21	September 20, 1969 +	56.1
1.96	July 11, 1968	49.8
3.34	June 18, 1967	84.8
1.80	September 19, 1966	45.7
2.29	June 12, 1965	58.2
2.95	August 31, 1964	74.9
4.55	November 06, 1963	115.6
3.80	November 09, 1962	96.5
1.90	August 20, 1961	48.3
2.60	July 29, 1960	66.0
2.99	August 30, 1959	75.9
2.99	December 28, 1958	75.9
4.33	May 11, 1957	110.0
2.31	September 26, 1956	58.7
4.12	August 17, 1955	104.6
4.04	October 15, 1954	102.6
2.68	September 27, 1953	68.1
3.52	August 31, 1952	89.4
1.51	August 22, 1951	38.4
3.00	May 14, 1950	76.2
2.83	August 28, 1949	71.9
2.15	September 29, 1948	54.6
3.97	October 28, 1947	100.8
3.02	May 26, 1946	76.7
3.59	September 15, 1945	91.2
–	1944	–
–	1943	–
–	1942	–
–	1941	–
–	1940	–
3.00	August 18, 1939	76.2
2.56	September 19, 1938	65.0
2.31	April 25, 1937	58.7
2.90	July 30, 1936	73.7
3.28	August 20, 1935	83.3
3.96	November 29, 1934	100.6
2.64	April 16, 1933	67.1
3.56	May 27, 1932	90.4
4.83	July 04, 1931	122.7
1.58	July 23, 1930	40.1
5.96	October 01, 1929	151.4
3.32	September 18, 1928	84.3
2.41	September 01, 1927	61.2
1.97	July 24, 1926	50.0
1.95	August 04, 1925	49.5
2.10	June 29, 1924	53.3
2.74	September 22, 1923	69.6
2.48	August 16, 1922	63.0
–	1921	–
3.89	November 16, 1920	98.8
2.15	August 30, 1919	54.6
2.08	April 20, 1918	52.8
3.41	October 30, 1917	86.6
2.52	July 24, 1916	64.0
5.27	August 03, 1915	133.9
3.05	July 14, 1914	77.5
2.79	September 03, 1913	70.9
1.93	April 22, 1912	49.0
1.59	October 17, 1911	40.4
2.55	April 17, 1910	64.8
2.74	June 17, 1909	69.6
5.70	August 24, 1908	144.8
2.63	June 13, 1907	66.8
2.03	September 23, 1906	51.6
2.89	August 09, 1905	73.4
3.04	September 14, 1904	77.2
2.92	July 28, 1903	74.2
1.53	February 02, 1902	38.9
2.95	May 22, 1901	74.9
2.29	July 27, 1900	58.2
2.50	April 07, 1899	63.5
3.21	May 16, 1898	81.5
2.09	April 09, 1897	53.1
2.89	February 06, 1896	73.4
2.30	April 08, 1895	58.4
3.97	October 09, 1894	100.8
2.68	August 28, 1893	68.1

Raleigh - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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