Most Yearly Precipitation in Anchorage History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Anchorage, Alaska history from 1916–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Anchorage History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Anchorage, Alaska has ever received in a single calendar year is 28.6 inches which occurred in 2022.

Year to date though April 26, 2024: 3.5 inches

Anchorage Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	109	3.5
2023	3	24.1
2022	1	28.6
2021	54	15.4
2020	29	17.2
2019	67	14.6
2018	19	18.4
2017	17	18.7
2016	40	16.5
2015	14	19.0
2014	21	18.3
2013	4	24.0
2012	7	20.3
2011	41	16.4
2010	50	15.5
2009	93	12.5
2008	43	16.1
2007	80	13.6
2006	25	17.7
2005	74	14.0
2004	9	19.3
2003	48	15.7
2002	23	18.1
2001	92	12.5
2000	64	14.6
1999	24	18.0
1998	100	11.5
1997	8	19.5
1996	70	14.5
1995	78	13.8
1994	84	13.1
1993	34	16.9
1992	71	14.4
1991	28	17.3
1990	13	19.0
1989	2	27.6
1988	72	14.3
1987	59	14.9
1986	14	19.0
1985	51	15.5
1984	58	15.0
1983	96	12.2
1982	26	17.7
1981	5	21.3
1980	11	19.2
1979	6	21.2
1978	61	14.8
1977	49	15.5
1976	68	14.5
1975	86	13.0
1974	81	13.4
1973	104	10.7
1972	63	14.6
1971	60	14.9
1970	85	13.1
1969	108	8.1
1968	98	12.1
1967	12	19.2
1966	95	12.3
1965	39	16.5
1964	47	15.9
1963	22	18.1
1962	66	14.6
1961	9	19.3
1960	69	14.5
1959	42	16.2
1958	45	16.1
1957	94	12.5
1956	44	16.1
1955	18	18.6
1954	91	12.6
1953	83	13.2
1952	33	17.0
1951	38	16.6
1950	106	8.6
1949	35	16.9
1948	77	13.8
1947	79	13.7
1946	103	11.3
1945	31	17.1
1944	53	15.5
1943	37	16.7
1942	52	15.5
1941	87	12.9
1940	36	16.8
1939	16	18.9
1938	105	10.5
1937	82	13.3
1936	65	14.6
1935	62	14.7
1934	30	17.2
1933	97	12.1
1932	32	17.1
1931	101	11.5
1930	89	12.9
1929	107	8.3
1928	46	16.1
1927	76	13.9
1926	99	11.8
1925	56	15.2
1924	90	12.8
1923	57	15.2
1922	102	11.4
1921	55	15.3
1920	88	12.9
1919	27	17.6
1918	75	14.0
1917	73	14.2
1916	19	18.4