Columbia SC Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Columbia 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 1930. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 6.87 inches (174.5 millimetres) on October 4, 2015.

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

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Columbia, SC
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.41	January 22, 2023	61.2
2.64	April 05, 2022	67.1
5.13	August 22, 2021	130.3
3.83	July 29, 2020	97.3
4.16	December 13, 2019	105.7
4.45	October 11, 2018	113.0
3.38	September 11, 2017	85.9
3.88	September 02, 2016	98.6
6.87	October 04, 2015	174.5
3.61	August 09, 2014	91.7
4.38	August 16, 2013	111.3
2.88	July 09, 2012	73.2
2.17	February 04, 2011	55.1
2.01	July 31, 2010	51.1

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Columbia, SC each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
3.77	July 22, 2009	95.8
1.96	August 25, 2008	49.8
2.05	December 15, 2007	52.1
2.46	June 14, 2006	62.5
2.52	July 19, 2005	64.0
2.98	June 21, 2004	75.7
3.16	June 18, 2003	80.3
4.47	May 11, 2002	113.5
2.85	May 12, 2001	72.4
2.27	January 24, 2000	57.7
2.39	June 25, 1999	60.7
5.17	September 03, 1998	131.3
3.43	July 23, 1997	87.1
2.90	March 07, 1996	73.7
4.72	August 26, 1995	119.9
4.84	June 27, 1994	122.9
2.52	October 30, 1993	64.0
2.81	August 13, 1992	71.4
4.20	May 05, 1991	106.7
3.83	October 10, 1990	97.3
2.42	March 23, 1989	61.5
3.23	August 28, 1988	82.0
2.58	August 06, 1987	65.5
3.81	August 19, 1986	96.8
2.68	February 05, 1985	68.1
2.16	June 28, 1984	54.9
2.95	March 17, 1983	74.9
2.47	July 14, 1982	62.7
2.50	December 31, 1981	63.5
2.77	September 28, 1980	70.4
3.95	September 04, 1979	100.3
2.56	January 25, 1978	65.0
2.75	October 25, 1977	69.9
3.58	June 16, 1976	90.9
3.02	July 14, 1975	76.7
2.04	January 01, 1974	51.8
5.40	June 15, 1973	137.2
2.32	June 20, 1972	58.9
3.59	August 16, 1971	91.2
3.18	December 16, 1970	80.8
2.60	March 18, 1969	66.0
2.79	January 10, 1968	70.9
4.68	May 22, 1967	118.9
2.14	January 15, 1966	54.4
5.06	September 02, 1965	128.5
4.20	August 29, 1964	106.7
2.28	April 06, 1963	57.9
3.69	February 22, 1962	93.7
3.15	August 03, 1961	80.0
3.24	March 30, 1960	82.3
5.79	July 09, 1959	147.1
2.50	January 24, 1958	63.5
2.34	September 06, 1957	59.4
3.03	April 11, 1956	77.0
1.98	August 23, 1955	50.3
2.48	August 03, 1954	63.0
4.23	September 26, 1953	107.4
1.96	August 07, 1952	49.8
1.90	July 16, 1951	48.3
3.28	May 28, 1950	83.3
3.92	August 17, 1949	99.6
2.19	October 04, 1948	55.6
2.50	August 18, 1947	63.5
3.13	October 08, 1946	79.5
2.77	September 17, 1945	70.4
2.89	July 31, 1944	73.4
1.84	August 12, 1943	46.7
3.41	July 03, 1942	86.6
2.11	August 04, 1941	53.6
1.41	August 12, 1940	35.8
4.62	September 27, 1939	117.3
2.38	July 24, 1938	60.5
2.57	July 25, 1937	65.3
2.58	August 29, 1936	65.5
3.35	August 19, 1935	85.1
2.18	October 10, 1934	55.4
2.81	May 30, 1933	71.4
3.71	August 07, 1932	94.2
1.91	July 20, 1931	48.5
1.72	July 18, 1930	43.7

Columbia - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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