Most Yearly Precipitation in Billings History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Billings, Montana history from 1894–2024.
What Was the Wettest Year in Billings History?
According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Billings, Montana has ever received in a single calendar year is 26.8 inches which occurred in 1978.
Year to date though April 26, 2024: 3.0 inches
Billings Precipitation by Year
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Year Rank Precipitation (inches)
2024 127 3.0
2023 24 17.5
2022 44 15.3
2021 110 10.1
2020 73 13.2
2019 11 19.1
2018 12 19.0
2017 21 17.6
2016 49 14.9
2015 76 13.0
2014 62 14.0
2013 28 16.7
2012 124 7.1
2011 10 19.5
2010 14 18.8
2009 103 10.9
2008 65 13.9
2007 31 16.5
2006 75 13.0
2005 43 15.3
2004 99 11.1
2003 111 9.7
2002 115 9.3
2001 100 11.0
2000 106 10.7
1999 91 11.7
1998 25 17.0
1997 57 14.6
1996 83 12.3
1995 27 16.7
1994 68 13.7
1993 40 15.7
1992 94 11.5
1991 5 20.7
1990 95 11.3
1989 42 15.4
1988 108 10.4
1987 82 12.5
1986 60 14.3
1985 81 12.7
1984 102 10.9
1983 77 12.9
1982 17 18.3
1981 31 16.5
1980 41 15.5
1979 121 8.4
1978 1 26.8
1977 84 12.3
1976 59 14.5
1975 6 20.5
1974 33 16.3
1973 34 16.2
1972 18 18.2
1971 51 14.8
1970 35 16.1
1969 52 14.7
1968 29 16.6
1967 50 14.9
1966 72 13.4
1965 30 16.6
1964 13 18.8
1963 48 14.9
1962 61 14.2
1961 70 13.5
1960 114 9.4
1959 92 11.6
1958 26 16.7
1957 3 21.2
1956 107 10.6
1955 7 19.9
1954 89 11.8
1953 90 11.7
1952 104 10.8
1951 85 12.0
1950 67 13.8
1949 45 15.3
1948 122 8.1
1947 64 14.0
1946 68 13.7
1945 70 13.5
1944 8 19.9
1943 93 11.6
1942 19 17.9
1941 2 23.2
1940 4 20.9
1939 63 14.0
1938 20 17.8
1937 56 14.6
1936 117 9.2
1935 97 11.1
1934 120 8.6
1933 74 13.2
1932 16 18.3
1931 123 8.0
1930 116 9.2
1929 105 10.7
1928 86 12.0
1927 23 17.5
1926 113 9.4
1925 58 14.5
1924 87 11.8
1923 9 19.7
1922 54 14.6
1921 97 11.1
1920 109 10.4
1919 119 8.9
1918 46 15.2
1917 47 15.0
1916 38 16.0
1915 15 18.5
1914 88 11.8
1913 80 12.7
1912 22 17.6
1911 101 10.9
1910 96 11.2
1909 79 12.7
1908 37 16.0
1907 53 14.7
1906 66 13.9
1905 39 16.0
1904 130 0.3
1903 128 0.8
1902 125 5.0
1901 129 0.4
1900 131 0.0
1899 126 4.8
1898 35 16.1
1897 118 9.1
1896 112 9.6
1895 54 14.6
1894 78 12.8