| Quick facts | Answer |
|---|---|
| Station | Nashville International Airport |
| Period | 2000 - 2026-10-16 |
| Average 2-inch days/year | 2.8 |
| Most in a year | 5 days (2003, 2021 and 2025) |
| 2025 | 5 days |
| Wettest single day | 7.25 in on 2010-05-02 |
| Peak month | Apr |
Days with 2+ inches of rain, year by year
| Year | Days ≥ 2 in | Wettest day | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 1.92 in (2026-01-25) | partial (289 days of data) |
| 2025 | 5 | 3.86 in (2025-04-03) | |
| 2024 | 1 | 4.45 in (2024-09-27) | |
| 2023 | 1 | 2.24 in (2023-05-07) | |
| 2022 | 3 | 2.34 in (2022-07-09) | |
| 2021 | 5 | 5.75 in (2021-03-27) | |
| 2020 | 2 | 3.27 in (2020-09-13) | |
| 2019 | 3 | 4.00 in (2019-02-06) | |
| 2018 | 2 | 2.69 in (2018-02-10) | |
| 2017 | 2 | 2.91 in (2017-08-31) | |
| 2016 | 1 | 2.08 in (2016-12-24) | |
| 2015 | 1 | 2.36 in (2015-02-21) | |
| 2014 | 4 | 3.19 in (2014-04-28) | |
| 2013 | 3 | 3.30 in (2013-04-27) | |
| 2012 | 1 | 2.01 in (2012-09-17) | |
| 2011 | 3 | 2.21 in (2011-09-05) | |
| 2010 | 4 | 7.25 in (2010-05-02) | |
| 2009 | 4 | 2.96 in (2009-05-01) | |
| 2008 | 4 | 2.78 in (2008-12-09) | |
| 2007 | 2 | 2.80 in (2007-11-14) | |
| 2006 | 3 | 2.95 in (2006-09-23) | |
| 2005 | 1 | 3.22 in (2005-08-17) | |
| 2004 | 4 | 4.07 in (2004-02-05) | |
| 2003 | 5 | 4.63 in (2003-05-05) | |
| 2002 | 4 | 3.35 in (2002-03-17) | |
| 2001 | 2 | 3.46 in (2001-11-29) | |
| 2000 | 3 | 3.29 in (2000-11-08) |
Which months bring the downpours
Average 2-inch days per month:
| Month | Avg days |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0.08 |
| Feb | 0.42 |
| Mar | 0.12 |
| Apr | 0.42 |
| May | 0.27 |
| Jun | 0.15 |
| Jul | 0.19 |
| Aug | 0.27 |
| Sep | 0.38 |
| Oct | 0.15 |
| Nov | 0.15 |
| Dec | 0.19 |
What it means for gutter guard installation in Nashville
Downpours this heavy are when clogged or undersized gutters overflow and water reaches siding and foundations.
How we counted
We downloaded NOAA's daily record for station USW00013897 and counted every day since 2000 with at least 2 inches of measured precipitation (NOAA stores tenths of a millimetre; we converted). Years with fewer than 330 days of data are marked partial.
Use this data
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