Most Yearly Precipitation in Brookings History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Brookings History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Brookings, South Dakota has ever received in a single calendar year is 39.8 inches which occurred in 2010.

Year to date though April 23, 2024: 3.9 inches

Brookings Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	132	3.9
2023	96	17.8
2022	43	23.7
2021	63	21.2
2020	91	18.5
2019	2	38.5
2018	6	31.0
2017	23	26.4
2016	11	29.2
2015	34	24.5
2014	44	23.7
2013	40	24.1
2012	64	21.1
2011	49	23.4
2010	1	39.8
2009	47	23.5
2008	54	22.6
2007	51	22.9
2006	50	23.2
2005	3	33.1
2004	29	25.0
2003	90	18.7
2002	48	23.4
2001	54	22.6
2000	56	22.4
1999	69	20.5
1998	92	18.3
1997	115	16.1
1996	77	20.1
1995	5	32.3
1994	21	26.5
1993	13	28.6
1992	19	26.7
1991	35	24.3
1990	28	25.2
1989	85	19.3
1988	117	15.7
1987	71	20.4
1986	8	30.7
1985	78	19.8
1984	10	29.9
1983	20	26.6
1982	26	25.7
1981	84	19.3
1980	79	19.6
1979	32	24.7
1978	60	21.6
1977	9	30.3
1976	127	13.3
1975	53	22.7
1974	123	14.7
1973	109	16.6
1972	15	28.0
1971	80	19.6
1970	37	24.2
1969	45	23.7
1968	17	27.3
1967	86	19.2
1966	108	16.8
1965	58	21.7
1964	94	18.1
1963	4	32.3
1962	35	24.3
1961	41	24.1
1960	25	26.0
1959	66	20.7
1958	126	13.5
1957	101	17.4
1956	65	20.9
1955	120	15.4
1954	114	16.1
1953	31	24.8
1952	107	16.9
1951	18	27.0
1950	89	18.7
1949	105	16.9
1948	93	18.2
1947	74	20.4
1946	22	26.4
1945	59	21.6
1944	12	28.7
1943	24	26.3
1942	39	24.2
1941	83	19.3
1940	88	18.7
1939	103	17.2
1938	122	15.0
1937	113	16.2
1936	104	16.9
1935	99	17.5
1934	97	17.7
1933	130	10.0
1932	100	17.4
1931	116	15.7
1930	121	15.1
1929	61	21.5
1928	111	16.5
1927	73	20.4
1926	124	14.5
1925	125	14.1
1924	87	19.2
1923	68	20.5
1922	95	17.9
1921	98	17.6
1920	14	28.3
1919	16	27.8
1918	70	20.4
1917	81	19.5
1916	102	17.3
1915	72	20.4
1914	38	24.2
1913	110	16.6
1912	46	23.6
1911	30	24.9
1910	128	12.6
1909	57	22.3
1908	7	30.9
1907	119	15.4
1906	62	21.4
1905	27	25.6
1904	118	15.5
1903	33	24.6
1902	82	19.3
1901	106	16.9
1900	42	23.8
1899	75	20.2
1898	112	16.4
1897	52	22.8
1896	67	20.7
1895	76	20.1
1894	129	11.6
1893	131	8.9