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.
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 |
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.