Most Yearly Precipitation in Adelaide History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Adelaide, South Australia history from 1839–2023.

What Was the Wettest Year in Adelaide History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Adelaide, South Australia has ever received in a single calendar year is 78.6 cm which occurred in 1851.

Adelaide Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2023	85	50.5
2022	106	47.5
2021	151	39.8
2020	154	39.3
2019	176	32.3
2018	178	29.8
2017	141	41.4
2016	18	64.9
2015	182	27.6
2014	136	42.6
2013	132	43.2
2012	142	41.4
2011	124	44.4
2010	96	49.2
2009	160	38.0
2008	179	29.2
2007	157	38.7
2006	185	23.5
2005	108	47.3
2004	135	42.6
2003	117	45.7
2002	177	32.3
2001	70	53.5
2000	77	51.4
1999	112	46.6
1998	122	45.1
1997	111	46.9
1996	105	47.8
1995	137	42.0
1994	174	32.7
1993	98	49.0
1992	6	73.1
1991	150	39.8
1990	165	37.5
1989	148	40.3
1988	126	44.2
1987	80	51.0
1986	101	48.1
1985	162	37.9
1984	156	39.0
1983	45	57.6
1982	181	28.6
1981	68	53.7
1980	140	41.5
1979	79	51.2
1978	89	50.0
1977	172	33.2
1976	171	33.8
1975	100	48.8
1974	42	58.6
1973	26	62.6
1972	168	36.5
1971	34	59.8
1970	138	41.9
1969	109	47.3
1968	51	57.1
1967	184	24.5
1966	110	47.0
1965	175	32.6
1964	92	49.5
1963	49	57.3
1962	159	38.6
1961	173	32.9
1960	67	53.9
1959	183	25.2
1958	139	41.8
1957	161	38.0
1956	39	59.0
1955	28	62.5
1954	134	42.7
1953	82	50.9
1952	81	50.9
1951	22	64.7
1950	145	40.9
1949	113	46.4
1948	65	54.4
1947	58	55.8
1946	47	57.5
1945	120	45.4
1944	129	43.6
1943	119	45.4
1942	19	64.7
1941	48	57.4
1940	143	41.1
1939	37	59.3
1938	97	49.0
1937	43	58.5
1936	95	49.2
1935	35	59.7
1934	76	51.5
1933	56	56.3
1932	23	63.6
1931	53	56.6
1930	107	47.4
1929	123	44.6
1928	93	49.4
1927	133	43.0
1926	55	56.4
1925	59	55.8
1924	36	59.7
1923	3	75.7
1922	40	59.0
1921	46	57.6
1920	12	67.9
1919	128	43.8
1918	125	44.3
1917	5	73.6
1916	7	71.6
1915	94	49.2
1914	180	29.1
1913	114	46.2
1912	90	49.8
1911	146	40.9
1910	27	62.6
1909	8	70.4
1908	29	62.4
1907	121	45.4
1906	13	67.4
1905	52	56.8
1904	74	51.8
1903	20	64.7
1902	144	41.0
1901	116	45.9
1900	61	55.3
1899	102	48.0
1898	72	52.9
1897	153	39.4
1896	158	38.6
1895	66	54.1
1894	71	52.9
1893	64	54.6
1892	62	54.8
1891	169	35.2
1890	14	65.7
1889	2	78.6
1888	166	37.1
1887	15	65.3
1886	167	36.9
1885	147	40.6
1884	104	47.8
1883	11	68.3
1882	149	40.2
1881	115	45.9
1880	50	57.2
1879	73	52.7
1878	57	56.2
1877	25	63.4
1876	170	34.3
1875	4	74.3
1874	127	43.8
1873	69	53.6
1872	44	57.7
1871	38	59.2
1870	31	60.6
1869	164	37.7
1868	83	50.8
1867	99	48.9
1866	78	51.2
1865	152	39.5
1864	86	50.4
1863	32	60.4
1862	60	55.6
1861	33	60.1
1860	88	50.1
1859	163	37.8
1858	63	54.8
1857	54	56.5
1856	24	63.4
1855	41	58.9
1854	155	39.0
1853	10	69.0
1852	17	65.0
1851	1	78.6
1850	91	49.5
1849	21	64.7
1848	87	50.2
1847	9	70.0
1846	16	65.0
1845	103	47.9
1844	131	43.2
1843	130	43.5
1842	75	51.6
1841	118	45.7
1840	30	61.6
1839	84	50.5