Nashville TN Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

This page lists the biggest rainstorms or snowstorms of the year in Nashville, Tennessee along with the date they occurred. The information answers questions like: When was the last time more than half a foot of rain landed on Nashville in a single day? What was the rainiest day of 2019?

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Nashville 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 were observed at Nashville International Airport and go back to 1948. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 7.25 inches (184.2 millimetres) on May 2, 2010.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Nashville
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.24	May 07, 2023	56.9
2.34	July 09, 2022	59.4
5.75	March 27, 2021	146.1
3.27	September 13, 2020	83.1
4.00	February 06, 2019	101.6
2.69	February 10, 2018	68.3
2.91	August 31, 2017	73.9
2.08	December 24, 2016	52.8
2.36	February 21, 2015	59.9
3.19	April 28, 2014	81.0
3.30	April 27, 2013	83.8
2.01	September 17, 2012	51.1
2.21	September 05, 2011	56.1
7.25	May 02, 2010	184.2

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Nashville each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.96	May 01, 2009	75.2
2.78	December 09, 2008	70.6
2.80	November 14, 2007	71.1
2.95	September 23, 2006	74.9
3.22	August 17, 2005	81.8
4.07	February 05, 2004	103.4
4.63	May 05, 2003	117.6
3.35	March 17, 2002	85.1
3.46	November 29, 2001	87.9
3.29	November 08, 2000	83.6
2.77	January 22, 1999	70.4
3.41	June 04, 1998	86.6
4.20	November 30, 1997	106.7
2.44	December 16, 1996	62.0
2.35	May 18, 1995	59.7
3.23	June 26, 1994	82.0
2.38	December 04, 1993	60.5
3.20	July 03, 1992	81.3
3.07	December 02, 1991	78.0
2.60	February 03, 1990	66.0
4.73	February 14, 1989	120.1
2.36	January 19, 1988	59.9
2.37	December 25, 1987	60.2
3.20	November 08, 1986	81.3
1.73	November 27, 1985	43.9
3.95	May 06, 1984	100.3
2.25	March 05, 1983	57.2
2.13	May 07, 1982	54.1
3.08	June 06, 1981	78.2
3.25	May 17, 1980	82.6
6.60	September 13, 1979	167.6
4.46	December 08, 1978	113.3
2.32	March 03, 1977	58.9
3.30	August 25, 1976	83.8
4.66	March 12, 1975	118.4
3.29	January 10, 1974	83.6
3.13	November 27, 1973	79.5
2.33	October 18, 1972	59.2
1.63	August 18, 1971	41.4
2.69	June 20, 1970	68.3
2.18	December 29, 1969	55.4
3.10	November 27, 1968	78.7
3.65	March 06, 1967	92.7
2.26	December 09, 1966	57.4
1.94	September 30, 1965	49.3
1.87	September 28, 1964	47.5
4.10	August 28, 1963	104.1
5.09	September 13, 1962	129.3
2.44	December 09, 1961	62.0
3.42	June 16, 1960	86.9
2.93	October 08, 1959	74.4
2.69	July 22, 1958	68.3
3.05	January 29, 1957	77.5
3.69	January 29, 1956	93.7
3.27	March 21, 1955	83.1
2.88	September 20, 1954	73.2
1.88	July 07, 1953	47.8
4.63	March 22, 1952	117.6
3.83	January 31, 1951	97.3
3.33	July 05, 1950	84.6
3.08	June 14, 1949	78.2
2.67	January 01, 1948	67.8

Nashville - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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