Most Daily Precipitation in Birmingham History

This is a list of the largest daily precipitation totals ever recorded in Birmingham, Alabama history from 1930–2024.

What's the Most It Has Ever Rained in Birmingham?

According to NOAA records, the most rain that Birmingham, Alabama has ever received in a single day is 9.8 inches which occurred on Thursday September 16, 2004.

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Birmingham Most Rain in One Day

Rank	Precipitation	Date
1	9.8 inches	September 16, 2004
2	7.7 inches	December 27, 1942
3	7.1 inches	September 5, 2011
4	7.0 inches	June 8, 2022
5	6.9 inches	October 3, 1995
6	6.9 inches	March 19, 1970
7	5.9 inches	March 28, 1951
8	5.7 inches	May 7, 2003
9	5.5 inches	July 27, 1985
10	5.5 inches	February 21, 1961
11	4.7 inches	January 26, 1996
12	4.7 inches	March 10, 2000
13	4.6 inches	April 12, 1979
14	4.6 inches	December 14, 1967
15	4.4 inches	November 27, 1983
16	4.4 inches	December 25, 2015
17	4.4 inches	June 19, 2021
18	4.4 inches	December 11, 1961
19	4.3 inches	July 31, 2012
20	4.2 inches	November 28, 1948
20	4.2 inches	August 2, 1941