Most Yearly Precipitation in Brisbane History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Brisbane, Queensland history from 1841–2023.
What Was the Wettest Year in Brisbane History?
According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Brisbane, Queensland has ever received in a single calendar year is 224.2 cm which occurred in 1893.
Brisbane Precipitation by Year
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Year Rank Precipitation (cm)
2023 126 79.9
2022 11 171.1
2021 55 121.5
2020 108 91.3
2019 151 59.5
2018 135 74.3
2017 62 116.5
2016 137 71.3
2015 60 116.6
2014 131 77.1
2013 80 106.7
2012 95 103.5
2011 96 103.2
2010 28 143.3
2009 89 104.6
2008 75 108.9
2007 144 66.5
2006 142 68.5
2005 140 70.1
2004 56 120.5
2003 128 79.7
2002 147 65.1
2001 107 91.8
2000 154 59.1
1999 40 130.5
1998 105 93.1
1997 143 66.7
1996 51 123.0
1995 110 90.0
1994 159 15.3
1993 161 0.0
1992 152 59.3
1991 124 82.7
1990 38 132.5
1989 66 113.6
1988 26 144.5
1987 123 83.8
1986 130 77.6
1985 64 114.1
1984 93 104.0
1983 24 147.3
1982 91 104.2
1981 25 145.2
1980 65 113.6
1979 133 74.8
1978 102 96.5
1977 145 66.0
1976 39 131.2
1975 73 109.1
1974 2 219.4
1973 46 126.2
1972 5 189.0
1971 32 137.5
1970 27 144.0
1969 88 104.6
1968 119 85.2
1967 7 179.9
1966 70 111.4
1965 90 104.3
1964 53 122.5
1963 49 124.8
1962 83 105.2
1961 79 107.5
1960 138 70.9
1959 61 116.5
1958 59 118.5
1957 156 52.4
1956 22 150.4
1955 42 128.1
1954 17 156.0
1953 71 110.8
1952 120 85.1
1951 117 86.1
1950 15 162.4
1949 58 119.9
1948 82 105.6
1947 19 153.2
1946 99 98.3
1945 54 122.4
1944 139 70.7
1943 41 128.8
1942 69 111.8
1941 125 80.1
1940 78 107.7
1939 84 105.2
1938 72 110.5
1937 112 88.5
1936 155 55.3
1935 113 88.1
1934 31 137.8
1933 45 126.3
1932 149 63.0
1931 13 169.5
1930 86 104.8
1929 97 101.0
1928 37 133.8
1927 16 157.8
1926 129 78.4
1925 35 135.0
1924 87 104.7
1923 153 59.3
1922 109 91.1
1921 30 138.2
1920 98 100.9
1919 157 49.1
1918 148 63.5
1917 92 104.0
1916 36 134.2
1915 146 65.3
1914 116 86.4
1913 94 103.7
1912 85 104.9
1911 111 89.4
1910 50 124.6
1909 115 86.6
1908 67 112.0
1907 127 79.8
1906 74 109.0
1905 104 93.3
1904 121 84.4
1903 48 125.3
1902 158 41.2
1901 101 97.8
1900 114 87.5
1899 103 95.0
1898 20 152.6
1897 77 108.1
1896 63 114.3
1895 23 150.2
1894 68 111.9
1893 1 224.2
1892 14 165.1
1891 81 105.9
1890 6 185.6
1889 47 125.5
1888 122 84.1
1887 3 211.2
1886 161 0.0
1885 141 68.8
1884 57 120.0
1883 118 85.7
1882 76 108.6
1881 134 74.8
1880 44 126.4
1879 10 171.2
1878 29 143.2
1877 132 77.0
1876 34 135.8
1875 12 170.7
1874 100 98.0
1873 21 152.5
1872 43 127.0
1871 52 122.5
1870 4 205.9
1869 33 136.2
1868 161 0.0
1867 18 154.8
1866 161 0.0
1865 161 0.0
1864 106 92.8
1863 9 175.2
1862 136 71.9
1861 8 176.6
1860 150 60.5
1859 161 0.0
1858 161 0.0
1857 161 0.0
1856 161 0.0
1855 161 0.0
1854 161 0.0
1853 161 0.0
1852 161 0.0
1851 161 0.0
1850 161 0.0
1849 160 10.1
1848 161 0.0
1847 161 0.0
1846 161 0.0
1845 161 0.0
1844 161 0.0
1843 161 0.0
1842 161 0.0
1841 161 0.0