Most Precipitation in a 7-Day Period in Washington D.C. History
This is a list of the largest precipitation totals ever recorded over 7 consecutive days in
Washington D.C. history from 1851–2024.
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 |
11.4 inches |
Jun 22–28, 2006 |
| 2 |
10.5 inches |
Aug 12–18, 1955 |
| 3 |
10.5 inches |
Aug 11–17, 1928 |
| 4 |
9.1 inches |
Jun 17–23, 1972 |
| 5 |
9.1 inches |
Sep 22–28, 1975 |
| 6 |
8.5 inches |
Aug 5–11, 1857 |
| 7 |
8.4 inches |
Sep 7–13, 1934 |
| 8 |
8.2 inches |
Aug 17–23, 1933 |
| 9 |
8.2 inches |
Jul 17–23, 2018 |
| 10 |
7.9 inches |
Aug 7–13, 1942 |
| 11 |
7.9 inches |
Aug 21–27, 1906 |
| 12 |
7.7 inches |
May 8–14, 2008 |
| 13 |
7.6 inches |
Jul 22–28, 1969 |
| 14 |
7.6 inches |
Oct 7–13, 2005 |
| 15 |
7.4 inches |
Sep 3–9, 1935 |
| 16 |
7.2 inches |
Aug 19–25, 1967 |
| 17 |
7.2 inches |
Aug 8–14, 1898 |
| 18 |
7.0 inches |
Jul 30 – Aug 5, 1878 |
| 19 |
7.0 inches |
Sep 5–11, 2011 |
| 20 |
6.8 inches |
Aug 19–25, 1950 |
Weather Station Details
| Years |
Station |
Coordinates |
| 1945–2024 |
Washington Reagan Airport |
location |
| 1851–1945 |
Washington D.C. |
location |