Most Yearly Precipitation in Cedar Rapids History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Cedar Rapids, Iowa history from 1892–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Cedar Rapids History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Cedar Rapids, Iowa has ever received in a single calendar year is 60.1 inches which occurred in 1993.

Year to date though April 21, 2024: 9.6 inches

Cedar Rapids Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	133	9.6
2023	114	26.8
2022	71	32.4
2021	74	32.0
2020	28	40.1
2019	14	43.8
2018	9	46.2
2017	52	35.1
2016	18	43.1
2015	16	43.2
2014	22	41.6
2013	36	38.3
2012	121	25.6
2011	47	35.4
2010	17	43.1
2009	7	47.4
2008	3	50.0
2007	24	40.9
2006	53	34.9
2005	108	27.5
2004	60	34.2
2003	67	32.9
2002	32	39.3
2001	39	37.3
2000	62	33.8
1999	51	35.1
1998	8	46.2
1997	54	34.8
1996	63	33.7
1995	91	29.7
1994	70	32.5
1993	1	60.1
1992	49	35.2
1991	26	40.6
1990	19	43.0
1989	126	24.3
1988	129	22.9
1987	43	36.6
1986	13	44.8
1985	64	33.7
1984	44	36.0
1983	50	35.1
1982	10	45.3
1981	45	35.7
1980	107	27.6
1979	41	37.0
1978	76	31.6
1977	6	47.9
1976	123	25.1
1975	105	27.9
1974	29	39.8
1973	25	40.7
1972	23	41.4
1971	27	40.4
1970	34	38.5
1969	12	44.9
1968	55	34.8
1967	20	42.9
1966	97	29.0
1965	2	50.3
1964	120	25.9
1963	98	28.9
1962	69	32.5
1961	5	48.0
1960	35	38.4
1959	4	48.2
1958	119	26.0
1957	110	27.4
1956	102	28.2
1955	96	29.0
1954	33	39.2
1953	122	25.4
1952	81	31.1
1951	11	45.0
1950	66	33.2
1949	93	29.5
1948	87	30.0
1947	103	28.1
1946	104	28.0
1945	58	34.4
1944	46	35.4
1943	56	34.6
1942	77	31.4
1941	31	39.4
1940	117	26.1
1939	80	31.2
1938	30	39.5
1937	109	27.4
1936	85	30.3
1935	72	32.1
1934	75	31.9
1933	125	24.7
1932	83	30.8
1931	57	34.5
1930	73	32.1
1929	86	30.1
1928	42	36.8
1927	40	37.1
1926	88	30.0
1925	89	29.9
1924	79	31.2
1923	124	25.0
1922	112	27.0
1921	111	27.2
1920	131	21.0
1919	65	33.4
1918	84	30.7
1917	118	26.0
1916	92	29.7
1915	68	32.8
1914	38	37.7
1913	100	28.5
1912	113	26.8
1911	37	38.2
1910	132	18.7
1909	61	34.1
1908	99	28.8
1907	48	35.3
1906	106	27.9
1905	59	34.3
1904	127	24.0
1903	101	28.5
1902	15	43.4
1901	130	22.1
1900	78	31.2
1899	115	26.7
1898	93	29.5
1897	95	29.3
1896	90	29.8
1895	128	23.4
1894	116	26.3
1893	82	31.0
1892	21	42.6