Most Yearly Precipitation in Carlsbad History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Carlsbad, New Mexico history from 1900–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Carlsbad History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Carlsbad, New Mexico has ever received in a single calendar year is 33.8 inches which occurred in 1941.

Year to date though April 29, 2024: 0.3 inches

Carlsbad Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	125	0.3
2023	116	5.1
2022	101	7.2
2021	85	9.2
2020	122	3.0
2019	114	5.6
2018	55	12.1
2017	52	12.4
2016	67	11.1
2015	36	14.3
2014	117	4.9
2013	62	11.4
2012	65	11.1
2011	120	3.6
2010	27	15.9
2009	60	11.8
2008	80	9.8
2007	13	19.6
2006	58	11.9
2005	84	9.5
2004	4	23.3
2003	106	6.2
2002	74	10.7
2001	111	5.8
2000	121	3.5
1999	86	9.0
1998	102	6.8
1997	12	19.7
1996	59	11.8
1995	97	7.8
1994	78	10.3
1993	63	11.2
1992	20	18.6
1991	3	24.3
1990	37	14.3
1989	87	9.0
1988	15	19.4
1987	14	19.5
1986	2	25.5
1985	79	10.1
1984	9	20.1
1983	70	10.9
1982	50	12.6
1981	35	14.6
1980	41	13.6
1979	48	12.7
1978	11	19.8
1977	72	10.8
1976	68	11.1
1975	94	8.0
1974	7	21.1
1973	75	10.7
1972	30	15.2
1971	46	12.9
1970	90	8.4
1969	66	11.1
1968	43	13.5
1967	110	5.8
1966	45	13.1
1965	88	8.8
1964	109	5.9
1963	103	6.8
1962	69	11.1
1961	105	6.5
1960	33	14.8
1959	92	8.3
1958	21	18.5
1957	98	7.4
1956	112	5.8
1955	77	10.4
1954	91	8.3
1953	99	7.3
1952	115	5.5
1951	107	6.1
1950	44	13.4
1949	18	18.7
1948	73	10.7
1947	108	6.0
1946	61	11.7
1945	47	12.9
1944	32	14.9
1943	71	10.8
1942	24	17.5
1941	1	33.8
1940	54	12.3
1939	95	7.9
1938	51	12.6
1937	57	11.9
1936	56	12.0
1935	38	14.0
1934	104	6.8
1933	83	9.6
1932	22	18.1
1931	39	13.9
1930	76	10.5
1929	53	12.3
1928	40	13.8
1927	119	3.9
1926	26	16.1
1925	82	9.7
1924	123	3.0
1923	31	14.9
1922	64	11.2
1921	81	9.7
1920	34	14.7
1919	16	19.1
1918	96	7.9
1917	113	5.7
1916	10	19.9
1915	19	18.6
1914	17	19.0
1913	29	15.3
1912	49	12.7
1911	25	16.8
1910	118	4.1
1909	100	7.2
1908	42	13.6
1907	28	15.8
1906	8	20.8
1905	6	21.9
1904	23	18.1
1903	93	8.1
1902	5	22.4
1901	89	8.7
1900	124	0.5