Wettest Day on Record by State

The wettest day on record at a large-city station is 19.8 in at Beaumont, TX on September 19, 2019. One city per state, ranked by its heaviest 24-hour rainfall.

Most rain in 24 hours at a city station, ranked

45 cities
#CityStateMost rain in 24 hours at a city station
1BeaumontTX19.8 inSeptember 19, 2019
2DavieFL17.1 inApril 13, 2023
3AuroraIL16.9 inJuly 18, 1996
4WilmingtonNC13.4 inSeptember 15, 1999
5North CharlestonSC11.5 inOctober 3, 2015
6Baton RougeLA11.2 inAugust 12, 2016
7NorfolkVA10.3 inSeptember 30, 2010
8PatersonNJ10.3 inSeptember 16, 1999
9MobileAL9.9 inApril 29, 2014
10East ChattanoogaTN9.5 inSeptember 5, 2011
11BoulderCO9.1 inSeptember 12, 2013
12SavannahGA8.9 inOctober 7, 2016
13AllentownPA8.7 inOctober 8, 2005
14Staten IslandNY8.4 inSeptember 1, 2021
15Little RockAR8.1 inSeptember 13, 1978
16Santa RosaCA7.8 inOctober 24, 2021
17Oklahoma CityOK7.6 inJune 14, 2010
18RochesterMN7.5 inJuly 11, 1981
19IndianapolisIN7.2 inSeptember 1, 2003
20St. LouisMO7.2 inJuly 26, 2022
21JacksonMS6.9 inApril 6, 2003
22MilwaukeeWI6.8 inAugust 6, 1986
23Cedar RapidsIA6.6 inJuly 5, 1993
24SpringfieldMA6.5 inOctober 8, 2005
25OmahaNE6.5 inAugust 7, 1999
26Kansas CityKS6.5 inJuly 26, 1998
27ProvidenceRI6.3 inAugust 4, 1979
28BridgeportCT6.2 inJune 19, 1972
29WashingtonDC6.1 inJune 21, 1972
30BaltimoreMD6.1 inOctober 29, 2012
31HonoluluHI6.1 inOctober 31, 1978
32ManchesterNH6.0 inMay 14, 2006
33ToledoOH5.8 inJune 27, 2015
34LouisvilleKY5.8 inSeptember 27, 2002
35Sioux FallsSD5.4 inAugust 7, 2022
36Ann ArborMI5.3 inJune 26, 2021
37EugeneOR4.9 inDecember 5, 1981
38TacomaWA4.7 inNovember 22, 2011
39West JordanUT4.7 inSeptember 26, 1982
40PhoenixAZ3.3 inSeptember 8, 2014
41Las CrucesNM3.3 inJuly 26, 2010
42BillingsMT3.0 inJune 9, 1997
43EnterpriseNV2.1 inAugust 22, 2012
44AnchorageAK2.0 inJuly 13, 2024
45BoiseID1.8 inMay 29, 1990

Thirty-year normals and records from each city's NOAA GHCN-Daily station, computed 2026-08-30. Cities with a population of 100,000 or more and a reporting station. Each city name opens its climate page.

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Normals and records: NOAA GHCN-Daily stations. Sunshine from ERA5 reanalysis. City locations: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).