Days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in Atlanta

Atlanta has had days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 97 years, most in 2015 with 60. Days per year, season span, streaks and every date.

Key Facts for Atlanta

Atlanta has had days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 97 years, 3,928 days in all.
The most in one year was 60 days in 2015.
In 2026, the latest year on file, there were 35 such days.
The earliest first date in a year was 1 January 1934.
The latest last date in a year was 31 December 1936.
The longest run inside a single year was 5 days in 1983.
1 year with under 90 percent of days observed is left out of these rankings.

Days per Year

97 years, 3,928 days

Days per year in Atlanta with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation. The line is the decade average. The most was 60 in 2015. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings.

Days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation per year in Atlanta
Year	Days	Decade average
1930	35	38.2
1931	35	38.2
1932	44	38.2
1933	30	38.2
1934	35	38.2
1935	34	38.2
1936	48	38.2
1937	41	38.2
1938	36	38.2
1939	44	38.2
1940	39	40.6
1941	30	40.6
1942	51	40.6
1943	36	40.6
1944	29	40.6
1945	48	40.6
1946	35	40.6
1947	48	40.6
1948	47	40.6
1949	43	40.6
1950	32	37.9
1951	45	37.9
1952	39	37.9
1953	40	37.9
1954	24	37.9
1955	43	37.9
1956	35	37.9
1957	46	37.9
1958	38	37.9
1959	37	37.9
1960	41	44.8
1961	48	44.8
1962	41	44.8
1963	48	44.8
1964	52	44.8
1965	36	44.8
1966	49	44.8
1967	46	44.8
1968	53	44.8
1969	34	44.8
1970	36	41.9
1971	46	41.9
1972	44	41.9
1973	43	41.9
1974	46	41.9
1975	57	41.9
1976	40	41.9
1977	35	41.9
1978	34	41.9
1979	38	41.9
1980	31	38.9
1981	34	38.9
1982	49	38.9
1983	36	38.9
1984	41	38.9
1985	44	38.9
1986	34	38.9
1987	39	38.9
1988	38	38.9
1989	43	38.9
1990	49	42.3
1991	47	42.3
1992	45	42.3
1993	42	42.3
1994	48	42.3
1995	39	42.3
1996	36	42.3
1997	42	42.3
1998	39	42.3
1999	36	42.3
2000	33	38.7
2001	34	38.7
2002	35	38.7
2003	47	38.7
2004	39	38.7
2005	43	38.7
2006	37	38.7
2007	29	38.7
2008	39	38.7
2009	51	38.7
2010	39	40.3
2011	39	40.3
2012	29	40.3
2013	50	40.3
2014	37	40.3
2015	60	40.3
2016	32	40.3
2017	35	40.3
2018	52	40.3
2019	30	40.3
2020	47	41.7
2021	45	41.7
2022	45	41.7
2023	42	41.7
2024	45	41.7
2025	33	41.7
2026	35	41.7

Season Span

earliest 1 January, latest 31 December

For each year, a bar from the first to the last day in Atlanta meeting 10 mm (0.39 in). Long bars mean a long season.

First to last qualifying date each year in Atlanta
Year	First date	Last date
1930	1930-01-02	1930-12-26
1931	1931-01-05	1931-12-31
1932	1932-01-05	1932-12-28
1933	1933-01-08	1933-12-19
1934	1934-01-01	1934-12-31
1935	1935-01-08	1935-12-29
1936	1936-01-01	1936-12-31
1937	1937-01-01	1937-12-23
1938	1938-01-06	1938-12-26
1939	1939-01-05	1939-12-26
1940	1940-01-07	1940-12-28
1941	1941-01-02	1941-12-25
1942	1942-01-01	1942-12-29
1943	1943-01-07	1943-12-25
1944	1944-01-02	1944-12-07
1945	1945-01-01	1945-12-30
1946	1946-01-05	1946-12-31
1947	1947-01-01	1947-12-21
1948	1948-01-13	1948-12-29
1949	1949-01-04	1949-12-22
1950	1950-01-10	1950-12-28
1951	1951-01-07	1951-12-26
1952	1952-01-22	1952-12-31
1953	1953-01-02	1953-12-29
1954	1954-01-16	1954-12-29
1955	1955-01-01	1955-12-18
1956	1956-01-19	1956-12-23
1957	1957-01-04	1957-12-20
1958	1958-01-13	1958-12-27
1959	1959-01-01	1959-12-28
1960	1960-01-02	1960-12-31
1961	1961-01-13	1961-12-18
1962	1962-01-05	1962-12-29
1963	1963-01-11	1963-12-31
1964	1964-01-06	1964-12-26
1965	1965-01-23	1965-12-12
1966	1966-01-03	1966-12-31
1967	1967-01-01	1967-12-22
1968	1968-01-04	1968-12-28
1969	1969-01-19	1969-12-25
1970	1970-01-06	1970-12-29
1971	1971-01-04	1971-12-03
1972	1972-01-02	1972-12-31
1973	1973-01-05	1973-12-31
1974	1974-01-03	1974-12-29
1975	1975-01-08	1975-12-31
1976	1976-01-03	1976-12-25
1977	1977-01-06	1977-12-30
1978	1978-01-06	1978-12-24
1979	1979-01-01	1979-11-25
1980	1980-01-08	1980-12-10
1981	1981-02-01	1981-12-31
1982	1982-01-03	1982-12-28
1983	1983-01-01	1983-12-28
1984	1984-01-10	1984-12-05
1985	1985-01-02	1985-12-31
1986	1986-01-18	1986-12-23
1987	1987-01-18	1987-12-28
1988	1988-01-01	1988-12-31
1989	1989-01-03	1989-12-31
1990	1990-01-05	1990-12-23
1991	1991-01-10	1991-12-28
1992	1992-01-02	1992-12-27
1993	1993-01-07	1993-12-20
1994	1994-01-03	1994-12-10
1995	1995-01-06	1995-12-19
1996	1996-01-01	1996-12-12
1997	1997-01-05	1997-12-24
1998	1998-01-07	1998-12-24
1999	1999-01-02	1999-12-21
2000	2000-01-04	2000-12-16
2001	2001-01-19	2001-12-23
2002	2002-01-06	2002-12-24
2003	2003-01-29	2003-12-23
2004	2004-01-05	2004-12-23
2005	2005-01-13	2005-12-15
2006	2006-01-02	2006-12-31
2007	2007-01-05	2007-12-30
2008	2008-01-10	2008-12-24
2009	2009-01-05	2009-12-25
2010	2010-01-16	2010-12-16
2011	2011-01-01	2011-12-27
2012	2012-01-17	2012-12-26
2013	2013-01-01	2013-12-28
2014	2014-01-11	2014-12-28
2015	2015-01-02	2015-12-30
2016	2016-01-15	2016-12-29
2017	2017-01-01	2017-12-20
2018	2018-01-12	2018-12-28
2019	2019-01-02	2019-12-22
2020	2020-01-02	2020-12-24
2021	2021-01-01	2021-12-30
2022	2022-01-02	2022-12-15
2023	2023-01-03	2023-12-25
2024	2024-01-06	2024-12-29
2025	2025-01-06	2025-12-02
2026	2026-01-02	2026-10-10

Every Year

Days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation per year in Atlanta
Year	Days	First date	Last date	Longest streak in year	Coverage
2026	35	2 January 2026	10 October 2026	4 days	Incomplete, not ranked
2025	33	6 January 2025	2 December 2025	2 days	Complete
2024	45	6 January 2024	29 December 2024	3 days	Complete
2023	42	3 January 2023	25 December 2023	2 days	Complete
2022	45	2 January 2022	15 December 2022	3 days	Complete
2021	45	1 January 2021	30 December 2021	3 days	Complete
2020	47	2 January 2020	24 December 2020	4 days	Complete
2019	30	2 January 2019	22 December 2019	2 days	Complete
2018	52	12 January 2018	28 December 2018	3 days	Complete
2017	35	1 January 2017	20 December 2017	2 days	Complete
2016	32	15 January 2016	29 December 2016	3 days	Complete
2015	60	2 January 2015	30 December 2015	4 days	Complete
2014	37	11 January 2014	28 December 2014	3 days	Complete
2013	50	1 January 2013	28 December 2013	2 days	Complete
2012	29	17 January 2012	26 December 2012	3 days	Complete
2011	39	1 January 2011	27 December 2011	3 days	Complete
2010	39	16 January 2010	16 December 2010	2 days	Complete
2009	51	5 January 2009	25 December 2009	3 days	Complete
2008	39	10 January 2008	24 December 2008	3 days	Complete
2007	29	5 January 2007	30 December 2007	3 days	Complete
2006	37	2 January 2006	31 December 2006	3 days	Complete
2005	43	13 January 2005	15 December 2005	2 days	Complete
2004	39	5 January 2004	23 December 2004	2 days	Complete
2003	47	29 January 2003	23 December 2003	3 days	Complete
2002	35	6 January 2002	24 December 2002	3 days	Complete
2001	34	19 January 2001	23 December 2001	2 days	Complete
2000	33	4 January 2000	16 December 2000	2 days	Complete
1999	36	2 January 1999	21 December 1999	3 days	Complete
1998	39	7 January 1998	24 December 1998	4 days	Complete
1997	42	5 January 1997	24 December 1997	3 days	Complete
1996	36	1 January 1996	12 December 1996	2 days	Complete
1995	39	6 January 1995	19 December 1995	4 days	Complete
1994	48	3 January 1994	10 December 1994	4 days	Complete
1993	42	7 January 1993	20 December 1993	2 days	Complete
1992	45	2 January 1992	27 December 1992	2 days	Complete
1991	47	10 January 1991	28 December 1991	2 days	Complete
1990	49	5 January 1990	23 December 1990	3 days	Complete
1989	43	3 January 1989	31 December 1989	4 days	Complete
1988	38	1 January 1988	31 December 1988	3 days	Complete
1987	39	18 January 1987	28 December 1987	3 days	Complete
1986	34	18 January 1986	23 December 1986	2 days	Complete
1985	44	2 January 1985	31 December 1985	5 days	Complete
1984	41	10 January 1984	5 December 1984	3 days	Complete
1983	36	1 January 1983	28 December 1983	5 days	Complete
1982	49	3 January 1982	28 December 1982	2 days	Complete
1981	34	1 February 1981	31 December 1981	2 days	Complete
1980	31	8 January 1980	10 December 1980	3 days	Complete
1979	38	1 January 1979	25 November 1979	3 days	Complete
1978	34	6 January 1978	24 December 1978	2 days	Complete
1977	35	6 January 1977	30 December 1977	3 days	Complete
1976	40	3 January 1976	25 December 1976	3 days	Complete
1975	57	8 January 1975	31 December 1975	4 days	Complete
1974	46	3 January 1974	29 December 1974	3 days	Complete
1973	43	5 January 1973	31 December 1973	2 days	Complete
1972	44	2 January 1972	31 December 1972	3 days	Complete
1971	46	4 January 1971	3 December 1971	3 days	Complete
1970	36	6 January 1970	29 December 1970	3 days	Complete
1969	34	19 January 1969	25 December 1969	3 days	Complete
1968	53	4 January 1968	28 December 1968	4 days	Complete
1967	46	1 January 1967	22 December 1967	3 days	Complete
1966	49	3 January 1966	31 December 1966	2 days	Complete
1965	36	23 January 1965	12 December 1965	3 days	Complete
1964	52	6 January 1964	26 December 1964	3 days	Complete
1963	48	11 January 1963	31 December 1963	3 days	Complete
1962	41	5 January 1962	29 December 1962	2 days	Complete
1961	48	13 January 1961	18 December 1961	4 days	Complete
1960	41	2 January 1960	31 December 1960	3 days	Complete
1959	37	1 January 1959	28 December 1959	2 days	Complete
1958	38	13 January 1958	27 December 1958	2 days	Complete
1957	46	4 January 1957	20 December 1957	2 days	Complete
1956	35	19 January 1956	23 December 1956	3 days	Complete
1955	43	1 January 1955	18 December 1955	3 days	Complete
1954	24	16 January 1954	29 December 1954	1 days	Complete
1953	40	2 January 1953	29 December 1953	2 days	Complete
1952	39	22 January 1952	31 December 1952	4 days	Complete
1951	45	7 January 1951	26 December 1951	2 days	Complete
1950	32	10 January 1950	28 December 1950	2 days	Complete
1949	43	4 January 1949	22 December 1949	3 days	Complete
1948	47	13 January 1948	29 December 1948	4 days	Complete
1947	48	1 January 1947	21 December 1947	3 days	Complete
1946	35	5 January 1946	31 December 1946	2 days	Complete
1945	48	1 January 1945	30 December 1945	4 days	Complete
1944	29	2 January 1944	7 December 1944	2 days	Complete
1943	36	7 January 1943	25 December 1943	3 days	Complete
1942	51	1 January 1942	29 December 1942	3 days	Complete
1941	30	2 January 1941	25 December 1941	3 days	Complete
1940	39	7 January 1940	28 December 1940	2 days	Complete
1939	44	5 January 1939	26 December 1939	3 days	Complete
1938	36	6 January 1938	26 December 1938	3 days	Complete
1937	41	1 January 1937	23 December 1937	3 days	Complete
1936	48	1 January 1936	31 December 1936	4 days	Complete
1935	34	8 January 1935	29 December 1935	2 days	Complete
1934	35	1 January 1934	31 December 1934	2 days	Complete
1933	30	8 January 1933	19 December 1933	4 days	Complete
1932	44	5 January 1932	28 December 1932	4 days	Complete
1931	35	5 January 1931	31 December 1931	2 days	Complete
1930	35	2 January 1930	26 December 1930	3 days	Complete

Decade averages for Days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in Atlanta
Decade	Average days per year	Years counted
1930s	38.2	10
1940s	40.6	10
1950s	37.9	10
1960s	44.8	10
1970s	41.9	10
1980s	38.9	10
1990s	42.3	10
2000s	38.7	10
2010s	40.3	10
2020s	42.8	6

Compare with your own threshold in the threshold explorer. Fahrenheit thresholds are converted to tenths of a degree Celsius once, rounding half up.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site from the threaded city record.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).