Most Yearly Precipitation in Chattanooga History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Chattanooga, Tennessee history from 1879–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Chattanooga History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Chattanooga, Tennessee has ever received in a single calendar year is 73.7 inches which occurred in 1994.

Year to date though April 29, 2024: 17.4 inches

Chattanooga Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	146	17.4
2023	102	47.2
2022	40	58.3
2021	27	62.8
2020	2	72.7
2019	25	63.2
2018	14	65.9
2017	39	58.5
2016	142	35.6
2015	12	66.8
2014	116	45.3
2013	7	68.8
2012	80	50.8
2011	18	64.8
2010	132	41.9
2009	29	62.6
2008	101	47.3
2007	139	38.6
2006	106	46.7
2005	110	46.3
2004	34	60.2
2003	16	65.6
2002	81	50.7
2001	59	55.0
2000	92	48.1
1999	100	47.4
1998	66	53.2
1997	46	56.3
1996	55	55.6
1995	48	56.2
1994	1	73.7
1993	135	40.1
1992	52	55.9
1991	50	56.0
1990	9	68.6
1989	4	71.6
1988	126	43.9
1987	107	46.6
1986	127	42.5
1985	138	39.6
1984	96	47.7
1983	69	52.7
1982	41	58.0
1981	112	45.9
1980	88	48.9
1979	8	68.6
1978	136	40.1
1977	20	64.6
1976	95	47.8
1975	10	68.1
1974	75	51.3
1973	5	71.6
1972	21	64.5
1971	78	51.0
1970	119	44.8
1969	79	50.8
1968	143	35.1
1967	72	51.9
1966	103	47.2
1965	124	44.4
1964	23	64.3
1963	44	57.2
1962	56	55.4
1961	36	59.3
1960	120	44.5
1959	105	46.8
1958	122	44.4
1957	33	60.3
1956	109	46.3
1955	83	50.4
1954	82	50.6
1953	97	47.6
1952	123	44.4
1951	49	56.2
1950	15	65.6
1949	13	66.7
1948	19	64.6
1947	94	48.1
1946	24	64.1
1945	51	55.9
1944	67	53.2
1943	128	42.5
1942	74	51.4
1941	125	44.2
1940	111	45.9
1939	118	44.8
1938	87	49.3
1937	64	53.6
1936	53	55.9
1935	85	50.2
1934	57	55.4
1933	84	50.2
1932	22	64.5
1931	137	39.7
1930	134	40.3
1929	3	72.4
1928	54	55.7
1927	73	51.9
1926	47	56.3
1925	121	44.5
1924	68	52.9
1923	37	58.8
1922	58	55.3
1921	76	51.2
1920	6	70.7
1919	90	48.6
1918	91	48.4
1917	42	57.7
1916	89	48.7
1915	32	60.3
1914	113	45.5
1913	93	48.1
1912	17	65.0
1911	26	63.1
1910	130	42.3
1909	63	54.1
1908	131	42.2
1907	129	42.4
1906	98	47.6
1905	114	45.5
1904	145	32.7
1903	117	45.2
1902	144	33.0
1901	65	53.4
1900	104	46.8
1899	61	54.2
1898	133	40.5
1897	115	45.3
1896	140	37.8
1895	108	46.4
1894	141	37.2
1893	99	47.5
1892	28	62.7
1891	38	58.7
1890	70	52.4
1889	86	49.4
1888	60	54.9
1887	77	51.1
1886	43	57.7
1885	45	56.6
1884	30	61.9
1883	62	54.2
1882	35	59.9
1881	31	61.0
1880	11	68.0
1879	71	52.0