Most Yearly Precipitation in Colby History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Colby History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Colby, Kansas has ever received in a single calendar year is 30.8 inches which occurred in 1993.

Year to date though April 29, 2024: 3.3 inches

Colby Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	132	3.3
2023	42	21.1
2022	118	12.3
2021	90	16.7
2020	111	13.8
2019	16	25.9
2018	37	21.8
2017	22	24.4
2016	79	17.5
2015	25	24.2
2014	75	17.9
2013	102	14.9
2012	122	11.6
2011	47	20.3
2010	70	18.3
2009	12	26.3
2008	45	20.6
2007	72	18.2
2006	44	21.1
2005	50	20.1
2004	52	20.1
2003	105	14.5
2002	112	13.7
2001	65	18.6
2000	91	16.4
1999	60	19.3
1998	30	22.4
1997	49	20.2
1996	15	26.1
1995	32	22.2
1994	23	24.4
1993	1	30.8
1992	13	26.2
1991	63	18.8
1990	74	18.1
1989	67	18.5
1988	81	17.4
1987	59	19.5
1986	80	17.5
1985	33	22.1
1984	40	21.2
1983	95	15.6
1982	14	26.2
1981	21	24.7
1980	99	15.3
1979	18	25.6
1978	97	15.5
1977	31	22.2
1976	121	11.9
1975	24	24.3
1974	83	17.2
1973	19	25.5
1972	71	18.2
1971	77	17.9
1970	84	17.1
1969	82	17.4
1968	61	19.0
1967	125	11.2
1966	107	14.3
1965	10	27.4
1964	120	12.0
1963	78	17.8
1962	20	25.1
1961	68	18.5
1960	36	21.9
1959	85	16.9
1958	29	22.7
1957	5	28.9
1956	129	8.7
1955	124	11.2
1954	117	12.5
1953	56	19.7
1952	113	13.3
1951	28	23.3
1950	93	16.1
1949	11	27.3
1948	46	20.4
1947	89	16.8
1946	7	28.1
1945	54	20.0
1944	6	28.8
1943	110	13.9
1942	43	21.1
1941	2	30.7
1940	96	15.6
1939	98	15.4
1938	69	18.4
1937	101	14.9
1936	119	12.1
1935	114	13.2
1934	130	8.6
1933	73	18.1
1932	104	14.8
1931	92	16.1
1930	17	25.6
1929	57	19.6
1928	39	21.4
1927	64	18.8
1926	123	11.5
1925	106	14.5
1924	87	16.9
1923	9	27.5
1922	62	18.9
1921	55	19.9
1920	8	27.9
1919	66	18.6
1918	51	20.1
1917	48	20.3
1916	115	13.1
1915	3	29.9
1914	88	16.8
1913	38	21.5
1912	53	20.0
1911	127	10.6
1910	131	6.6
1909	76	17.9
1908	109	13.9
1907	116	13.0
1906	58	19.5
1905	86	16.9
1904	27	23.4
1903	41	21.1
1902	34	22.1
1901	103	14.8
1900	94	15.9
1899	108	14.3
1898	100	15.1
1897	4	29.5
1896	35	22.0
1895	26	23.5
1894	126	10.7
1893	128	9.7