Most Yearly Precipitation in Aberdeen History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Aberdeen, South Dakota history from 1893–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Aberdeen History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Aberdeen, South Dakota has ever received in a single calendar year is 42.1 inches which occurred in 1896.

Year to date though April 22, 2024: 3.0 inches

Aberdeen Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	132	3.0
2023	26	25.3
2022	65	21.1
2021	81	19.3
2020	118	15.2
2019	9	30.4
2018	97	17.9
2017	117	15.2
2016	70	20.6
2015	63	21.2
2014	98	17.8
2013	54	21.9
2012	123	14.6
2011	39	23.3
2010	21	27.2
2009	33	24.3
2008	31	24.5
2007	14	28.2
2006	110	15.9
2005	90	18.7
2004	56	21.8
2003	61	21.3
2002	113	15.6
2001	44	22.6
2000	20	27.2
1999	51	22.3
1998	13	28.5
1997	79	19.4
1996	30	25.0
1995	32	24.3
1994	69	20.7
1993	16	28.1
1992	106	16.8
1991	41	23.1
1990	40	23.1
1989	93	18.6
1988	83	19.0
1987	127	12.7
1986	23	25.8
1985	88	18.8
1984	59	21.6
1983	66	21.1
1982	92	18.6
1981	103	17.2
1980	108	16.4
1979	95	18.4
1978	47	22.4
1977	36	23.8
1976	131	7.9
1975	80	19.3
1974	130	10.8
1973	125	13.9
1972	73	20.4
1971	68	20.8
1970	112	15.6
1969	101	17.3
1968	64	21.2
1967	102	17.2
1966	71	20.5
1965	104	17.1
1964	86	18.8
1963	100	17.4
1962	49	22.4
1961	119	15.1
1960	121	15.0
1959	120	15.1
1958	129	12.4
1957	43	22.7
1956	94	18.4
1955	105	17.0
1954	115	15.3
1953	18	27.7
1952	124	14.1
1951	89	18.7
1950	96	18.1
1949	75	20.3
1948	114	15.5
1947	77	19.5
1946	48	22.4
1945	91	18.7
1944	15	28.2
1943	55	21.9
1942	19	27.5
1941	61	21.3
1940	109	16.1
1939	46	22.5
1938	107	16.8
1937	24	25.4
1936	126	13.8
1935	34	24.1
1934	122	14.9
1933	128	12.7
1932	76	19.6
1931	85	18.8
1930	60	21.5
1929	72	20.5
1928	87	18.8
1927	27	25.2
1926	57	21.7
1925	52	22.2
1924	45	22.6
1923	37	23.8
1922	67	20.8
1921	35	24.0
1920	50	22.3
1919	82	19.1
1918	28	25.2
1917	84	18.9
1916	3	37.1
1915	2	37.5
1914	22	26.9
1913	29	25.1
1912	38	23.5
1911	12	28.8
1910	116	15.3
1909	25	25.3
1908	7	33.0
1907	78	19.5
1906	4	35.1
1905	6	33.3
1904	8	31.2
1903	17	27.8
1902	53	22.1
1901	58	21.6
1900	42	22.8
1899	10	30.3
1898	111	15.7
1897	5	33.5
1896	1	42.1
1895	11	30.2
1894	99	17.7
1893	74	20.4