Most Yearly Precipitation in Charleston History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Charleston, Illinois history from 1896–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Charleston History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Charleston, Illinois has ever received in a single calendar year is 59.7 inches which occurred in 2020.

Year to date though April 26, 2024: 13.6 inches

Charleston Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	128	13.6
2023	90	35.9
2022	65	38.5
2021	33	43.6
2020	1	59.7
2019	16	48.5
2018	4	53.6
2017	67	38.5
2016	77	37.5
2015	38	42.8
2014	10	50.9
2013	62	39.0
2012	103	33.5
2011	11	50.9
2010	71	37.9
2009	8	51.6
2008	129	5.3
2007	83	36.6
2006	18	48.0
2005	80	37.1
2004	25	45.7
2003	43	42.6
2002	29	44.1
2001	35	43.0
2000	2	56.6
1999	85	36.5
1998	21	46.4
1997	66	38.5
1996	39	42.7
1995	97	35.1
1994	75	37.6
1993	12	50.5
1992	55	40.8
1991	113	31.0
1990	9	51.2
1989	45	42.3
1988	104	33.4
1987	89	36.0
1986	92	35.9
1985	15	49.0
1984	88	36.1
1983	31	43.7
1982	50	41.1
1981	26	45.1
1980	117	28.5
1979	57	40.1
1978	37	42.9
1977	30	44.0
1976	120	27.3
1975	7	51.8
1974	6	52.4
1973	14	49.4
1972	54	40.8
1971	76	37.6
1970	95	35.2
1969	27	44.8
1968	87	36.4
1967	32	43.6
1966	74	37.7
1965	107	32.9
1964	115	29.8
1963	116	28.7
1962	101	34.2
1961	53	40.9
1960	122	26.2
1959	119	27.4
1958	81	37.1
1957	5	52.8
1956	121	26.2
1955	79	37.5
1954	123	25.5
1953	125	25.3
1952	112	31.1
1951	68	38.3
1950	59	39.6
1949	13	49.6
1948	61	39.0
1947	99	34.7
1946	64	38.6
1945	84	36.6
1944	126	17.0
1943	100	34.4
1942	41	42.6
1941	86	36.5
1940	96	35.1
1939	47	41.8
1938	20	46.5
1937	60	39.5
1936	109	31.8
1935	93	35.7
1934	63	38.9
1933	46	41.9
1932	106	33.2
1931	49	41.3
1930	114	30.1
1929	17	48.4
1928	72	37.8
1927	3	56.0
1926	19	46.8
1925	111	31.3
1924	44	42.4
1923	42	42.6
1922	56	40.3
1921	23	45.8
1920	102	34.2
1919	58	40.0
1918	28	44.7
1917	52	40.9
1916	82	36.7
1915	40	42.7
1914	124	25.4
1913	118	28.1
1912	78	37.5
1911	69	38.0
1910	73	37.7
1909	22	46.0
1908	105	33.4
1907	70	38.0
1906	94	35.3
1905	98	34.9
1904	34	43.1
1903	91	35.9
1902	48	41.7
1901	127	15.2
1900	108	32.5
1899	110	31.4
1898	36	43.0
1897	51	41.1
1896	24	45.8