Most Yearly Precipitation in Asheville History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Asheville, North Carolina history from 1876–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Asheville History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Asheville, North Carolina has ever received in a single calendar year is 79.5 inches which occurred in 2018.

Year to date though May 1, 2024: 19.7 inches

Asheville Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	141	19.7
2023	86	38.4
2022	30	49.0
2021	14	54.5
2020	4	64.7
2019	10	57.3
2018	1	79.5
2017	16	54.1
2016	123	33.4
2015	15	54.4
2014	41	46.9
2013	2	75.2
2012	52	44.7
2011	45	46.0
2010	56	44.3
2009	5	62.1
2008	106	35.6
2007	118	34.4
2006	34	48.3
2005	38	47.3
2004	20	52.4
2003	7	59.5
2002	55	44.5
2001	117	34.5
2000	107	35.6
1999	79	39.9
1998	36	48.0
1997	29	49.4
1996	40	47.2
1995	13	55.4
1994	8	57.5
1993	91	38.0
1992	17	54.0
1991	58	43.7
1990	12	55.9
1989	6	60.6
1988	136	26.6
1987	61	43.2
1986	116	34.6
1985	103	35.9
1984	46	45.7
1983	19	52.9
1982	26	50.8
1981	115	34.6
1980	71	40.8
1979	9	57.4
1978	75	40.3
1977	27	50.5
1976	39	47.2
1975	11	56.9
1974	33	48.4
1973	3	64.9
1972	37	48.0
1971	35	48.1
1970	125	32.9
1969	32	48.6
1968	51	44.8
1967	21	52.1
1966	22	51.8
1965	81	39.5
1964	28	49.9
1963	101	36.7
1962	77	40.0
1961	48	45.4
1960	95	37.6
1959	54	44.6
1958	124	33.2
1957	65	42.3
1956	87	38.4
1955	129	31.7
1954	97	37.3
1953	128	31.8
1952	102	36.1
1951	113	35.2
1950	122	34.0
1949	57	43.8
1948	68	41.8
1947	114	35.2
1946	78	39.9
1945	50	45.1
1944	73	40.5
1943	80	39.5
1942	84	39.0
1941	133	30.3
1940	82	39.3
1939	105	35.8
1938	110	35.4
1937	85	38.7
1936	25	51.1
1935	83	39.1
1934	74	40.3
1933	134	30.3
1932	88	38.2
1931	132	30.7
1930	137	24.5
1929	44	46.3
1928	60	43.5
1927	104	35.8
1926	127	32.2
1925	138	22.8
1924	109	35.5
1923	112	35.3
1922	98	37.2
1921	111	35.4
1920	63	43.0
1919	131	31.5
1918	24	51.1
1917	108	35.5
1916	94	37.7
1915	76	40.2
1914	67	41.9
1913	100	36.8
1912	120	34.3
1911	93	37.8
1910	89	38.1
1909	31	48.7
1908	43	46.4
1907	130	31.5
1906	49	45.3
1905	47	45.6
1904	135	30.1
1903	70	41.2
1902	139	22.1
1901	23	51.4
1900	53	44.7
1899	72	40.7
1898	59	43.5
1897	62	43.1
1896	92	37.9
1895	99	36.8
1894	119	34.3
1893	42	46.5
1892	66	42.2
1891	18	53.2
1890	69	41.7
1889	90	38.1
1888	96	37.6
1887	144	6.7
1886	146	0.0
1885	140	21.3
1884	145	4.1
1883	146	0.0
1882	146	0.0
1881	146	0.0
1880	143	9.2
1879	126	32.9
1878	121	34.1
1877	64	43.0
1876	142	11.8