Most Yearly Precipitation in Cape Girardeau History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Cape Girardeau, Missouri history from 1945–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Cape Girardeau History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Cape Girardeau, Missouri has ever received in a single calendar year is 74.4 inches which occurred in 2011.

Year to date though April 29, 2024: 13.1 inches

Cape Girardeau Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	78	13.1
2023	27	49.3
2022	52	41.7
2021	37	45.9
2020	26	49.5
2019	3	65.4
2018	11	57.6
2017	70	34.3
2016	25	49.6
2015	8	60.0
2014	44	43.7
2013	59	40.5
2012	76	27.0
2011	1	74.4
2010	65	39.4
2009	32	47.7
2008	7	60.2
2007	51	42.0
2006	16	53.9
2005	64	39.5
2004	63	39.6
2003	23	50.2
2002	12	57.2
2001	30	48.2
2000	62	39.8
1999	67	37.0
1998	68	36.8
1997	79	7.6
1996	46	43.2
1995	45	43.3
1994	31	47.8
1993	18	53.0
1992	66	39.2
1991	24	49.8
1990	13	54.8
1989	22	50.5
1988	58	40.7
1987	43	43.9
1986	55	41.2
1985	19	52.9
1984	20	52.1
1983	33	46.9
1982	9	58.3
1981	60	40.4
1980	74	29.9
1979	10	58.2
1978	53	41.5
1977	28	48.8
1976	73	32.8
1975	14	54.5
1974	38	45.7
1973	2	68.3
1972	17	53.8
1971	35	46.1
1970	39	45.3
1969	47	42.8
1968	42	44.0
1967	54	41.5
1966	41	44.7
1965	61	40.2
1964	36	45.9
1963	69	36.0
1962	49	42.5
1961	40	45.1
1960	72	32.9
1959	71	33.7
1958	5	62.2
1957	15	54.0
1956	77	20.6
1955	56	41.2
1954	48	42.8
1953	75	28.0
1952	57	40.7
1951	21	51.8
1950	4	64.0
1949	6	61.0
1948	29	48.2
1947	50	42.4
1946	34	46.8
1945	80	1.6