Most Yearly Precipitation in Cincinnati History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Cincinnati, Ohio history from 1916–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Cincinnati History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Cincinnati, Ohio has ever received in a single calendar year is 73.3 inches which occurred in 2011.

Year to date though April 23, 2024: 14.8 inches

Cincinnati Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	109	14.8
2023	66	39.3
2022	25	45.9
2021	10	49.9
2020	18	47.6
2019	7	52.8
2018	3	55.9
2017	9	50.5
2016	33	44.4
2015	16	48.9
2014	49	42.3
2013	13	49.5
2012	71	38.8
2011	1	73.3
2010	85	36.7
2009	43	43.1
2008	28	45.7
2007	84	36.7
2006	24	46.5
2005	65	39.5
2004	17	48.3
2003	45	42.9
2002	27	45.8
2001	23	46.6
2000	26	45.8
1999	100	32.5
1998	8	51.4
1997	61	40.1
1996	4	53.4
1995	41	43.6
1994	76	38.3
1993	72	38.7
1992	80	37.5
1991	62	40.1
1990	2	57.6
1989	12	49.6
1988	63	40.0
1987	99	32.6
1986	98	33.6
1985	36	44.1
1984	50	42.0
1983	46	42.7
1982	32	45.1
1981	94	34.6
1980	83	37.1
1979	6	52.8
1978	20	46.8
1977	53	41.6
1976	103	30.3
1975	35	44.2
1974	21	46.8
1973	14	49.4
1972	31	45.3
1971	58	40.7
1970	57	40.8
1969	96	34.0
1968	47	42.5
1967	92	35.2
1966	73	38.7
1965	75	38.3
1964	37	43.9
1963	106	28.0
1962	44	42.9
1961	74	38.4
1960	90	35.3
1959	55	41.0
1958	82	37.2
1957	30	45.3
1956	38	43.8
1955	40	43.6
1954	95	34.4
1953	104	29.6
1952	79	37.6
1951	68	39.2
1950	5	53.2
1949	59	40.5
1948	78	37.8
1947	67	39.3
1946	52	41.9
1945	15	49.0
1944	91	35.3
1943	101	32.0
1942	39	43.7
1941	105	28.0
1940	93	34.7
1939	54	41.1
1938	51	42.0
1937	42	43.2
1936	102	30.7
1935	88	35.6
1934	108	22.8
1933	34	44.4
1932	48	42.4
1931	70	38.9
1930	107	24.3
1929	22	46.7
1928	81	37.4
1927	19	46.8
1926	11	49.9
1925	69	39.1
1924	97	33.8
1923	87	36.4
1922	86	36.6
1921	29	45.5
1920	60	40.1
1919	64	39.6
1918	56	40.9
1917	89	35.3
1916	77	38.1