Most Yearly Precipitation in Big Bear Lake History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Big Bear Lake, California history from 1914–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Big Bear Lake History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Big Bear Lake, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 64.0 inches which occurred in 1938.

Year to date though April 22, 2024: 15.9 inches

Big Bear Lake Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	70	15.9
2023	33	27.3
2022	64	17.3
2021	69	16.0
2020	79	12.8
2019	24	33.8
2018	60	18.1
2017	87	12.1
2016	45	22.0
2015	89	11.9
2014	58	18.5
2013	91	10.8
2012	90	11.4
2011	59	18.2
2010	12	43.6
2009	71	15.7
2008	56	19.7
2007	95	8.2
2006	75	14.0
2005	21	34.9
2004	80	12.7
2003	42	22.6
2002	93	10.4
2001	85	12.2
2000	63	17.4
1999	97	7.0
1998	73	14.8
1997	72	15.1
1996	50	20.6
1995	32	28.2
1994	55	20.1
1993	17	39.0
1992	39	24.4
1991	51	20.6
1990	78	13.4
1989	94	9.1
1988	77	13.6
1987	54	20.2
1986	65	17.2
1985	76	13.7
1984	67	16.2
1983	28	31.1
1982	23	34.1
1981	92	10.5
1980	18	38.4
1979	47	21.3
1978	14	42.3
1977	81	12.5
1976	57	18.6
1975	84	12.2
1974	44	22.2
1973	41	22.6
1972	86	12.1
1971	43	22.3
1970	37	24.6
1969	2	55.8
1968	83	12.4
1967	31	28.5
1966	35	26.7
1965	20	36.8
1964	46	21.4
1963	40	23.2
1962	48	21.1
1961	82	12.4
1960	38	24.4
1959	27	31.3
1958	11	45.3
1957	5	47.9
1956	53	20.4
1955	30	28.7
1954	7	47.3
1953	88	12.0
1952	3	51.5
1951	16	39.9
1950	52	20.4
1949	25	33.2
1948	29	29.6
1947	66	16.3
1946	6	47.3
1945	10	45.9
1944	19	36.8
1943	8	47.3
1942	74	14.5
1941	15	40.0
1940	4	51.0
1939	34	27.2
1938	1	64.0
1937	13	42.4
1936	9	46.4
1935	26	31.3
1934	49	20.8
1933	62	17.6
1932	99	0.0
1931	99	0.0
1930	99	0.0
1929	99	0.0
1928	99	0.0
1927	99	0.0
1926	99	0.0
1925	99	0.0
1924	99	0.0
1923	99	0.0
1922	61	18.1
1921	22	34.6
1920	36	26.0
1919	68	16.1
1918	98	4.3
1917	99	0.0
1916	99	0.0
1915	99	0.0
1914	96	8.0