Second wettest day on record reported in Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY — Nearly 2.5 inches of rain fell in Salt Lake City on Saturday, marking the second wettest day on record since 1901.

The October storm brought 2.47 inches of rain, according to KSL meteorologists and the National Weather Service. 

🌧️KSLC recorded it’s 2nd wettest day in history yesterday with 2.47″ (2.61″ storm total)! This is the most 1-day rain ever recorded at the airport location because the instrumentation in 1901 was in downtown SLC. Here is a list of areawide totals: https://t.co/1kUkLYvF7Q #utwx pic.twitter.com/MfmMXFGMQQ

— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) October 5, 2025

Records of Salt Lake City rainfall go back to 1874. The last time downtown Salt Lake City received more rain was on May 3, 1901, when 2.64 inches of rain was recorded. 

However, Saturdays rain is still the most the city has ever had in the month of October, according to KSL meteorologist Matt Johnson. 

While the rain helped to suppress a 651 acre fire near Springville, it also brought flash flood warnings to Tooele County while flooding parts of downtown Salt Lake City.

The American Red Cross of Utah worked with Salt Lake emergency management helping residents recover after the flooding left dozens of homes in Tooele County and Salt Lake City damaged. 

First responders reported over 20 homes had been flooded on the east side of the Salt Lake City International Airport. Many of those homes were impacted due to an overflowing canal nearby. 

After Saturday’s storm, Johnson estimates the next storm will hit the Wasatch Front after a “mid-week warm up” to Thursday, where temperatures are expected to spike again before incoming moisture on Friday. 

“This one does look to pack some pretty good water with it,” Johnson said, adding that along with it would likely come lightning.