Most Precipitation in a 2-Day Period in Nantucket History
This is a list of the largest precipitation totals ever recorded over 2 consecutive days in
Nantucket, Massachusetts history from 1948–2024.
Note: Does not include overlapping periods.
Change num days:
- Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
| Rank |
Precipitation |
Date |
| 1 |
8.4 inches |
Sep 28–29, 2004 |
| 2 |
6.8 inches |
May 24–25, 1967 |
| 3 |
6.5 inches |
Mar 2–3, 2018 |
| 4 |
5.5 inches |
Sep 20–21, 2017 |
| 5 |
5.3 inches |
Oct 24–25, 1948 |
| 6 |
5.2 inches |
Nov 2–3, 1966 |
| 7 |
5.1 inches |
Sep 8–9, 1969 |
| 8 |
5.0 inches |
Sep 2–3, 1972 |
| 9 |
4.6 inches |
Apr 7–8, 1953 |
| 10 |
4.5 inches |
Oct 17–18, 1999 |
| 11 |
4.4 inches |
Jul 4–5, 1978 |
| 12 |
4.4 inches |
Sep 11–12, 1950 |
| 13 |
4.3 inches |
Dec 26–27, 1969 |
| 14 |
4.0 inches |
Aug 29–30, 2009 |
| 15 |
3.9 inches |
Jan 9–10, 1953 |
| 16 |
3.8 inches |
Oct 11–12, 2018 |
| 17 |
3.8 inches |
Mar 30–31, 2003 |
| 18 |
3.8 inches |
Sep 27–28, 1958 |
| 19 |
3.8 inches |
Oct 9–10, 2016 |
| 20 |
3.7 inches |
Jun 6–7, 2006 |
Weather Station Details
| Years |
Station |
Coordinates |
| 1948–2024 |
Nantucket Memorial Airport |
location |