Most Yearly Precipitation in Chapel Hill History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Chapel Hill, North Carolina history from 1891–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Chapel Hill History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Chapel Hill, North Carolina has ever received in a single calendar year is 69.0 inches which occurred in 2018.

Year to date though April 28, 2024: 16.2 inches

Chapel Hill Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	134	16.2
2023	35	51.5
2022	33	51.9
2021	96	40.2
2020	4	61.4
2019	78	43.4
2018	1	69.0
2017	116	36.4
2016	57	47.7
2015	18	54.4
2014	77	43.5
2013	26	53.1
2012	79	43.3
2011	100	39.4
2010	106	38.2
2009	58	47.7
2008	15	55.4
2007	122	34.8
2006	42	50.9
2005	80	43.2
2004	83	42.3
2003	10	57.1
2002	62	46.6
2001	97	40.1
2000	82	42.5
1999	5	61.3
1998	41	50.9
1997	104	38.5
1996	11	57.0
1995	24	53.2
1994	87	41.6
1993	54	48.6
1992	48	49.8
1991	103	39.0
1990	71	44.8
1989	9	57.3
1988	117	36.2
1987	74	44.3
1986	125	33.3
1985	19	54.3
1984	44	50.4
1983	25	53.1
1982	14	56.4
1981	99	39.8
1980	56	47.8
1979	52	49.1
1978	17	54.5
1977	110	37.6
1976	123	33.6
1975	37	51.2
1974	113	36.9
1973	107	37.9
1972	29	52.5
1971	27	53.0
1970	76	44.1
1969	102	39.0
1968	115	36.6
1967	93	40.6
1966	88	41.5
1965	101	39.2
1964	53	48.9
1963	70	45.0
1962	8	57.4
1961	65	45.8
1960	64	46.4
1959	34	51.6
1958	68	45.3
1957	31	52.0
1956	73	44.7
1955	90	41.5
1954	92	40.9
1953	85	42.2
1952	28	52.5
1951	119	35.5
1950	108	37.8
1949	84	42.3
1948	13	56.8
1947	81	43.2
1946	61	46.7
1945	6	58.2
1944	16	54.5
1943	112	37.5
1942	46	49.9
1941	129	30.2
1940	118	35.9
1939	38	51.2
1938	69	45.1
1937	49	49.4
1936	23	53.2
1935	67	45.3
1934	22	53.7
1933	109	37.6
1932	45	50.2
1931	43	50.8
1930	120	35.5
1929	2	67.9
1928	21	53.8
1927	32	51.9
1926	75	44.3
1925	128	30.5
1924	3	66.2
1923	94	40.5
1922	39	51.2
1921	126	32.9
1920	63	46.5
1919	91	41.1
1918	127	32.7
1917	105	38.5
1916	111	37.6
1915	121	34.9
1914	89	41.5
1913	114	36.9
1912	98	39.9
1911	130	28.0
1910	124	33.3
1909	95	40.3
1908	133	16.5
1907	66	45.6
1906	131	20.2
1905	12	56.9
1904	132	19.0
1903	60	46.9
1902	86	42.0
1901	47	49.8
1900	36	51.4
1899	55	47.8
1898	30	52.2
1897	72	44.7
1896	40	51.1
1895	20	54.1
1894	51	49.1
1893	50	49.3
1892	59	47.2
1891	7	58.2