Most Precipitation in a 7-Day Period in Sacramento History
This is a list of the largest precipitation totals ever recorded over 7 consecutive days in
Sacramento, California history from 1877–2024.
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 |
10.7 inches |
Apr 15–21, 1880 |
| 2 |
9.1 inches |
Dec 17–23, 1955 |
| 3 |
8.0 inches |
Dec 19–25, 1884 |
| 4 |
7.9 inches |
Feb 12–18, 1986 |
| 5 |
7.5 inches |
Oct 10–16, 1962 |
| 6 |
7.1 inches |
Dec 21–27, 1940 |
| 7 |
6.8 inches |
Feb 9–15, 1962 |
| 8 |
6.8 inches |
Jan 28 – Feb 3, 1881 |
| 9 |
6.7 inches |
Oct 21–27, 2021 |
| 10 |
6.5 inches |
Jan 17–23, 1886 |
| 11 |
6.4 inches |
Nov 15–21, 1885 |
| 12 |
6.3 inches |
Jan 20–26, 1997 |
| 13 |
6.3 inches |
Jan 12–18, 1906 |
| 14 |
6.2 inches |
Jan 4–10, 2017 |
| 15 |
6.1 inches |
Jan 14–20, 1896 |
| 16 |
6.1 inches |
Jan 20–26, 1967 |
| 17 |
6.0 inches |
Feb 1–7, 1998 |
| 18 |
5.9 inches |
Nov 28 – Dec 4, 1970 |
| 19 |
5.8 inches |
Jan 3–9, 1995 |
| 20 |
5.8 inches |
Feb 14–20, 1980 |
Weather Station Details
| Years |
Station |
Coordinates |
| 1948–2024 |
Sacramento Executive Airport |
location |
| 1877–1947 |
Sacramento 5 ESE |
location |