Columbus OH Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

This page lists the biggest rainstorms or snowstorms of the year in Columbus, 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 Columbus in a single day? What was the rainiest day of 2019?

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Columbus 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 1900. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 5.13 inches (130.3 millimetres) on July 13, 1992.

Since 1948 the precipitation extremes were observed at John Glenn Columbus International Airport. Before then, the weather station was near downtown Columbus.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Columbus
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.49	May 12, 2023	63.2
3.70	July 06, 2022	94.0
1.88	April 29, 2021	47.8
2.89	March 20, 2020	73.4
2.65	June 19, 2019	67.3
2.06	April 15, 2018	52.3
3.11	July 13, 2017	79.0
2.75	June 23, 2016	69.9
2.25	July 12, 2015	57.2
1.83	August 31, 2014	46.5
2.31	July 22, 2013	58.7
2.04	March 18, 2012	51.8
2.17	September 11, 2011	55.1
2.08	July 12, 2010	52.8

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Columbus each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.44	August 28, 2009	62.0
2.51	August 29, 2008	63.8
2.37	August 20, 2007	60.2
1.87	September 12, 2006	47.5
2.42	August 30, 2005	61.5
2.89	June 11, 2004	73.4
2.71	June 13, 2003	68.8
3.06	July 23, 2002	77.7
2.35	August 31, 2001	59.7
2.67	May 28, 2000	67.8
1.65	August 24, 1999	41.9
2.56	December 21, 1998	65.0
2.07	May 31, 1997	52.6
2.15	July 18, 1996	54.6
3.17	August 05, 1995	80.5
1.95	July 02, 1994	49.5
2.89	July 01, 1993	73.4
5.13	July 13, 1992	130.3
1.59	September 09, 1991	40.4
2.31	July 12, 1990	58.7
1.73	July 26, 1989	43.9
2.85	July 20, 1988	72.4
2.32	July 01, 1987	58.9
2.50	June 10, 1986	63.5
2.38	November 10, 1985 +	60.5
1.60	March 20, 1984	40.6
2.03	April 30, 1983	51.6
2.12	May 29, 1982	53.8
2.55	June 13, 1981	64.8
2.09	June 02, 1980	53.1
2.66	September 14, 1979	67.6
1.74	December 08, 1978	44.2
2.32	August 07, 1977	58.9
2.12	July 22, 1976	53.8
2.15	February 23, 1975	54.6
2.18	March 29, 1974	55.4
2.16	August 30, 1973	54.9
2.06	August 17, 1972 +	52.3
2.28	July 24, 1971	57.9
1.94	June 14, 1970	49.3
2.25	July 19, 1969	57.2
1.92	May 23, 1968	48.8
1.41	July 20, 1967	35.8
1.92	July 10, 1966	48.8
2.03	July 09, 1965	51.6
3.40	March 09, 1964	86.4
2.53	March 04, 1963	64.3
1.45	August 04, 1962	36.8
1.65	June 09, 1961	41.9
1.61	July 13, 1960	40.9
4.79	January 21, 1959	121.7
2.23	June 13, 1958	56.6
1.72	June 28, 1957	43.7
1.16	May 02, 1956	29.5
2.67	July 06, 1955	67.8
1.53	June 16, 1954	38.9
2.26	July 18, 1953	57.4
2.88	January 26, 1952	73.2
1.24	January 03, 1951	31.5
1.74	April 25, 1950	44.2
1.63	January 04, 1949	41.4
1.56	July 21, 1948	39.6
3.84	July 15, 1947	97.5
2.23	July 19, 1946	56.6
3.31	March 06, 1945	84.1
1.35	March 06, 1944	34.3
2.85	July 10, 1943	72.4
1.90	June 22, 1942	48.3
2.19	June 04, 1941	55.6
2.03	August 30, 1940	51.6
2.02	October 25, 1939	51.3
3.74	September 13, 1938	95.0
2.49	June 25, 1937	63.2
1.84	September 29, 1936	46.7
2.18	August 07, 1935	55.4
1.99	August 16, 1934	50.5
3.01	May 11, 1933	76.5
3.15	June 27, 1932	80.0
1.66	August 12, 1931	42.2
1.23	February 24, 1930	31.2
2.25	February 26, 1929	57.2
1.53	July 21, 1928	38.9
1.96	May 29, 1927	49.8
3.03	July 27, 1926	77.0
3.00	January 26, 1925	76.2
2.49	June 08, 1924	63.2
1.49	July 06, 1923	37.8
1.50	July 18, 1922	38.1
2.53	August 02, 1921	64.3
1.50	July 06, 1920	38.1
1.73	March 15, 1919	43.9
2.78	August 12, 1918	70.6
1.77	June 27, 1917	45.0
2.04	March 27, 1916	51.8
3.43	August 12, 1915	87.1
1.38	October 15, 1914 +	35.1
2.54	March 26, 1913	64.5
1.36	March 24, 1912	34.5
2.03	October 07, 1911	51.6
2.22	October 06, 1910	56.4
1.83	February 23, 1909	46.5
1.73	July 24, 1908	43.9
2.26	March 13, 1907	57.4
1.77	August 18, 1906 +	45.0
1.81	August 10, 1905	46.0
1.52	March 26, 1904	38.6
1.39	March 07, 1903	35.3
2.58	June 28, 1902	65.5
2.06	May 21, 1901	52.3
1.53	August 20, 1900	38.9

Columbus - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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