Salt Lake City posted its 2nd rainiest day in 151 years. What was its rainiest day?

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Salt Lake City recorded its second-rainiest day on record when with 2.47 inches of precipitation fell Saturday.

The rain surpassed totals from June through September, aiding drought-stricken areas in Utah.

May 3, 1901, remains Salt Lake City's rainiest day with 2.64 inches.

SALT LAKE CITY — If Saturday felt especially rainy in Utah's capital, it was.

Salt Lake City officially collected 2.47 inches of precipitation on Saturday, marking its second-rainiest day since the National Weather Service began collecting city weather data in 1874. It accounted for most of the 2.61 inches of rain that the city collected over the weekend, which was also more than an inch of rain above what the city had collected in June, July, August and September com