Denver - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Denver 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 precipitation extremes go back to 1921, with one year missing data. During that time, the heaviest downpour recorded for a single day was 6.47 inches (164.3 millimetres) on September 13, 2013.

Since 1948 the storms were measured at Denver's Stapleton neighborhood. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Denver.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Denver
Inches Date Milli­metres
3.32 May 12, 2023   84.3
1.47 June 01, 2022   37.3
1.35 March 14, 2021   34.3
1.10 March 20, 2020   27.9
0.92 May 21, 2019 23.4
0.97 August 15, 2018 24.6
1.23 May 09, 2017 31.2
1.03 April 17, 2016 26.2
2.48 June 25, 2015 63.0
1.04 September 30, 2014 26.4
6.47 September 13, 2013 164.3
1.55 July 08, 2012 39.4
3.17 July 08, 2011 80.5
1.10 June 12, 2010 27.9
Highest daily precipitation recorded at Denver each year
Inches Date Milli­metres
2009
1.46 August 17, 2008 37.1
1.71 May 15, 2007 43.4
1.43 December 21, 2006 36.3
1.33 October 10, 2005 33.8
3.81 August 19, 2004 96.8
3.10 March 19, 2003 78.7
1.31 September 13, 2002 33.3
1.52 July 06, 2001 38.6
1.78 August 18, 2000 45.2
1.42 August 11, 1999 36.1
1.63 July 09, 1998 41.4
3.83 July 19, 1997 97.3
0.94 May 26, 1996 23.9
1.53 May 17, 1995 38.9
0.82 October 01, 1994 20.8
1.08 September 18, 1993 27.4
1.98 August 24, 1992 50.3
1.85 July 25, 1991 47.0
1.34 July 09, 1990 34.0
1.44 July 29, 1989 36.6
1.69 May 18, 1988 42.9
1.76 June 08, 1987 44.7
0.97 April 03, 1986 24.6
1.51 July 19, 1985 38.4
1.07 October 04, 1984 27.2
2.68 March 05, 1983 68.1
2.00 December 24, 1982 50.8
1.08 May 17, 1981 27.4
1.29 April 24, 1980 32.8
1.63 May 02, 1979 41.4
1.11 May 01, 1978 28.2
1.07 March 10, 1977 27.2
1.71 August 01, 1976 43.4
1.37 August 13, 1975 34.8
1.79 June 08, 1974 45.5
3.27 May 06, 1973 83.1
3.04 April 26, 1972 77.2
1.17 September 17, 1971 29.7
3.16 June 11, 1970 80.3
2.95 May 07, 1969 74.9
1.31 August 09, 1968 33.3
3.25 April 13, 1967 82.6
0.64 August 18, 1966 16.3
2.23 June 04, 1965 56.6
1.33 May 29, 1964 33.8
1.31 June 16, 1963 33.3
0.92 January 08, 1962 23.4
1.80 May 13, 1961 45.7
1.58 October 18, 1960 40.1
1.39 March 25, 1959 35.3
1.86 May 08, 1958 47.2
2.34 May 09, 1957 59.4
1.42 July 31, 1956 36.1
1.39 August 27, 1955 35.3
1.15 July 14, 1954 29.2
1.75 May 16, 1953 44.5
1.50 May 23, 1952 38.1
1.93 August 03, 1951 49.0
2.06 June 16, 1950 52.3
1.00 June 03, 1949 25.4
2.40 April 24, 1948 61.0
1.45 October 14, 1947 36.8
0.88 November 02, 1946 22.4
1.25 July 19, 1945 31.8
1.38 March 21, 1944 35.1
0.81 May 08, 1943 20.6
1.26 April 19, 1942 32.0
0.94 August 12, 1941 23.9
0.98 March 06, 1940 24.9
0.53 October 29, 1939 13.5
1.63 May 30, 1938 41.4
1.02 June 25, 1937 25.9
1.77 September 28, 1936 45.0
2.16 April 24, 1935 54.9
0.71 February 10, 1934 18.0
0.98 September 09, 1933 24.9
0.94 August 15, 1932 23.9
1.19 April 30, 1931 30.2
0.84 August 12, 1930 21.3
1.10 August 06, 1929 27.9
1.47 June 03, 1928 37.3
1.40 May 08, 1927 35.6
1.08 September 04, 1926 27.4
0.59 October 05, 1925 15.0
0.92 May 27, 1924 23.4
2.18 June 09, 1923 55.4
0.88 April 16, 1922 22.4
2.93 August 23, 1921 74.4
Reference

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

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