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Days with 200 mm (7.87 in) or more of precipitation in Miami

Miami has had days with 200 mm (7.87 in) or more of precipitation in 7 years, most in 1948 with 1. Days per year, season span, streaks and every date.

Key Facts for Miami

  • Miami has had days with 200 mm (7.87 in) or more of precipitation in 7 years, 7 days in all.
  • The most in one year was 1 days in 1948.
  • In 2012, the latest year on file, there were 1 such days.
  • The earliest first date in a year was 25 April 1979.
  • The latest last date in a year was 27 October 1952.
  • 1 year with under 90 percent of days observed is left out of these rankings.

Days per Year

7 years, 7 days
Days with 200 mm (7.87 in) or more of precipitation per year in Miami Days per year in Miami with 200 mm (7.87 in) or more of precipitation. The line is the decade average. The most was 1 in 1948. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings. 001111948: 11952: 11977: 11979: 11991: 12000: 12012: 11948
Days per year in Miami with 200 mm (7.87 in) or more of precipitation. The line is the decade average. The most was 1 in 1948. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings.
Days with 200 mm (7.87 in) or more of precipitation per year in Miami
YearDaysDecade average
194811
195211
197711
197911
199111
200011
201211

Season Span

earliest 25 April, latest 27 October
First to last qualifying date each year in Miami For each year, a bar from the first to the last day in Miami meeting 200 mm (7.87 in). Long bars mean a long season. 1948: 5 October 1948 to 5 October 19481952: 27 October 1952 to 27 October 19521977: 4 May 1977 to 4 May 19771979: 25 April 1979 to 25 April 19791991: 8 October 1991 to 8 October 19912000: 3 October 2000 to 3 October 20002012: 22 May 2012 to 22 May 20121948195219771979199120002012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
For each year, a bar from the first to the last day in Miami meeting 200 mm (7.87 in). Long bars mean a long season.
First to last qualifying date each year in Miami
YearFirst dateLast date
19481948-10-051948-10-05
19521952-10-271952-10-27
19771977-05-041977-05-04
19791979-04-251979-04-25
19911991-10-081991-10-08
20002000-10-032000-10-03
20122012-05-222012-05-22

Every Year

Days with 200 mm (7.87 in) or more of precipitation per year in Miami
YearDaysFirst dateLast dateLongest streak in yearCoverage
2012122 May 201222 May 20121 daysComplete
200013 October 20003 October 20001 daysComplete
199118 October 19918 October 19911 daysComplete
1979125 April 197925 April 19791 daysComplete
197714 May 19774 May 19771 daysComplete
1952127 October 195227 October 19521 daysComplete
194815 October 19485 October 19481 daysComplete
Decade averages for Days with 200 mm (7.87 in) or more of precipitation in Miami
DecadeAverage days per yearYears counted
1940s1.01
1950s1.01
1970s1.02
1990s1.01
2000s1.01
2010s1.01

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Download the Data

  • Data for Days with 200 mm (7.87 in) or more of precipitation in Miami, by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 . Last revised (2026-10-17).