Cleveland OH Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Cleveland 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 1871. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 4.59 inches (116.6 millimetres) on September 7, 1996.

Since 1941 the precipitation extremes were observed at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Cleveland.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Cleveland
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.75	August 23, 2023	69.9
1.77	August 29, 2022	45.0
1.93	September 22, 2021	49.0
3.98	September 07, 2020	101.1
1.62	June 20, 2019	41.1
2.12	November 01, 2018	53.8
2.60	June 30, 2017	66.0
1.26	June 16, 2016	32.0
2.76	June 27, 2015	70.1
3.54	June 24, 2014	89.9
2.41	June 25, 2013	61.2
1.94	October 30, 2012	49.3
3.54	July 19, 2011	89.9
1.51	November 25, 2010	38.4

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Cleveland each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
1.38	March 08, 2009	35.1
1.73	February 06, 2008	43.9
3.33	August 07, 2007	84.6
1.95	June 21, 2006	49.5
3.55	August 20, 2005	90.2
1.76	September 08, 2004	44.7
1.66	May 31, 2003	42.2
1.80	September 27, 2002	45.7
1.89	May 21, 2001	48.0
2.88	August 06, 2000	73.2
2.33	November 02, 1999	59.2
1.65	June 12, 1998	41.9
1.44	September 19, 1997	36.6
4.59	September 07, 1996	116.6
2.53	January 15, 1995	64.3
3.55	August 13, 1994	90.2
1.79	September 02, 1993	45.5
2.39	December 30, 1992	60.7
1.16	April 19, 1991	29.5
2.30	September 06, 1990	58.4
2.02	May 26, 1989	51.3
1.46	November 05, 1988	37.1
2.57	June 20, 1987	65.3
1.35	September 30, 1986	34.3
2.17	November 05, 1985	55.1
2.26	August 13, 1984	57.4
2.26	October 05, 1983	57.4
1.86	September 27, 1982	47.2
1.77	July 13, 1981	45.0
1.85	August 02, 1980	47.0
2.11	June 20, 1979	53.6
1.53	August 09, 1978	38.9
1.90	June 30, 1977	48.3
2.04	February 16, 1976	51.8
2.13	August 24, 1975	54.1
1.94	December 01, 1974	49.3
1.97	June 16, 1973	50.0
2.97	June 23, 1972	75.4
1.70	September 13, 1971	43.2
1.47	November 02, 1970	37.3
2.48	May 18, 1969	63.0
1.26	July 16, 1968	32.0
1.10	May 07, 1967	27.9
1.93	July 24, 1966	49.0
1.12	July 03, 1965	28.4
1.96	March 04, 1964	49.8
1.17	September 12, 1963	29.7
1.94	July 03, 1962	49.3
2.71	August 21, 1961	68.8
1.83	August 20, 1960	46.5
2.06	January 21, 1959	52.3
2.23	November 17, 1958	56.6
2.34	June 28, 1957	59.4
1.51	May 11, 1956	38.4
3.36	May 24, 1955	85.3
3.36	October 15, 1954	85.3
1.37	July 02, 1953	34.8
1.74	January 17, 1952	44.2
1.66	September 13, 1951	42.2
2.71	July 19, 1950	68.8
1.84	August 28, 1949 +	46.7
2.76	March 21, 1948	70.1
3.01	August 30, 1947	76.5
2.79	June 16, 1946	70.9
1.66	July 14, 1945	42.2
2.07	August 17, 1944	52.6
1.89	July 04, 1943	48.0
1.54	June 20, 1942	39.1
1.56	August 15, 1941	39.6
1.23	August 30, 1940	31.2
0.85	September 30, 1939	21.6
3.34	September 12, 1938	84.8
2.07	June 21, 1937	52.6
1.43	July 23, 1936	36.3
1.83	August 02, 1935	46.5
1.54	June 18, 1934	39.1
1.20	August 03, 1933	30.5
1.83	December 30, 1932	46.5
1.23	June 26, 1931	31.2
1.04	November 30, 1930	26.4
2.07	January 18, 1929	52.6
3.38	July 27, 1928	85.9
1.75	December 13, 1927 +	44.5
1.66	August 06, 1926	42.2
2.38	September 13, 1925	60.5
1.88	June 28, 1924	47.8
1.58	August 28, 1923	40.1
1.46	July 07, 1922	37.1
1.44	November 01, 1921	36.6
1.80	June 16, 1920	45.7
2.84	August 05, 1919	72.1
1.51	August 08, 1918	38.4
2.05	October 29, 1917	52.1
1.64	July 20, 1916	41.7
1.27	July 15, 1915	32.3
1.62	April 25, 1914	41.1
2.66	March 25, 1913	67.6
2.54	July 24, 1912	64.5
2.43	August 28, 1911	61.7
1.53	October 06, 1910	38.9
1.37	September 26, 1909	34.8
0.98	December 17, 1908 +	24.9
1.72	January 03, 1907	43.7
1.55	August 08, 1906	39.4
1.59	July 12, 1905	40.4
1.79	September 01, 1904	45.5
1.85	August 27, 1903	47.0
1.88	June 29, 1902	47.8
4.28	September 01, 1901	108.7
0.94	July 11, 1900	23.9
1.35	July 16, 1899	34.3
1.53	March 19, 1898	38.9
1.02	May 01, 1897	25.9
2.11	June 08, 1896	53.6
1.28	December 26, 1895	32.5
1.22	October 30, 1894	31.0
2.07	October 14, 1893	52.6
1.41	August 19, 1892	35.8
2.18	November 23, 1891	55.4
1.95	September 11, 1890	49.5
1.88	May 30, 1889	47.8
1.38	July 12, 1888	35.1
1.46	February 07, 1887	37.1
1.43	September 27, 1886	36.3
2.12	June 21, 1885	53.8
2.28	June 09, 1884	57.9
3.62	February 03, 1883	91.9
2.09	September 02, 1882	53.1
3.01	June 09, 1881	76.5
2.51	July 09, 1880	63.8
2.69	July 11, 1879	68.3
2.46	July 08, 1878	62.5
2.59	August 31, 1877	65.8
2.10	May 17, 1876	53.3
1.87	September 10, 1875	47.5
2.13	July 12, 1874	54.1
2.11	June 24, 1873	53.6
2.32	July 21, 1872	58.9
3.14	August 26, 1871	79.8

Cleveland - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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