Most Yearly Precipitation in Charlotte History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Charlotte, North Carolina history from 1893–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Charlotte History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Charlotte, North Carolina has ever received in a single calendar year is 67.1 inches which occurred in 1936.

Year to date though April 26, 2024: 15.0 inches

Charlotte Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	130	15.0
2023	42	46.2
2022	55	44.4
2021	111	35.7
2020	6	58.8
2019	12	54.0
2018	5	59.1
2017	52	44.7
2016	124	33.6
2015	24	49.5
2014	45	45.5
2013	21	49.6
2012	123	33.7
2011	53	44.5
2010	108	36.4
2009	32	48.1
2008	69	42.2
2007	127	28.6
2006	54	44.4
2005	73	41.9
2004	57	44.2
2003	3	62.6
2002	84	40.4
2001	129	26.2
2000	119	34.7
1999	116	34.9
1998	82	41.0
1997	29	48.7
1996	86	40.2
1995	31	48.2
1994	107	36.6
1993	109	35.8
1992	13	53.7
1991	49	45.2
1990	22	49.6
1989	19	49.8
1988	122	34.3
1987	94	39.3
1986	128	26.9
1985	25	49.3
1984	50	45.0
1983	76	41.5
1982	75	41.7
1981	106	36.7
1980	97	39.1
1979	7	57.0
1978	51	44.7
1977	77	41.5
1976	74	41.8
1975	4	62.1
1974	26	49.3
1973	59	44.1
1972	56	44.2
1971	30	48.5
1970	110	35.8
1969	89	39.8
1968	87	40.1
1967	63	43.2
1966	114	35.1
1965	93	39.4
1964	36	46.6
1963	120	34.7
1962	33	47.8
1961	61	43.8
1960	60	44.1
1959	14	53.7
1958	90	39.8
1957	40	46.2
1956	105	37.1
1955	103	37.4
1954	95	39.3
1953	102	37.6
1952	43	46.0
1951	121	34.5
1950	118	34.8
1949	48	45.3
1948	10	55.2
1947	23	49.5
1946	83	40.6
1945	18	50.5
1944	39	46.3
1943	131	0.0
1942	131	0.0
1941	112	35.5
1940	71	42.0
1939	41	46.2
1938	104	37.3
1937	35	47.5
1936	1	67.1
1935	79	41.4
1934	62	43.5
1933	125	29.9
1932	20	49.8
1931	27	49.3
1930	115	35.1
1929	8	57.0
1928	15	51.8
1927	81	41.2
1926	99	38.2
1925	126	29.7
1924	28	49.0
1923	66	42.9
1922	16	51.6
1921	100	38.2
1920	17	50.8
1919	44	45.6
1918	92	39.4
1917	80	41.3
1916	37	46.5
1915	70	42.1
1914	113	35.2
1913	58	44.2
1912	78	41.4
1911	101	37.9
1910	85	40.3
1909	98	39.1
1908	11	54.4
1907	88	40.0
1906	34	47.7
1905	67	42.4
1904	72	41.9
1903	91	39.5
1902	47	45.3
1901	2	62.8
1900	38	46.3
1899	46	45.4
1898	64	43.0
1897	68	42.4
1896	117	34.8
1895	96	39.2
1894	65	42.9
1893	9	56.3