Rainfall Data

Engineering Director

Thomas V. Clabo, P.E.
[email protected]
(865) 215-2148

400 Main St., Suite 475
P.O. Box 1631
Knoxville, TN 37901

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Please address all questions and comments to Charissa Oglesby
by email at [email protected]
or by telephone at (865) 215-4321


Note 1: 
Rainfall data is collected and maintained by the Stormwater Engineering Division, Suite 475 City County Building (215-2148), as part of the NPDES monitoring program; see the NPDES web page for additional information. The current monitoring station locations are shown in the Year 5 NPDES Annual Report (Appendix E) submitted to TDEC. See Notes 4 and 5 for new locations of two monitoring stations.

Note 2: Monthly rainfall data files contain the daily rainfall amounts at the five City monitoring stations and at the official NOAA station at McGhee-Tyson Airport.

Note 3: Temperature and precipitation records for the official NOAA station at McGhee-Tyson Airport can be viewed at the National Weather Service web page. The city monitoring stations show that there can be a large spatial variation for a particular rainfall event. Rainfall can occur in some parts of the city and not others due to prevailing winds, localized thunderstorms, alignment of ridges and valleys, etc.

Note 4: The monitoring station for First Creek has been relocated in April 2005. It is now located at the KAT station (maintenance yard) on Jessamine Street near Fifth Avenue.

Note 5: The monitoring station for Second Creek has been relocated in October 2005, and is now located on Williams Creek in east Knoxville near Dandridge Avenue.

Note 6: The table below displays the top ten wettest years for the City of Knoxville.  Please keep in mind that rainfall measuring techniques have changed over the years.

TOP TEN WETTEST YEARS FOR THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2013 2020 2019 1994
1957
2018
2009
1917
1974 2003
69.30" 66.10" 64.29" 63.27" 61.49" 61.37" 60.66" 59.91" 59.33" 58.66"
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
 
TOP TEN DRIEST YEARS FOR THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1986 1930 2007 1987
1988
1925
1941
1968
1952 1985
32.48" 33.67" 33.89" 34.66" 34.66" 35.16" 35.75" 35.76" 36.00" 36.40"
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)


CURRENT TOTALS
January 2024 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
February 2024 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]

DAILY RAINFALL TOTALS
2000 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2001 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2002 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2003 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2004 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2005 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2006 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2007 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2008 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2009 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2010 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2011 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2012 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2013 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2014 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2015 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2016 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2017 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2018 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2019 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2020 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2021 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2022 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]
2023 Daily Rainfall Totals [PDF]


MONTHLY RAINFALL SUMMARIES
2000-2004 Monthly Rainfall Summary [PDF]
2001-2010 Monthly Rainfall Summary [PDF]
2002-2011 Monthly Rainfall Summary [PDF]
2003-2012 Monthly Rainfall Summary [PDF]
2004-2013 Monthly Rainfall Summary [PDF]
2005-2014 Monthly Rainfall Summary [PDF]
2006-2015 Monthly Rainfall Summary [PDF]
2007-2016 Monthly Rainfall Summary [PDF]
2008-2017 Monthly Rainfall Summary [PDF]
2009-2018 Monthly Rainfall Summary [PDF]
2010-2019 Monthly Rainfall Summary [PDF]
2011-2020 Monthly Rainfall Summary [PDF]
2012-2021 Monthly Rainfall Summary [PDF]
2013-2022 Monthly Rainfall Summary [PDF]
2014-2023 Monthly Rainfall Summary [PDF]