New York City NY Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in New York City 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 precipitation extremes were measured at Central Park and go back to 1869. During that time, the heaviest downpour recorded for a single day there was 8.28 inches (210.3 millimetres) on September 23, 1882.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in New York City
Inches	Date	Millimetres
5.48	September 29, 2023	139.2
1.85	October 04, 2022 +	47.0
7.13	September 01, 2021	181.1
2.54	July 10, 2020	64.5
1.83	October 16, 2019	46.5
2.90	August 11, 2018	73.7
3.03	October 29, 2017	77.0
2.31	January 23, 2016	58.7
2.10	January 18, 2015	53.3
4.97	April 30, 2014	126.2
4.16	June 07, 2013	105.7
2.45	April 22, 2012	62.2
5.81	August 14, 2011	147.6
3.86	March 13, 2010	98.0

Highest daily precipitation recorded at New York City each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.30	June 18, 2009	58.4
3.26	September 06, 2008	82.8
7.57	April 15, 2007	192.3
3.60	November 08, 2006	91.4
4.26	October 12, 2005 +	108.2
3.84	September 28, 2004	97.5
2.75	June 04, 2003	69.9
3.06	October 11, 2002	77.7
2.16	March 30, 2001	54.9
3.24	July 26, 2000	82.3
5.02	September 16, 1999	127.5
2.55	January 23, 1998	64.8
3.75	July 24, 1997	95.3
4.35	October 19, 1996	110.5
3.13	July 17, 1995	79.5
1.87	January 28, 1994	47.5
2.37	March 13, 1993	60.2
2.80	June 05, 1992	71.1
3.00	August 09, 1991	76.2
4.64	August 10, 1990	117.9
3.00	August 12, 1989	76.2
3.37	November 20, 1988	85.6
2.36	March 01, 1987	59.9
2.19	January 26, 1986	55.6
3.13	September 27, 1985	79.5
3.13	July 07, 1984	79.5
4.31	April 10, 1983	109.5
2.73	January 04, 1982	69.3
1.77	February 20, 1981	45.0
3.47	July 29, 1980	88.1
3.45	January 21, 1979	87.6
3.38	May 14, 1978	85.9
7.40	November 08, 1977	188.0
3.90	August 09, 1976	99.1
2.30	September 23, 1975	58.4
3.26	September 03, 1974	82.8
3.67	October 29, 1973	93.2
5.60	November 08, 1972	142.2
4.16	August 27, 1971	105.7
2.63	February 10, 1970	66.8
3.32	September 03, 1969	84.3
3.99	May 29, 1968	101.3
2.15	June 18, 1967	54.6
5.54	September 21, 1966	140.7
1.35	February 07, 1965	34.3
1.29	January 20, 1964	32.8
2.96	November 07, 1963	75.2
2.33	March 12, 1962	59.2
2.10	February 04, 1961	53.3
3.56	July 30, 1960	90.4
1.80	July 20, 1959	45.7
2.19	April 06, 1958	55.6
2.55	May 14, 1957	64.8
2.41	October 31, 1956	61.2
3.62	August 12, 1955	91.9
2.90	September 11, 1954	73.7
2.61	March 13, 1953	66.3
1.95	June 01, 1952	49.5
2.20	November 07, 1951	55.9
1.59	November 25, 1950	40.4
1.31	April 06, 1949	33.3
2.49	May 30, 1948	63.2
2.36	December 26, 1947	59.9
2.71	August 03, 1946	68.8
3.10	September 14, 1945	78.7
3.94	September 13, 1944	100.1
3.40	October 26, 1943	86.4
4.10	August 09, 1942	104.1
2.97	December 13, 1941	75.4
3.13	May 31, 1940	79.5
2.31	August 19, 1939	58.7
4.05	September 21, 1938	102.9
3.07	September 13, 1937	78.0
3.92	September 18, 1936	99.6
1.60	September 06, 1935	40.6
4.86	September 08, 1934	123.4
4.16	September 15, 1933	105.7
2.38	March 28, 1932	60.5
1.62	March 08, 1931	41.1
3.03	August 23, 1930	77.0
2.16	October 02, 1929	54.9
1.69	July 06, 1928	42.9
3.84	September 01, 1927	97.5
3.34	August 12, 1926	84.8
2.14	July 31, 1925	54.4
2.29	August 26, 1924	58.2
2.45	October 23, 1923	62.2
2.13	July 01, 1922	54.1
2.68	February 20, 1921	68.1
2.21	September 30, 1920	56.1
2.72	September 23, 1919	69.1
2.00	July 30, 1918	50.8
2.54	June 14, 1917	64.5
2.66	May 16, 1916	67.6
3.25	August 04, 1915	82.6
2.95	March 01, 1914	74.9
4.98	October 01, 1913	126.5
2.97	October 23, 1912	75.4
3.76	August 31, 1911	95.5
2.60	November 03, 1910	66.0
4.80	August 16, 1909	121.9
3.82	May 07, 1908	97.0
2.34	August 24, 1907	59.4
2.62	May 27, 1906	66.5
2.47	September 03, 1905	62.7
3.63	August 20, 1904	92.2
7.33	October 09, 1903	186.2
3.06	July 28, 1902	77.7
3.07	July 05, 1901	78.0
2.02	May 19, 1900	51.3
2.29	August 10, 1899	58.2
3.07	February 20, 1898	78.0
2.29	July 13, 1897	58.2
2.74	February 06, 1896	69.6
1.95	January 26, 1895	49.5
4.30	September 19, 1894	109.2
3.61	August 24, 1893	91.7
2.43	November 15, 1892	61.7
1.91	August 23, 1891	48.5
1.87	December 17, 1890	47.5
3.65	November 09, 1889	92.7
4.19	August 21, 1888	106.4
2.60	June 01, 1887	66.0
2.74	February 11, 1886	69.6
2.44	August 03, 1885	62.0
4.29	June 26, 1884	109.0
1.94	May 21, 1883	49.3
8.28	September 23, 1882	210.3
2.19	March 19, 1881	55.6
1.86	July 22, 1880	47.2
3.95	August 18, 1879	100.3
3.31	August 06, 1878	84.1
4.05	October 04, 1877	102.9
4.25	March 25, 1876	108.0
2.63	August 12, 1875	66.8
3.28	September 17, 1874	83.3
4.80	August 20, 1873	121.9
2.91	July 26, 1872	73.9
2.70	October 06, 1871	68.6
1.91	October 12, 1870	48.5
2.60	February 15, 1869	66.0

New York City - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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