Rochester Precipitation Records

Yearly Total
Highest   Lowest
1. 43.94" 1990   1. 11.65" 1910
2. 43.69" 1938   2. 15.44" 1976
3. 42.65" 2000   3. 19.91" 1964
4. 41.68" 1942   4. 20.21" 1958
5. 41.18" 2007   5. 20.32" 1955
6. 40.90" 1973   6. 21.19" 1936
7. 40.39" 1951   7. 21.39" 1988
8. 39.99" 1986   8. 21.92" 1939
9. 39.36" 1993   9.   1932
10. 39.26" 1978   10. 22.47" 1944


Highest Precipitation for Months
January   February   March   April
1. 4.40" 1886   1. 2.30" 1915   1. 4.02" 1888   1. 7.30" 2001
2. 2.92" 1888   2. 2.21" 1971   2. 4.01" 1951   2. 6.47" 1999
3. 2.63" 1932   3. 2.06" 1887   3. 3.58" 1990       1990
4. 2.53" 1967   4. 2.03" 1951   4. 3.42" 1956   4. 5.51" 2006
5. 2.20" 1933   5. 2.00" 1981   5. 3.32" 1966   5. 5.25" 1991
6. 2.10" 1929       1948   6. 3.27" 1998   6. 5.22" 1929
7. 2.07" 1999   7. 1.96" 1984   7. 3.21" 2007   7. 4.95" 1994
8. 2.00" 1996   8. 1.74" 1945   8. 3.10" 1920   8. 4.68" 1954
9. 1.91" 1975   9. 1.68" 2002   9. 3.02" 1942   9. 4.56" 1993
10. 1.86" 1949   10. 1.65" 2007   10. 2.98" 1995   10. 4.54" 1945
May   June   July   August
1. 8.41" 1982   1. 12.51" 2000   1. 12.33" 1978   1. 14.07" 2007
2. 7.42" 1888   2. 11.99" 1914   2. 10.46" 1981   2. 9.52" 1979
3. 7.37" 2000   3. 9.27" 1990   3. 9.66" 1938   3. 7.86" 1980
4. 7.28" 1945   4. 8.53" 2004   4. 9.00" 1997   4. 7.18" 1942
5. 7.18" 2001   5. 8.34" 1967   5. 8.74" 1999   5. 6.95" 1959
6. 7.14" 1915   6. 8.20" 2002   6. 8.29" 1990   6. 6.88" 1993
7. 6.70" 1970   7. 7.44" 1994   7. 8.14" 1951   7. 6.59" 1947
8. 6.53" 1960   8. 7.41" 1930   8. 6.98" 1987   8. 6.51" 1935
9. 6.42" 1938   9. 7.15" 2008   9. 6.96" 1949   9. 6.44" 1981
10. 6.38" 2004   10. 7.04" 1974   10. 6.95" 1953   10. 6.43" 1931
September   October   November   December
1. 10.50" 1986   1. 9.11" 1911   1. 5.91" 1909   1. 2.83" 1982
2. 8.08" 1978   2. 7.57" 2009   2. 5.90" 1991   2. 2.61" 1911
3. 7.95" 1938   3. 6.09" 1970   3. 4.61" 1975   3. 2.46" 1893
4. 7.50" 1942   4. 4.95" 1979   4. 4.50" 1931   4. 2.18" 1940
5. 7.40" 2007   5. 4.71" 1998   5. 4.02" 1992   5. 2.17" 1948
6. 7.13" 2005   6. 3.86" 1966   6. 3.94" 1996   6. 2.10" 1887
7. 7.06" 1972   7. 3.83" 1941   7. 3.93" 1934   7. 2.04" 2006
8. 6.47" 1946   8. 3.78" 1984   8. 3.90" 1983   8. 1.94" 1945
9. 6.41" 1985   9. 3.57" 1986   9. 3.59" 1940   9. 1.86" 1968
10. 6.32" 1941   10. 3.50" 2002   10. 3.37" 1973   10. 1.81" 1950



Lowest Precipitation for Months
January   February   March   April
1. 0.07" 1961   1. 0.04" 1964   1.  trace 1910   1. 0.46" 1946
2. 0.11" 1984   2. 0.05" 1910   2. 0.21" 1958   2. 0.69" 1943
3. 0.13" 1942   3. 0.06" 1958   3. 0.31" 1887   3. 0.79" 1936
4. 0.15" 1958       1920   4. 0.32" 1994   4. 0.82" 1910
5. 0.17" 1962   5. 0.07" 1912   5. 0.35" 1912   5. 0.86" 1957
6. 0.18" 1957   6. 0.11" 1982   6. 0.43" 1978   6. 0.94" 2000
7. 0.19" 1913   7. 0.14" 1969   7. 0.51" 1968   7. 1.02" 1987
8. 0.20" 1948       1968   8. 0.54" 1981   8. 1.08" 1966
9. 0.23" 1981   9. 0.15" 1995   9. 0.59" 1948   9. 1.09" 1933
10. 0.24" 1912   10. 0.18" 1996   10. 0.61" 1939   10. 1.11" 1949
            1934                
May   June   July   August
1. 0.40" 1934   1. trace 1910   1. 0.41" 1946   1. 0.31" 1941
2. 1.17" 1963   2. 0.94" 1985   2. 0.42" 1909   2. 0.34" 2003
3. 1.23" 1948   3. 1.08" 1964   3. 0.51" 1948   3. 0.65" 1949
4. 1.36" 1967   4. 1.11" 1972   4. 0.84" 1910   4. 0.92" 1908
5. 1.47" 2002   5. 1.20" 1976   5. 0.89" 1937   5. 0.96" 1886
6. 1.54" 1966   6. 1.36" 1982   6. 1.02" 1975   6. 1.03" 1933
7. 1.56" 1887   7. 1.52" 1988   7. 1.05" 1967   7. 1.17" 1970
8. 1.60" 1992   8. 1.53" 1965   8. 1.08" 2007   8. 1.41" 1950
9. 1.74" 1989   9. 1.59" 1992   9. 1.12" 1988   9. 1.48" 1919
    1985   10. 1.67" 1950   10. 1.13" 1931   10. 1.50" 1992
September   October   November   December
1. 0.33" 1953   1. 0.01" 1952   1. 0.01" 1917   1. trace 1943
2. 0.38" 1975   2. 0.20" 1953   2. 0.06" 1967   2. 0.07" 1929
3. 0.56" 1999   3. 0.24" 1944   3. 0.09" 1939   3. 0.13" 1913
4. 0.61" 1989   4. 0.27" 1965   4. 0.11" 1976   4. 0.18" 1917
5. 0.62" 1952   5. 0.40" 1988   5. 0.12" 2002   5. 0.22" 1967
6. 0.63" 1979   6. 0.50" 1945   6. 0.13" 1980       1958
7. 0.76" 1976   7. 0.52" 2003   7. 0.18" 2007   7. 0.28" 1998
8. 0.83" 1956       1999       1962       1962
9. 0.99" 1940       1964   9. 0.20" 1910       1937
10. 1.01" 1981   10. 0.56" 1938       1908   10.. 0.32" 1986
    1974                       1956
                            1914


Precipitation Totals for a Month
Highest   Lowest
1. 12.52" July 2000   1. trace December 1943
2. 12.33" July 1978   2.               June 1910
3. 11.95" June 1914   3.               March 1910
4. 10.50" September 1986   4. 0.01" October 1952
5. 10.46" July 1981   5.               November 1917
6. 9.66" July 1938   6. 0.04" February 1964
7. 9.52" August 1979   7. 0.05" February 1910
8. 9.27" June 1990   8. 0.06" November 1967
9. 9.11" October 1911   9.               February 1958
10. 9.01" July 1997   10.              February 1920

Highest One-Day Amount
1.   7.47" July 11, 1981
2.   6.22" July 5, 1978
3.   5.98" September 12, 1978
4.   5.24" July 26, 1949
5.   4.80" June 1, 2000
6.   4.10" June 23, 1908
7.   4.06" June 9, 2004
8.   4.04" September 14, 2004
9.   4.02" May 17, 2000
.               June 4, 1958



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