Most Yearly Precipitation in Barrow History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Barrow, Alaska history from 1901–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Barrow History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Barrow, Alaska has ever received in a single calendar year is 10.1 inches which occurred in 2019.

Year to date though April 29, 2024: 1.8 inches

Barrow Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	102	1.8
2023	5	8.4
2022	16	6.7
2021	7	7.7
2020	23	6.2
2019	1	10.1
2018	18	6.6
2017	3	8.4
2016	35	5.4
2015	30	5.7
2014	8	7.4
2013	4	8.4
2012	20	6.3
2011	17	6.6
2010	33	5.5
2009	22	6.2
2008	45	4.8
2007	97	2.4
2006	64	4.2
2005	43	4.9
2004	25	6.0
2003	29	5.8
2002	46	4.8
2001	50	4.6
2000	28	5.8
1999	73	3.7
1998	49	4.7
1997	38	5.1
1996	75	3.5
1995	92	2.8
1994	63	4.3
1993	37	5.3
1992	94	2.7
1991	103	1.8
1990	51	4.6
1989	10	7.3
1988	74	3.6
1987	39	5.1
1986	65	4.2
1985	72	3.8
1984	69	4.0
1983	79	3.2
1982	47	4.7
1981	58	4.4
1980	57	4.4
1979	87	3.0
1978	71	3.9
1977	78	3.3
1976	91	2.9
1975	44	4.8
1974	84	3.1
1973	12	7.2
1972	41	4.9
1971	82	3.1
1970	101	1.8
1969	77	3.3
1968	76	3.3
1967	48	4.7
1966	34	5.5
1965	27	5.9
1964	81	3.1
1963	2	9.1
1962	13	7.1
1961	40	5.0
1960	53	4.5
1959	15	6.7
1958	11	7.2
1957	9	7.3
1956	59	4.4
1955	54	4.5
1954	32	5.5
1953	93	2.7
1952	68	4.0
1951	36	5.4
1950	21	6.2
1949	66	4.1
1948	56	4.5
1947	99	2.0
1946	61	4.3
1945	86	3.0
1944	26	6.0
1943	52	4.6
1942	19	6.5
1941	70	4.0
1940	88	2.9
1939	85	3.1
1938	24	6.1
1937	95	2.7
1936	100	1.9
1935	105	1.6
1934	110	1.0
1933	89	2.9
1932	90	2.9
1931	83	3.1
1930	60	4.3
1929	62	4.3
1928	96	2.6
1927	98	2.3
1926	104	1.7
1925	6	8.3
1924	31	5.7
1923	42	4.9
1922	14	7.0
1921	67	4.0
1920	106	1.5
1919	115	0.0
1918	111	1.0
1917	112	1.0
1916	107	1.5
1915	115	0.0
1914	115	0.0
1913	115	0.0
1912	115	0.0
1911	114	0.1
1910	109	1.0
1909	115	0.0
1908	115	0.0
1907	115	0.0
1906	115	0.0
1905	115	0.0
1904	108	1.1
1903	80	3.1
1902	55	4.5
1901	113	0.8