Most Daily Precipitation in Dayton History

This is a list of the largest daily precipitation totals ever recorded in Dayton, Tennessee history from 1956–2024.

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

According to NOAA records, the most rain that Dayton, Tennessee has ever received in a single day is 7.6 inches which occurred on Friday September 17, 2004.

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Dayton Most Rain in One Day

Rank	Precipitation	Date
1	7.6 inches	September 17, 2004
2	7.2 inches	May 6, 2003
3	5.9 inches	December 30, 1969
3	5.9 inches	March 12, 1963
5	5.8 inches	September 6, 2011
6	5.7 inches	September 18, 2012
7	5.5 inches	March 16, 1973
8	5.4 inches	September 16, 1977
9	5.2 inches	April 13, 2020
10	5.1 inches	July 7, 2013
11	5.0 inches	December 26, 1973
12	4.8 inches	February 6, 2020
13	4.4 inches	August 17, 1982
14	4.4 inches	September 25, 2018
15	4.3 inches	December 1, 1991
16	4.3 inches	February 16, 2003
17	4.3 inches	February 11, 2018
18	4.2 inches	October 17, 1975
19	4.1 inches	October 25, 1986
20	4.1 inches	April 29, 1963