Most Yearly Precipitation in Bristol History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Bristol, Tennessee history from 1893–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Bristol History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Bristol, Tennessee has ever received in a single calendar year is 65.6 inches which occurred in 2003.

Year to date though April 27, 2024: 14.1 inches

Bristol Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	110	14.1
2023	71	38.9
2022	48	42.4
2021	68	39.8
2020	3	57.5
2019	4	56.0
2018	6	54.2
2017	45	43.1
2016	86	35.9
2015	35	44.6
2014	75	38.1
2013	2	57.7
2012	28	46.2
2011	24	47.7
2010	80	37.3
2009	18	48.7
2008	89	35.2
2007	108	22.4
2006	59	40.6
2005	78	37.6
2004	21	48.1
2003	1	65.6
2002	64	40.3
2001	51	41.8
2000	87	35.6
1999	90	34.8
1998	39	43.9
1997	52	41.5
1996	16	49.7
1995	65	40.2
1994	14	49.8
1993	53	41.4
1992	72	38.7
1991	36	44.4
1990	37	44.4
1989	23	47.8
1988	102	30.7
1987	94	33.3
1986	93	33.5
1985	88	35.2
1984	85	36.0
1983	73	38.7
1982	10	51.8
1981	58	40.9
1980	95	33.3
1979	41	43.7
1978	60	40.5
1977	70	39.0
1976	79	37.4
1975	25	47.1
1974	26	46.4
1973	30	45.9
1972	12	51.2
1971	44	43.2
1970	92	34.1
1969	40	43.8
1968	97	32.8
1967	46	42.9
1966	31	45.3
1965	82	37.3
1964	66	40.1
1963	74	38.6
1962	42	43.6
1961	38	44.3
1960	76	37.8
1959	62	40.5
1958	61	40.5
1957	11	51.2
1956	57	41.1
1955	56	41.3
1954	69	39.4
1953	91	34.4
1952	100	32.3
1951	20	48.3
1950	5	54.5
1949	27	46.3
1948	14	49.8
1947	47	42.6
1946	63	40.4
1945	33	45.1
1944	77	37.7
1943	83	37.1
1942	19	48.5
1941	96	32.8
1940	84	36.7
1939	103	30.1
1938	67	39.9
1937	111	9.7
1936	113	0.0
1935	113	0.0
1934	113	0.0
1933	113	0.0
1932	113	0.0
1931	109	14.7
1930	101	31.3
1929	7	53.7
1928	17	49.6
1927	29	46.0
1926	8	52.9
1925	105	24.1
1924	34	44.8
1923	106	24.0
1922	13	50.1
1921	55	41.4
1920	9	51.8
1919	22	48.0
1918	54	41.4
1917	32	45.2
1916	43	43.3
1915	81	37.3
1914	98	32.4
1913	49	42.1
1912	50	42.0
1911	99	32.4
1910	107	22.4
1909	113	0.0
1908	113	0.0
1907	113	0.0
1906	113	0.0
1905	113	0.0
1904	113	0.0
1903	113	0.0
1902	113	0.0
1901	113	0.0
1900	113	0.0
1899	113	0.0
1898	113	0.0
1897	113	0.0
1896	113	0.0
1895	113	0.0
1894	112	2.4
1893	104	27.4