Most Daily Precipitation in Indianapolis History

This is a list of the largest daily precipitation totals ever recorded in Indianapolis, Indiana history from 1901–2024.

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

According to NOAA records, the most rain that Indianapolis, Indiana has ever received in a single day is 7.2 inches which occurred on Monday September 1, 2003.

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Indianapolis Most Rain in One Day

Rank	Precipitation	Date
1	7.2 inches	September 1, 2003
2	5.3 inches	July 8, 1915
3	5.1 inches	July 1, 1987
4	4.6 inches	September 10, 1905
5	4.5 inches	August 6, 1976
6	4.4 inches	July 7, 2015
7	4.2 inches	November 14, 1993
8	4.0 inches	July 20, 1969
9	3.9 inches	April 3, 2018
10	3.9 inches	October 10, 1959
11	3.9 inches	June 15, 2019
12	3.8 inches	August 4, 2009
13	3.8 inches	May 30, 2004
13	3.8 inches	June 7, 1963
15	3.8 inches	July 11, 2017
16	3.7 inches	June 25, 1975
17	3.6 inches	October 26, 1920
18	3.6 inches	August 6, 1926
19	3.5 inches	November 7, 1996
20	3.4 inches	July 17, 2015