Madison WI Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Madison 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 1869, with just a few years missing data. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 4.96 inches (126.0 millimetres) on August 8, 1906.

Since 1940 the precipitation extremes were observed at Dane County Regional Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Madison.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Madison
Inches	Date	Millimetres
1.99	August 14, 2023	50.5
2.18	September 11, 2022	55.4
1.44	June 18, 2021	36.6
2.17	July 07, 2020	55.1
2.40	October 01, 2019	61.0
3.78	August 20, 2018	96.0
1.68	August 16, 2017	42.7
2.79	July 21, 2016	70.9
2.15	September 17, 2015	54.6
2.63	April 13, 2014	66.8
3.19	June 26, 2013	81.0
1.74	October 14, 2012	44.2
1.39	March 20, 2011	35.3
3.61	July 22, 2010	91.7

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Madison each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
3.67	September 22, 2009	93.2
4.11	June 08, 2008	104.4
3.39	August 18, 2007	86.1
2.25	August 24, 2006	57.2
1.27	May 19, 2005	32.3
3.66	May 21, 2004	93.0
2.33	September 13, 2003	59.2
1.54	June 03, 2002	39.1
3.40	August 02, 2001	86.4
3.46	June 01, 2000	87.9
1.69	April 22, 1999	42.9
2.78	March 30, 1998	70.6
1.57	July 21, 1997	39.9
4.51	June 17, 1996	114.6
2.98	August 16, 1995	75.7
2.45	September 09, 1994	62.2
3.75	July 05, 1993	95.3
1.86	July 08, 1992	47.2
2.49	October 24, 1991	63.2
2.19	December 03, 1990	55.6
2.27	August 28, 1989	57.7
1.87	June 28, 1988	47.5
2.74	August 16, 1987	69.6
2.28	August 26, 1986	57.9
2.67	July 25, 1985	67.8
2.78	October 18, 1984	70.6
1.93	August 16, 1983	49.0
1.86	November 01, 1982	47.2
2.59	June 15, 1981	65.8
2.37	August 07, 1980	60.2
1.54	October 22, 1979	39.1
3.41	June 16, 1978	86.6
2.15	July 17, 1977	54.6
1.86	March 04, 1976	47.2
3.89	July 03, 1975	98.8
2.46	June 09, 1974	62.5
1.93	July 09, 1973	49.0
1.74	August 25, 1972	44.2
2.30	November 01, 1971	58.4
2.55	September 23, 1970	64.8
2.17	June 25, 1969	55.1
2.13	June 26, 1968	54.1
1.84	June 09, 1967	46.7
3.64	May 23, 1966	92.5
2.61	August 08, 1965	66.3
1.54	July 27, 1964	39.1
3.67	June 05, 1963	93.2
2.15	July 02, 1962	54.6
2.70	September 12, 1961	68.6
3.04	July 02, 1960	77.2
2.78	August 27, 1959	70.6
2.15	May 30, 1958	54.6
1.86	July 29, 1957	47.2
1.79	April 27, 1956	45.5
1.78	July 31, 1955	45.2
3.46	June 21, 1954	87.9
2.77	June 04, 1953	70.4
1.98	July 17, 1952	50.3
1.40	July 21, 1951	35.6
3.65	July 19, 1950	92.7
2.60	July 08, 1949	66.0
1.61	February 27, 1948	40.9
2.71	September 21, 1947	68.8
0.95	May 04, 1946	24.1
1.82	September 27, 1945	46.2
1.14	April 23, 1944	29.0
1.68	November 06, 1943	42.7
2.14	July 28, 1942	54.4
4.32	September 08, 1941	109.7
3.05	June 22, 1940	77.5
1.11	January 05, 1939	28.2
2.28	September 06, 1938	57.9
3.04	September 01, 1937	77.2
1.28	December 30, 1936	32.5
3.18	August 06, 1935	80.8
1.94	November 21, 1934	49.3
2.84	May 19, 1933	72.1
1.63	July 10, 1932	41.4
2.79	August 01, 1931	70.9
2.16	September 01, 1930	54.9
2.35	July 24, 1929	59.7
1.78	July 02, 1928	45.2
1.86	May 28, 1927	47.2
1.68	September 23, 1926	42.7
2.03	August 07, 1925	51.6
1.68	August 03, 1924	42.7
2.78	September 20, 1923	70.6
2.84	July 09, 1922	72.1
2.09	May 26, 1921	53.1
1.55	June 13, 1920	39.4
1.74	September 20, 1919	44.2
1.93	October 27, 1918	49.0
1.92	August 07, 1917	48.8
2.52	August 04, 1916	64.0
3.21	September 12, 1915	81.5
2.63	September 14, 1914	66.8
2.40	July 15, 1913	61.0
2.54	September 18, 1912	64.5
1.93	August 13, 1911	49.0
3.00	August 23, 1910	76.2
2.01	April 18, 1909	51.1
1.28	April 24, 1908	32.5
2.64	September 17, 1907	67.1
4.96	August 08, 1906	126.0
–	1905	–
2.54	December 27, 1904	64.5
3.43	July 17, 1903	87.1
1.57	September 27, 1902	39.9
1.40	September 09, 1901	35.6
1.76	July 02, 1900	44.7
2.07	September 24, 1899	52.6
2.55	July 19, 1898	64.8
1.09	March 19, 1897	27.7
1.30	May 01, 1896	33.0
1.54	August 23, 1895	39.1
1.53	June 23, 1894	38.9
2.81	June 10, 1893	71.4
1.80	January 01, 1892	45.7
1.58	June 28, 1891	40.1
1.81	September 04, 1890	46.0
1.28	March 16, 1889	32.5
1.14	June 13, 1888	29.0
1.70	January 22, 1887	43.2
3.25	August 16, 1886	82.6
2.61	November 06, 1885	66.3
2.10	July 03, 1884	53.3
2.40	June 03, 1883	61.0
2.20	August 15, 1882	55.9
4.32	July 21, 1881	109.7
3.47	June 14, 1880	88.1
2.51	July 07, 1879	63.8
3.82	July 11, 1878	97.0
1.62	July 27, 1877	41.1
2.41	June 11, 1876	61.2
1.55	May 11, 1875	39.4
3.40	September 18, 1874	86.4
2.45	June 26, 1873	62.2
2.20	September 23, 1872	55.9
1.82	May 02, 1871	46.2
2.30	July 15, 1870	58.4
3.33	June 27, 1869	84.6

Madison - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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