Asheville NC Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Asheville 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 in downtown Asheville and go back to 1889. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 5.38 inches (136.7 millimetres) on October 25, 1918.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Asheville
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.86	May 28, 2023	72.6
2.11	September 05, 2022	53.6
3.79	October 07, 2021	96.3
2.73	February 06, 2020	69.3
3.45	April 19, 2019	87.6
2.80	December 28, 2018	71.1
3.06	October 23, 2017	77.7
2.58	February 03, 2016	65.5
2.54	December 24, 2015	64.5
2.62	April 29, 2014	66.5
3.48	July 03, 2013	88.4
3.71	July 11, 2012	94.2
2.16	March 06, 2011	54.9
2.54	November 30, 2010	64.5

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Asheville each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.52	September 21, 2009	64.0
3.43	August 26, 2008	87.1
2.68	September 14, 2007	68.1
1.94	December 31, 2006	49.3
2.04	July 07, 2005	51.8
3.76	September 07, 2004	95.5
2.56	May 05, 2003	65.0
2.28	June 05, 2002	57.9
1.44	March 29, 2001	36.6
1.79	March 20, 2000	45.5
1.71	November 25, 1999	43.4
3.10	January 07, 1998	78.7
2.81	September 24, 1997	71.4
2.55	January 26, 1996	64.8
3.34	January 14, 1995	84.8
2.79	March 27, 1994	70.9
1.93	August 03, 1993	49.0
2.77	October 04, 1992	70.4
2.70	March 29, 1991	68.6
2.78	February 16, 1990	70.6
2.36	June 04, 1989	59.9
1.49	July 22, 1988	37.8
1.74	February 28, 1987	44.2
1.90	August 17, 1986	48.3
2.01	August 17, 1985	51.1
2.96	February 13, 1984	75.2
3.08	June 30, 1983	78.2
1.92	July 31, 1982	48.8
1.76	May 27, 1981	44.7
1.81	May 17, 1980	46.0
2.45	November 02, 1979	62.2
2.76	August 07, 1978	70.1
2.97	November 06, 1977	75.4
2.72	May 29, 1976	69.1
1.84	October 17, 1975 +	46.7
2.31	April 04, 1974	58.7
2.39	May 28, 1973	60.7
1.91	June 21, 1972	48.5
1.00	October 22, 1971	25.4
2.16	July 21, 1970	54.9
2.65	June 15, 1969	67.3
1.68	March 12, 1968	42.7
1.73	September 09, 1967	43.9
2.16	February 13, 1966	54.9
2.30	March 26, 1965	58.4
3.55	October 04, 1964	90.2
2.71	March 12, 1963	68.8
1.58	April 11, 1962	40.1
2.92	August 24, 1961	74.2
1.91	August 12, 1960	48.5
2.41	September 03, 1959	61.2
2.67	December 28, 1958	67.8
3.39	April 04, 1957	86.1
3.26	September 06, 1956	82.8
1.49	April 13, 1955 +	37.8
2.35	January 22, 1954	59.7
1.90	April 30, 1953	48.3
2.22	March 10, 1952	56.4
1.79	December 04, 1951	45.5
2.25	December 07, 1950	57.2
1.87	June 16, 1949	47.5
2.51	November 28, 1948	63.8
1.76	August 24, 1947	44.7
3.77	October 08, 1946	95.8
1.76	December 04, 1945	44.7
2.40	July 19, 1944	61.0
3.16	June 28, 1943	80.3
1.61	December 29, 1942	40.9
1.95	July 05, 1941	49.5
4.70	August 29, 1940	119.4
1.46	August 18, 1939	37.1
2.80	September 03, 1938	71.1
2.67	October 18, 1937	67.8
2.26	January 18, 1936	57.4
3.62	January 08, 1935	91.9
2.00	February 25, 1934	50.8
1.51	May 05, 1933	38.4
2.16	October 16, 1932	54.9
1.74	April 22, 1931	44.2
1.41	September 11, 1930	35.8
2.52	September 30, 1929	64.0
4.42	August 15, 1928	112.3
2.23	December 02, 1927	56.6
1.70	November 15, 1926	43.2
1.10	November 12, 1925	27.9
1.91	December 08, 1924	48.5
1.59	March 16, 1923	40.4
1.59	October 09, 1922	40.4
2.00	July 20, 1921	50.8
1.86	December 13, 1920	47.2
1.58	March 27, 1919	40.1
5.38	October 25, 1918	136.7
1.83	August 31, 1917	46.5
2.08	July 08, 1916	52.8
1.40	December 29, 1915	35.6
3.60	October 15, 1914	91.4
2.29	May 23, 1913	58.2
1.39	July 09, 1912	35.3
2.83	August 12, 1911	71.9
3.51	August 31, 1910	89.2
2.66	June 03, 1909	67.6
2.30	October 23, 1908	58.4
1.67	September 23, 1907	42.4
2.79	January 22, 1906	70.9
2.32	December 02, 1905	58.9
1.87	September 04, 1904	47.5
1.93	March 22, 1903	49.0
–	1902	–
3.00	March 26, 1901	76.2
2.37	March 01, 1900	60.2
2.73	March 15, 1899	69.3
–	1898	–
2.35	May 01, 1897	59.7
2.55	July 09, 1896	64.8
3.15	April 08, 1895	80.0
2.00	December 12, 1894	50.8
1.97	October 14, 1893	50.0
–	1892	–
2.49	February 21, 1891	63.2
1.90	July 24, 1890	48.3
4.18	May 30, 1889	106.2

Asheville - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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