National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Top 20 Wettest/Driest Septembers in Southeast Lower Michigan
 
Rank Detroit Area* Flint Bishop** Saginaw Area***
Wettest Driest Wettest Driest Wettest Driest
Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total Year
1 7.52 1986 0.39 1877 10.86 1986 0.29 2002 16.16 1986 0.41 2002
2 6.71 2000 0.56 1908 8.68 1950 0.32 1979 8.15 1945 0.44 2017
3 6.50 1902 0.56 1889 8.64 2008 0.33 1969 7.49 1981 0.73 2004
4 6.46 2018 0.58 1956 8.29 1985 0.54 1955 6.02 1985 0.80 1948
5 6.28 2016 0.62 1995 7.65 1981 0.61 2013 5.80 1997 0.83 1969
6 6.28 2011 0.65 2004 6.61 1947 0.63 1991 5.74 1983 0.83 1956
7 6.24 1879 0.67 1874 6.24 2000 0.66 1956 5.66 1987 0.84 1917
8 6.06 1990 0.68 1969 5.95 1933 0.76 2004 5.64 1977 0.91 1991
9 5.99 2008 0.75 1909 5.62 2021 0.84 2017 5.61 1970 1.03 2013
10 5.90 1936 0.78 1960 5.57 1987 0.94 1957 5.53 1996 1.09 2009
11 5.67 1926 0.81 1941 5.47 2005 1.05 1995 5.50 1978 1.09 1920
12 5.55 1992 0.90 1991 5.14 1945 1.18 2009 5.33 1950 1.24 1955
13 5.55 1961 0.91 2017 4.99 1932 1.19 1953 5.12 2005 1.33 1989
14 5.47 1981 0.94 1979 4.88 1934 1.28 1998 4.91 1957 1.37 1940
15 5.43 2021 0.99 2022 4.79 1925 1.40 1941 4.87 1988 1.42 1938
16 4.71 2014 1.02 1897 4.75 1980 1.46 2007 4.84 1965 1.50 1972
17 4.69 1959 1.15 1895 4.70 1936 1.49 1938 4.80 1942 1.51 1916
18 4.64 1921 1.18 1913 4.66 1993 1.59 1946 4.77 1922 1.51 1914
19 4.54 1925 1.20 2013 4.59 1977 1.61 1928 4.59 1927 1.55 1976
20 4.47 1915 1.26 1888 4.57 1978 1.62 1966 4.55 2008 1.62 1982
* Detroit Area precipitation records date back to November 1874.
** Flint Bishop precipitation records date back to January 1921.
*** Saginaw Area precipitation records date back to January 1912.