Burlington VT Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

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

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Burlington 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 1884 with just a few years missing data. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 4.19 inches (106.4 millimetres) on October 6, 1932.

Since 1941 the precipitation extremes were observed at Burlington International Airport. Before then, the weather station was near downtown Burlington.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Burlington
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.80	October 07, 2023	71.1
2.56	September 13, 2022	65.0
1.60	October 31, 2021	40.6
2.50	August 04, 2020	63.5
3.30	October 31, 2019	83.8
2.29	June 18, 2018	58.2
1.79	June 29, 2017	45.5
1.45	June 05, 2016	36.8
2.04	September 29, 2015 +	51.8
1.67	April 15, 2014	42.4
2.26	May 23, 2013	57.4
1.92	September 05, 2012	48.8
3.38	August 28, 2011	85.9
2.14	October 15, 2010	54.4

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Burlington each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
1.78	May 09, 2009	45.2
1.41	October 25, 2008	35.8
2.05	July 09, 2007	52.1
1.99	May 19, 2006	50.5
2.42	August 31, 2005	61.5
2.21	August 30, 2004	56.1
2.01	September 28, 2003	51.1
2.13	September 27, 2002	54.1
1.74	August 31, 2001	44.2
1.91	May 09, 2000	48.5
2.28	September 16, 1999	57.9
3.62	August 11, 1998	91.9
1.46	July 09, 1997	37.1
1.62	January 19, 1996	41.1
1.74	August 04, 1995	44.2
1.38	August 21, 1994	35.1
1.42	August 24, 1993	36.1
2.36	September 22, 1992	59.9
1.62	October 06, 1991	41.1
2.46	November 10, 1990	62.5
1.98	July 10, 1989	50.3
2.32	June 25, 1988	58.9
1.51	September 13, 1987	38.4
1.77	August 07, 1986	45.0
2.69	July 15, 1985	68.3
1.47	July 06, 1984	37.3
3.11	September 21, 1983	79.0
1.60	July 31, 1982	40.6
1.92	September 23, 1981	48.8
2.03	July 22, 1980	51.6
1.63	September 06, 1979	41.4
1.27	January 09, 1978	32.3
2.36	August 17, 1977	59.9
1.51	May 11, 1976	38.4
1.35	July 15, 1975	34.3
1.87	June 25, 1974	47.5
1.75	June 30, 1973	44.5
2.60	June 15, 1972	66.0
2.38	August 28, 1971	60.5
1.92	September 27, 1970	48.8
1.57	December 27, 1969	39.9
1.36	March 23, 1968	34.5
2.04	July 21, 1967	51.8
1.26	August 11, 1966	32.0
1.71	June 07, 1965	43.4
1.40	August 22, 1964	35.6
0.86	July 30, 1963	21.8
1.75	July 31, 1962	44.5
1.83	July 02, 1961	46.5
2.48	September 12, 1960	63.0
1.65	November 28, 1959	41.9
1.32	September 18, 1958	33.5
2.27	June 25, 1957	57.7
2.09	May 27, 1956	53.1
3.59	August 17, 1955	91.2
1.61	August 31, 1954	40.9
1.63	August 04, 1953	41.4
1.74	June 01, 1952	44.2
2.21	September 14, 1951	56.1
2.58	December 04, 1950	65.5
2.31	August 29, 1949	58.7
1.94	July 23, 1948	49.3
1.41	November 08, 1947	35.8
1.51	August 02, 1946	38.4
1.79	July 15, 1945	45.5
1.77	August 17, 1944	45.0
1.44	May 11, 1943	36.6
3.99	June 14, 1942	101.3
2.31	July 25, 1941	58.7
1.94	July 20, 1940	49.3
1.31	June 11, 1939	33.3
2.85	September 21, 1938	72.4
1.36	March 16, 1937	34.5
1.67	August 29, 1936	42.4
1.86	June 15, 1935	47.2
1.27	July 13, 1934	32.3
1.88	August 24, 1933	47.8
4.19	October 06, 1932	106.4
1.21	July 10, 1931	30.7
1.05	May 25, 1930	26.7
1.20	October 02, 1929	30.5
0.94	October 18, 1928 +	23.9
3.75	November 03, 1927	95.3
2.36	June 15, 1926	59.9
2.33	July 07, 1925	59.2
1.55	September 30, 1924	39.4
–	1923	–
1.84	June 18, 1922	46.7
1.20	October 08, 1921	30.5
1.74	September 30, 1920	44.2
1.63	September 08, 1919	41.4
2.29	November 18, 1918	58.2
1.55	October 30, 1917	39.4
1.62	May 17, 1916	41.1
2.21	July 08, 1915	56.1
1.32	June 19, 1914	33.5
2.01	September 22, 1913	51.1
1.70	November 07, 1912	43.2
1.54	August 18, 1911	39.1
1.19	September 05, 1910	30.2
1.65	May 10, 1909	41.9
0.91	June 15, 1908	23.1
1.74	June 26, 1907	44.2
1.53	June 23, 1906	38.9
2.10	July 30, 1905	53.3
1.90	October 21, 1904	48.3
1.60	July 22, 1903	40.6
1.40	June 15, 1902	35.6
–	1901	–
1.83	March 01, 1900	46.5
3.32	July 09, 1899	84.3
1.75	September 23, 1898	44.5
–	1897	–
1.00	July 06, 1896	25.4
2.05	November 09, 1895	52.1
1.20	December 27, 1894	30.5
2.50	August 07, 1893	63.5
1.91	July 29, 1892	48.5
1.03	October 20, 1891	26.2
2.20	August 20, 1890	55.9
2.38	May 21, 1889	60.5
1.43	August 13, 1888	36.3
1.27	September 02, 1887	32.3
1.38	July 10, 1886	35.1
2.10	October 21, 1885	53.3
1.16	August 24, 1884	29.5

Burlington - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

Reference

More on Weather in Burlington