Most Yearly Precipitation in Altoona History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Altoona History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Altoona, Pennsylvania has ever received in a single calendar year is 57.3 inches which occurred in 1972.

Year to date though April 29, 2024: 16.6 inches

Altoona Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	124	16.6
2023	80	35.0
2022	62	37.7
2021	30	41.5
2020	73	36.2
2019	54	39.2
2018	2	56.1
2017	48	39.8
2016	116	26.7
2015	82	34.9
2014	74	35.9
2013	106	30.1
2012	64	37.3
2011	9	50.9
2010	44	40.1
2009	99	32.2
2008	92	33.3
2007	70	36.4
2006	90	33.4
2005	121	24.3
2004	7	51.1
2003	38	40.8
2002	65	37.3
2001	119	24.9
2000	100	32.1
1999	60	37.7
1998	96	32.8
1997	53	39.2
1996	12	47.7
1995	104	31.5
1994	35	41.1
1993	47	39.8
1992	98	32.5
1991	120	24.3
1990	67	36.9
1989	43	40.1
1988	93	33.0
1987	77	35.5
1986	107	30.1
1985	78	35.3
1984	42	40.1
1983	45	40.0
1982	95	32.9
1981	108	29.8
1980	97	32.6
1979	5	51.4
1978	56	38.8
1977	51	39.4
1976	19	45.0
1975	16	45.9
1974	81	35.0
1973	34	41.3
1972	1	57.3
1971	41	40.2
1970	10	49.8
1969	113	27.1
1968	88	33.7
1967	37	40.9
1966	111	27.9
1965	117	26.3
1964	103	31.6
1963	118	25.3
1962	125	11.8
1961	126	0.0
1960	126	0.0
1959	126	0.0
1958	126	0.0
1957	126	0.0
1956	126	0.0
1955	126	0.0
1954	55	39.2
1953	101	32.1
1952	63	37.6
1951	68	36.8
1950	57	38.6
1949	87	33.8
1948	4	51.9
1947	59	38.2
1946	18	45.5
1945	6	51.1
1944	28	41.7
1943	50	39.5
1942	14	47.2
1941	24	42.7
1940	15	46.4
1939	21	43.8
1938	105	30.7
1937	11	49.2
1936	13	47.3
1935	61	37.7
1934	84	34.8
1933	8	50.9
1932	58	38.2
1931	52	39.3
1930	122	24.0
1929	17	45.9
1928	25	42.7
1927	3	52.4
1926	32	41.5
1925	86	34.3
1924	23	42.7
1923	39	40.7
1922	114	26.9
1921	27	41.8
1920	69	36.5
1919	31	41.5
1918	75	35.6
1917	115	26.9
1916	29	41.7
1915	49	39.6
1914	66	37.0
1913	22	43.0
1912	71	36.4
1911	46	39.9
1910	94	32.9
1909	102	32.1
1908	76	35.6
1907	33	41.3
1906	79	35.1
1905	26	42.1
1904	91	33.3
1903	36	41.1
1902	40	40.5
1901	20	44.2
1900	83	34.8
1899	72	36.3
1898	85	34.4
1897	110	28.7
1896	89	33.4
1895	123	21.2
1894	109	28.9
1893	112	27.4