Dayton - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Dayton 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 1934. During that time the most precipitation - measured as rain or melted snow - to arrive in one day was 4.16 inches (105.7 millimetres) on January 21, 1959.

Since 1948 the precipitation extremes were observed at Dayton International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Dayton.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Dayton
Inches Date Milli­metres
2.70 March 03, 2023   68.6
2.64 July 17, 2022   67.1
1.71 September 22, 2021   43.4
1.75 May 18, 2020   44.5
1.91 February 07, 2019 48.5
2.88 April 03, 2018 73.2
3.57 November 05, 2017 90.7
1.63 February 24, 2016 41.4
1.96 October 28, 2015 49.8
1.75 May 21, 2014 44.5
2.46 December 21, 2013 62.5
1.86 September 21, 2012 47.2
3.10 September 26, 2011 78.7
1.62 July 12, 2010 41.1
Highest daily precipitation recorded at Dayton each year
Inches Date Milli­metres
1.51 July 22, 2009 38.4
2.13 June 04, 2008 54.1
2.12 September 09, 2007 53.8
2.19 September 12, 2006 55.6
3.81 September 16, 2005 96.8
2.69 August 20, 2004 68.3
1.78 September 01, 2003 45.2
3.73 September 27, 2002 94.7
2.25 September 09, 2001 57.2
2.50 October 05, 2000 63.5
1.36 February 27, 1999 34.5
2.09 June 11, 1998 53.1
1.75 May 31, 1997 44.5
2.53 April 29, 1996 64.3
3.54 October 05, 1995 89.9
1.85 August 28, 1994 + 47.0
2.19 September 25, 1993 55.6
2.16 August 26, 1992 54.9
2.30 September 03, 1991 58.4
2.85 December 30, 1990 72.4
3.17 May 23, 1989 80.5
1.81 November 10, 1988 46.0
2.40 July 01, 1987 61.0
3.24 October 01, 1986 82.3
2.05 November 10, 1985 52.1
1.75 May 20, 1984 44.5
2.10 June 17, 1983 53.3
2.25 August 07, 1982 57.2
3.76 June 05, 1981 95.5
2.94 June 28, 1980 74.7
1.94 November 25, 1979 49.3
2.13 August 03, 1978 54.1
3.10 April 02, 1977 78.7
1.07 June 29, 1976 27.2
2.04 February 23, 1975 51.8
2.37 August 27, 1974 60.2
1.25 November 25, 1973 31.8
1.67 June 13, 1972 42.4
1.52 July 24, 1971 38.6
1.55 April 24, 1970 39.4
2.98 August 09, 1969 75.7
2.82 May 23, 1968 71.6
2.51 June 28, 1967 63.8
1.29 February 10, 1966 32.8
1.60 September 15, 1965 40.6
2.87 March 04, 1964 72.9
2.61 March 04, 1963 66.3
1.24 May 27, 1962 31.5
2.07 September 01, 1961 52.6
2.49 July 13, 1960 63.2
4.16 January 21, 1959 105.7
3.25 June 13, 1958 82.6
1.75 April 03, 1957 44.5
1.65 July 28, 1956 41.9
3.16 July 09, 1955 80.3
1.08 October 14, 1954 27.4
2.19 August 01, 1953 55.6
3.38 January 26, 1952 85.9
2.58 February 20, 1951 65.5
2.26 September 21, 1950 57.4
2.36 January 04, 1949 59.9
2.18 November 05, 1948 55.4
2.58 June 01, 1947 65.5
1.65 June 27, 1946 41.9
2.36 March 05, 1945 59.9
1.52 August 12, 1944 38.6
2.67 March 19, 1943 67.8
1.80 June 21, 1942 45.7
2.41 December 23, 1941 61.2
1.86 April 19, 1940 47.2
1.75 July 17, 1939 44.5
2.30 November 17, 1938 58.4
2.81 August 07, 1937 71.4
2.04 August 28, 1936 51.8
1.85 May 01, 1935 47.0
1.69 September 28, 1934 + 42.9
Reference

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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