Most Yearly Precipitation in Birmingham History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Birmingham, Alabama history from 1930–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Birmingham History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Birmingham, Alabama has ever received in a single calendar year is 76.5 inches which occurred in 1961.

Year to date though April 17, 2024: 18.1 inches

Birmingham Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	95	18.1
2023	71	48.7
2022	18	64.1
2021	5	71.0
2020	3	73.1
2019	56	52.6
2018	24	61.1
2017	7	69.0
2016	90	40.3
2015	25	60.9
2014	67	49.8
2013	8	67.9
2012	68	49.4
2011	30	58.3
2010	73	47.9
2009	4	71.7
2008	46	55.1
2007	94	28.9
2006	36	56.6
2005	69	49.2
2004	23	61.3
2003	15	65.6
2002	16	64.4
2001	11	66.7
2000	64	50.2
1999	70	48.8
1998	9	67.3
1997	41	55.5
1996	20	62.9
1995	45	55.1
1994	26	60.3
1993	91	39.2
1992	40	55.6
1991	53	53.5
1990	76	47.5
1989	51	53.7
1988	81	44.0
1987	78	45.3
1986	87	41.1
1985	62	50.7
1984	75	47.6
1983	14	66.0
1982	31	57.9
1981	85	41.9
1980	22	61.5
1979	6	69.7
1978	86	41.8
1977	27	60.0
1976	44	55.2
1975	43	55.3
1974	38	56.0
1973	13	66.1
1972	57	52.6
1971	32	57.8
1970	59	51.7
1969	29	59.1
1968	61	51.2
1967	10	66.8
1966	37	56.1
1965	79	44.2
1964	33	57.8
1963	47	55.1
1962	72	48.1
1961	1	76.5
1960	88	40.8
1959	58	51.7
1958	84	42.0
1957	28	59.8
1956	52	53.6
1955	77	46.4
1954	89	40.7
1953	66	50.0
1952	83	43.2
1951	17	64.4
1950	42	55.5
1949	34	57.8
1948	21	62.6
1947	60	51.5
1946	12	66.7
1945	49	54.5
1944	55	52.9
1943	92	36.9
1942	80	44.1
1941	65	50.1
1940	54	53.1
1939	39	55.8
1938	63	50.4
1937	35	56.7
1936	50	54.2
1935	48	54.7
1934	19	64.0
1933	82	43.6
1932	2	75.4
1931	93	36.1
1930	74	47.6