Most Yearly Precipitation in Columbus History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Columbus History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Columbus, Ohio has ever received in a single calendar year is 55.2 inches which occurred in 2018.

Year to date though April 23, 2024: 14.5 inches

Columbus Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	131	14.5
2023	39	41.5
2022	21	44.8
2021	41	40.4
2020	4	50.5
2019	24	43.9
2018	1	55.2
2017	9	46.6
2016	66	37.8
2015	19	45.0
2014	63	38.1
2013	38	41.6
2012	75	37.3
2011	2	55.0
2010	83	36.3
2009	91	35.5
2008	16	45.4
2007	48	39.9
2006	27	43.6
2005	43	40.3
2004	5	49.3
2003	7	49.0
2002	44	40.2
2001	80	36.9
2000	32	42.9
1999	125	27.6
1998	70	37.6
1997	62	38.2
1996	15	45.6
1995	17	45.3
1994	114	31.6
1993	64	37.9
1992	49	39.6
1991	108	32.7
1990	3	53.2
1989	26	43.8
1988	82	36.6
1987	126	26.7
1986	92	35.0
1985	57	38.7
1984	102	33.4
1983	59	38.4
1982	51	39.3
1981	66	37.8
1980	74	37.4
1979	6	49.2
1978	76	37.1
1977	85	36.1
1976	113	31.9
1975	54	39.0
1974	78	37.0
1973	10	46.3
1972	14	45.6
1971	101	33.7
1970	37	41.9
1969	44	40.2
1968	66	37.8
1967	100	34.0
1966	60	38.3
1965	34	42.7
1964	40	41.2
1963	128	24.5
1962	116	31.2
1961	94	34.8
1960	120	29.5
1959	79	36.9
1958	42	40.4
1957	69	37.8
1956	88	35.9
1955	109	32.7
1954	97	34.3
1953	123	28.4
1952	86	36.0
1951	61	38.2
1950	20	45.0
1949	23	44.5
1948	12	45.7
1947	22	44.5
1946	50	39.6
1945	11	46.2
1944	96	34.4
1943	99	34.1
1942	87	35.9
1941	107	32.8
1940	77	37.1
1939	111	32.6
1938	52	39.2
1937	29	43.5
1936	105	33.3
1935	90	35.5
1934	130	23.1
1933	58	38.4
1932	56	38.7
1931	31	43.5
1930	129	23.9
1929	8	48.3
1928	73	37.4
1927	13	45.6
1926	36	42.0
1925	118	30.8
1924	110	32.7
1923	35	42.6
1922	95	34.6
1921	28	43.6
1920	84	36.1
1919	55	38.9
1918	53	39.2
1917	98	34.1
1916	89	35.7
1915	18	45.2
1914	106	33.1
1913	33	42.7
1912	104	33.3
1911	46	40.2
1910	103	33.4
1909	47	40.1
1908	112	32.1
1907	30	43.5
1906	71	37.5
1905	81	36.6
1904	117	31.2
1903	119	30.1
1902	93	34.9
1901	127	25.9
1900	115	31.4
1899	122	29.1
1898	25	43.8
1897	72	37.5
1896	65	37.8
1895	124	28.0
1894	121	29.3
1893	132	13.6