Salt Lake City UT Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Salt Lake City 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 1928. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 2.28 inches (57.9 millimetres) on July 13, 1962.

Since 1948 the precipitation extremes were observed at Salt Lake City's International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in the City's downtown.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Salt Lake City
Inches	Date	Millimetres
1.31	August 02, 2023	33.3
0.76	March 05, 2022	19.3
0.91	October 25, 2021	23.1
0.50	June 06, 2020	12.7
0.85	March 28, 2019	21.6
0.72	April 30, 2018	18.3
1.97	March 23, 2017	50.0
0.92	November 21, 2016	23.4
0.93	September 16, 2015 +	23.6
1.25	September 27, 2014	31.8
0.90	December 19, 2013	22.9
1.07	November 09, 2012	27.2
1.11	June 19, 2011	28.2
1.12	August 19, 2010	28.4

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Salt Lake City each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
0.84	September 30, 2009	21.3
0.78	August 31, 2008	19.8
1.10	December 07, 2007	27.9
1.10	April 06, 2006	27.9
0.81	May 11, 2005 +	20.6
1.40	June 10, 2004	35.6
1.14	December 25, 2003	29.0
0.76	March 17, 2002	19.3
1.27	November 22, 2001	32.3
1.31	August 30, 2000	33.3
0.89	May 03, 1999	22.6
1.48	June 17, 1998	37.6
1.04	May 24, 1997	26.4
0.89	September 16, 1996	22.6
1.01	September 29, 1995	25.7
0.96	November 12, 1994	24.4
1.53	October 07, 1993	38.9
1.00	November 02, 1992	25.4
1.29	September 07, 1991	32.8
0.82	March 11, 1990	20.8
0.68	October 26, 1989	17.3
0.76	April 18, 1988	19.3
0.81	January 05, 1987	20.6
1.57	April 02, 1986	39.9
1.03	May 10, 1985	26.2
1.23	October 18, 1984	31.2
1.20	May 11, 1983	30.5
2.27	September 26, 1982	57.7
0.86	October 29, 1981	21.8
0.92	January 14, 1980	23.4
0.65	October 19, 1979	16.5
1.38	September 17, 1978	35.1
1.00	May 18, 1977	25.4
1.62	April 25, 1976	41.1
1.09	April 25, 1975	27.7
1.54	April 10, 1974	39.1
1.37	September 01, 1973	34.8
1.21	December 28, 1972	30.7
1.20	September 30, 1971	30.5
2.19	September 05, 1970	55.6
1.36	July 29, 1969	34.5
0.95	October 14, 1968	24.1
0.94	July 16, 1967	23.9
0.84	October 13, 1966	21.3
1.38	April 23, 1965	35.1
1.10	December 23, 1964	27.9
0.92	March 15, 1963	23.4
2.28	July 13, 1962	57.9
0.75	October 28, 1961	19.1
1.04	August 22, 1960	26.4
1.07	April 18, 1959	27.2
1.46	April 23, 1958	37.1
1.44	April 23, 1957	36.6
0.72	December 05, 1956	18.3
0.75	July 24, 1955	19.1
1.62	August 04, 1954	41.1
1.36	January 14, 1953	34.5
1.01	April 14, 1952	25.7
1.34	October 03, 1951	34.0
0.75	May 08, 1950	19.1
1.00	May 20, 1949	25.4
1.75	June 21, 1948	44.5
1.26	June 11, 1947	32.0
1.23	October 28, 1946 +	31.2
1.44	August 03, 1945	36.6
0.99	June 02, 1944	25.1
1.02	June 01, 1943	25.9
1.26	May 16, 1942	32.0
1.30	November 17, 1941	33.0
1.16	March 27, 1940	29.5
0.63	June 17, 1939	16.0
0.91	May 02, 1938 +	23.1
1.39	October 15, 1937	35.3
0.91	November 01, 1936	23.1
0.91	November 09, 1935	23.1
0.75	February 20, 1934	19.1
0.73	May 02, 1933	18.5
1.30	August 26, 1932	33.0
0.86	August 13, 1931	21.8
0.79	September 22, 1930	20.1
1.01	April 19, 1929	25.7
0.74	March 11, 1928	18.8

Salt Lake City - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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