Cincinnati OH Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Cincinnati 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 1916. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 5.21 inches (132.2 millimetres) on March 9, 1964.

Since 1949 the precipitation extremes were observed at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Before then, the weather station was near downtown Cincinnati.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Cincinnati
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.79	July 27, 2023	70.9
2.40	August 06, 2022	61.0
2.73	June 19, 2021	69.3
2.00	July 30, 2020	50.8
2.38	June 16, 2019	60.5
5.02	August 16, 2018	127.5
2.29	June 23, 2017	58.2
1.79	August 15, 2016	45.5
2.22	December 27, 2015	56.4
2.21	June 24, 2014	56.1
2.57	October 06, 2013	65.3
2.59	September 02, 2012	65.8
3.76	September 26, 2011	95.5
2.62	November 25, 2010	66.5

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Cincinnati each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.65	June 25, 2009	67.3
3.25	March 18, 2008	82.6
2.69	October 23, 2007	68.3
2.37	September 22, 2006	60.2
2.99	August 30, 2005	75.9
3.64	October 18, 2004	92.5
2.51	May 10, 2003	63.8
2.55	September 27, 2002	64.8
3.11	July 18, 2001	79.0
3.23	January 03, 2000	82.0
1.88	October 09, 1999	47.8
3.04	June 11, 1998	77.2
2.10	March 01, 1997	53.3
2.59	May 15, 1996	65.8
3.52	August 05, 1995	89.4
2.06	June 26, 1994	52.3
2.05	August 12, 1993	52.1
2.30	June 18, 1992	58.4
2.46	December 02, 1991	62.5
2.84	February 15, 1990	72.1
2.13	March 29, 1989	54.1
2.85	July 20, 1988	72.4
1.81	July 01, 1987	46.0
1.58	September 11, 1986	40.1
4.30	October 20, 1985	109.2
1.67	December 21, 1984	42.4
2.53	October 20, 1983	64.3
2.46	August 20, 1982	62.5
1.32	April 04, 1981	33.5
2.61	July 08, 1980	66.3
2.85	September 13, 1979	72.4
2.56	July 24, 1978	65.0
1.92	April 02, 1977	48.8
1.65	August 13, 1976	41.9
2.10	February 23, 1975	53.3
3.35	June 22, 1974	85.1
2.47	October 01, 1973	62.7
2.11	May 08, 1972	53.6
1.59	September 20, 1971	40.4
2.25	July 08, 1970	57.2
1.72	June 12, 1969	43.7
2.24	May 23, 1968	56.9
1.50	July 27, 1967	38.1
2.18	August 14, 1966	55.4
1.83	July 24, 1965	46.5
5.21	March 09, 1964	132.3
2.97	March 04, 1963	75.4
3.93	July 15, 1962	99.8
3.02	May 07, 1961	76.7
2.12	August 09, 1960	53.8
3.97	January 21, 1959	100.8
2.02	May 22, 1958	51.3
3.04	August 11, 1957	77.2
2.36	May 27, 1956	59.9
1.93	July 24, 1955	49.0
1.46	August 02, 1954	37.1
3.47	July 05, 1953	88.1
2.03	March 10, 1952	51.6
1.68	January 14, 1951	42.7
3.19	September 02, 1950	81.0
3.21	July 21, 1949	81.5
2.61	December 15, 1948	66.3
1.81	June 02, 1947	46.0
2.60	June 19, 1946	66.0
2.59	March 06, 1945	65.8
2.19	February 22, 1944	55.6
2.97	March 19, 1943	75.4
2.15	July 13, 1942	54.6
1.76	December 23, 1941	44.7
2.70	April 19, 1940	68.6
2.87	April 15, 1939	72.9
1.90	May 23, 1938	48.3
2.65	January 21, 1937	67.3
2.02	August 04, 1936	51.3
1.82	March 11, 1935	46.2
1.88	June 09, 1934	47.8
3.72	May 13, 1933	94.5
2.68	August 02, 1932	68.1
2.25	July 21, 1931	57.2
1.36	September 15, 1930	34.5
1.80	April 09, 1929	45.7
1.81	June 05, 1928 +	46.0
1.64	December 13, 1927	41.7
4.07	July 27, 1926	103.4
3.77	July 20, 1925	95.8
2.50	June 28, 1924	63.5
1.74	August 21, 1923	44.2
2.35	March 14, 1922	59.7
2.77	December 23, 1921	70.4
2.75	August 07, 1920	69.9
2.14	October 27, 1919	54.4
2.44	June 25, 1918	62.0
2.04	September 07, 1917	51.8
2.29	May 29, 1916	58.2

Cincinnati - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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