Most Yearly Precipitation in Basel History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Basel History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Basel, Switzerland has ever received in a single calendar year is 120.5 cm which occurred in 1939.

Year to date though April 13, 2024: 17.2 cm

Basel Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2024	124	17.2
2023	70	77.5
2022	63	79.5
2021	22	92.2
2020	102	67.6
2019	67	78.6
2018	95	69.8
2017	80	74.0
2016	18	94.6
2015	119	56.7
2014	39	86.9
2013	26	90.8
2012	5	104.8
2011	98	68.8
2010	48	83.5
2009	73	76.5
2008	38	87.0
2007	16	95.2
2006	6	102.9
2005	90	70.6
2004	64	79.3
2003	113	61.5
2002	4	104.8
2001	8	101.2
2000	65	78.7
1999	2	115.1
1998	56	80.7
1997	77	75.3
1996	49	83.3
1995	7	101.4
1994	46	84.9
1993	68	78.0
1992	52	82.4
1991	76	75.9
1990	54	81.5
1989	106	65.6
1988	50	83.2
1987	25	90.8
1986	33	87.9
1985	112	61.9
1984	87	72.1
1983	85	72.8
1982	14	95.9
1981	10	97.2
1980	89	70.7
1979	47	84.7
1978	81	73.9
1977	28	89.4
1976	120	51.9
1975	59	80.2
1974	93	70.2
1973	75	76.0
1972	110	63.4
1971	109	63.5
1970	43	85.7
1969	44	85.7
1968	36	87.5
1967	71	77.5
1966	30	89.0
1965	9	100.6
1964	103	66.3
1963	79	74.3
1962	114	61.4
1961	83	73.2
1960	60	79.7
1959	92	70.3
1958	72	77.5
1957	91	70.3
1956	45	84.9
1955	29	89.2
1954	35	87.6
1953	123	49.9
1952	23	92.1
1951	17	95.0
1950	20	94.1
1949	118	56.9
1948	66	78.6
1947	121	51.4
1946	78	75.2
1945	108	64.5
1944	51	83.0
1943	117	57.2
1942	74	76.2
1941	97	69.1
1940	13	95.9
1939	1	120.5
1938	24	91.1
1937	57	80.4
1936	37	87.0
1935	31	88.9
1934	104	66.1
1933	99	68.5
1932	82	73.8
1931	53	81.6
1930	12	96.1
1929	115	61.2
1928	86	72.7
1927	42	85.9
1926	94	69.9
1925	32	88.1
1924	88	71.9
1923	19	94.1
1922	3	114.1
1921	122	49.9
1920	96	69.5
1919	84	72.8
1918	101	67.8
1917	41	86.1
1916	15	95.8
1915	34	87.7
1914	27	90.5
1913	69	77.6
1912	55	80.9
1911	111	62.4
1910	11	96.4
1909	58	80.3
1908	62	79.6
1907	100	68.3
1906	105	66.1
1905	21	94.0
1904	116	60.3
1903	107	65.0
1902	61	79.6
1901	40	86.6