Rochester NY Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Rochester 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 the Greater Rochester International Airport and go back to 1926. During that time, the heaviest downpour recorded for a single day there was 3.47 inches (88.1 millimetres) on September 14, 1979.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Rochester, NY
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.17	August 16, 2023	55.1
1.69	November 11, 2022	42.9
3.03	July 17, 2021	77.0
3.18	July 11, 2020	80.8
1.30	July 05, 2019	33.0
1.34	April 16, 2018	34.0
2.39	October 09, 2017	60.7
2.53	October 21, 2016	64.3
2.38	August 10, 2015	60.5
2.42	July 28, 2014	61.5
2.37	July 03, 2013	60.2
2.64	September 04, 2012	67.1
1.44	September 28, 2011	36.6
1.89	July 21, 2010	48.0

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Rochester, NY each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
1.73	May 28, 2009	43.9
1.32	July 23, 2008	33.5
1.24	June 19, 2007	31.5
3.33	July 12, 2006	84.6
3.08	September 16, 2005	78.2
2.18	July 27, 2004	55.4
1.05	September 15, 2003	26.7
2.12	May 29, 2002	53.8
1.60	September 24, 2001	40.6
2.36	July 15, 2000	59.9
1.50	August 20, 1999	38.1
2.61	July 04, 1998	66.3
1.92	September 29, 1997	48.8
2.85	October 19, 1996	72.4
2.32	October 21, 1995	58.9
1.83	November 01, 1994	46.5
1.03	September 06, 1993	26.2
1.28	March 27, 1992	32.5
1.79	April 21, 1991	45.5
1.62	August 05, 1990	41.1
1.48	June 16, 1989	37.6
1.72	July 17, 1988	43.7
3.25	July 06, 1987	82.6
1.57	September 29, 1986	39.9
1.77	November 05, 1985	45.0
1.59	February 28, 1984	40.4
2.28	August 04, 1983	57.9
1.41	July 20, 1982	35.8
2.32	August 04, 1981	58.9
2.94	October 25, 1980	74.7
3.47	September 14, 1979	88.1
1.49	December 25, 1978	37.8
1.35	September 24, 1977	34.3
1.91	October 09, 1976	48.5
1.19	December 09, 1975 +	30.2
3.45	May 16, 1974	87.6
1.53	November 15, 1973	38.9
2.15	June 22, 1972	54.6
2.25	July 13, 1971	57.2
1.79	August 30, 1970	45.5
1.28	June 02, 1969	32.5
1.42	August 24, 1968	36.1
1.46	September 28, 1967	37.1
1.94	July 28, 1966	49.3
1.42	August 19, 1965	36.1
1.07	August 21, 1964	27.2
1.60	August 13, 1963	40.6
1.95	September 28, 1962	49.5
1.44	February 25, 1961	36.6
1.52	August 03, 1960	38.6
1.73	September 30, 1959	43.9
1.86	June 25, 1958	47.2
1.15	May 19, 1957	29.2
0.94	August 31, 1956 +	23.9
2.35	October 06, 1955	59.7
1.50	October 02, 1954	38.1
1.85	November 07, 1953	47.0
1.30	April 05, 1952	33.0
1.62	June 10, 1951	41.1
2.56	June 23, 1950	65.0
1.35	July 04, 1949	34.3
1.20	October 17, 1948	30.5
2.19	July 16, 1947	55.6
1.70	August 17, 1946	43.2
2.42	September 18, 1945	61.5
1.44	August 17, 1944	36.6
1.91	April 19, 1943	48.5
2.21	March 03, 1942	56.1
1.34	July 30, 1941	34.0
1.29	June 24, 1940	32.8
1.17	July 30, 1939	29.7
3.31	August 10, 1938	84.1
3.12	August 11, 1937	79.2
1.89	June 18, 1936	48.0
2.13	July 07, 1935	54.1
1.11	September 12, 1934	28.2
1.76	August 24, 1933	44.7
1.14	July 01, 1932	29.0
1.49	May 23, 1931	37.8
1.64	August 23, 1930	41.7
2.21	July 25, 1929	56.1
1.66	May 19, 1928	42.2
1.60	November 17, 1927	40.6
1.40	June 14, 1926	35.6

Rochester - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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