South Bend IN Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in South Bend 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 South Bend Airport and go back to go back to 1903 with some years missing data. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 7.69 inches (195.3 millimetres) on August 15, 2016.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in South Bend
Inches	Date	Millimetres
1.78	July 28, 2023	45.2
1.53	July 23, 2022	38.9
4.30	June 26, 2021	109.2
2.42	January 11, 2020	61.5
2.95	September 27, 2019	74.9
3.73	February 20, 2018	94.7
3.81	October 14, 2017	96.8
7.69	August 15, 2016	195.3
2.00	May 30, 2015	50.8
2.28	October 02, 2014	57.9
3.44	September 19, 2013	87.4
2.11	July 14, 2012	53.6
2.25	May 25, 2011	57.2
2.63	July 24, 2010	66.8

Highest daily precipitation recorded at South Bend each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.81	June 11, 2009	71.4
6.58	September 13, 2008	167.1
2.48	April 25, 2007	63.0
2.51	July 27, 2006	63.8
1.38	January 13, 2005	35.1
2.16	June 12, 2004	54.9
1.89	April 04, 2003	48.0
1.45	May 12, 2002	36.8
1.40	June 11, 2001	35.6
1.99	June 12, 2000	50.5
2.09	July 01, 1999	53.1
1.93	August 25, 1998	49.0
1.31	August 16, 1997	33.3
3.01	July 18, 1996	76.5
3.96	August 03, 1995	100.6
1.87	June 26, 1994	47.5
2.96	June 07, 1993	75.2
2.37	September 09, 1992	60.2
2.41	October 04, 1991	61.2
3.92	November 27, 1990	99.6
3.64	July 09, 1989	92.5
3.47	October 17, 1988	88.1
1.59	August 26, 1987	40.4
2.37	October 03, 1986	60.2
1.67	July 25, 1985	42.4
1.80	September 25, 1984	45.7
1.58	May 01, 1983	40.1
2.79	May 22, 1982	70.9
2.72	June 13, 1981	69.1
3.51	June 01, 1980	89.2
2.79	August 10, 1979	70.9
2.00	July 02, 1978	50.8
3.00	September 01, 1977	76.2
2.94	May 06, 1976	74.7
1.95	April 18, 1975	49.5
1.54	September 11, 1974	39.1
1.85	July 31, 1973	47.0
1.52	December 12, 1972	38.6
1.78	July 28, 1971	45.2
2.12	October 14, 1970	53.8
2.29	July 26, 1969	58.2
4.69	June 25, 1968	119.1
2.12	January 26, 1967	53.8
3.46	August 21, 1966	87.9
2.99	December 24, 1965	75.9
1.50	July 22, 1964	38.1
1.87	July 13, 1963	47.5
3.29	July 02, 1962	83.6
1.24	September 23, 1961	31.5
2.81	January 12, 1960	71.4
1.57	April 27, 1959	39.9
1.70	July 29, 1958	43.2
2.23	October 16, 1957	56.6
2.05	August 12, 1956	52.1
3.10	October 05, 1955	78.7
2.76	October 10, 1954	70.1
1.12	June 25, 1953	28.4
1.48	June 12, 1952	37.6
2.86	June 19, 1951	72.6
2.51	June 02, 1950	63.8
1.95	September 18, 1949	49.5
2.15	March 19, 1948	54.6
–	1947	–
–	1946	–
2.94	July 13, 1945	74.7
2.07	March 14, 1944	52.6
2.46	July 06, 1943	62.5
1.96	April 06, 1942	49.8
1.82	October 06, 1941	46.2
–	1940	–
–	1939	–
–	1938	–
3.16	July 14, 1937	80.3
1.93	November 02, 1936	49.0
1.84	May 29, 1935	46.7
2.35	August 15, 1934	59.7
2.20	June 30, 1933	55.9
1.75	August 03, 1932	44.5
2.60	November 12, 1931	66.0
1.75	April 16, 1930	44.5
2.09	August 03, 1929	53.1
1.90	August 30, 1928	48.3
2.14	September 18, 1927	54.4
1.93	June 12, 1926	49.0
2.37	July 07, 1925	60.2
1.88	September 01, 1924	47.8
–	1923	–
1.75	April 11, 1922	44.5
1.82	August 14, 1921	46.2
1.36	April 20, 1920	34.5
1.54	November 29, 1919	39.1
2.50	June 30, 1918	63.5
1.37	April 05, 1917	34.8
2.17	September 27, 1916	55.1
1.49	August 12, 1915	37.8
2.32	June 22, 1914	58.9
2.13	May 26, 1913	54.1
2.35	August 09, 1912	59.7
1.75	November 02, 1911	44.5
2.29	October 04, 1910	58.2
2.00	January 30, 1909	50.8
1.92	May 14, 1908	48.8
1.97	April 30, 1907	50.0
2.25	July 29, 1906	57.2
3.40	August 25, 1905	86.4
1.50	January 21, 1904	38.1
3.50	June 07, 1903	88.9

South Bend - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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