Most Yearly Precipitation in Dayton History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Dayton History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Dayton, Ohio has ever received in a single calendar year is 59.8 inches which occurred in 1990.

Year to date though April 30, 2024: 14.9 inches

Dayton Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	122	14.9
2023	86	35.2
2022	68	37.3
2021	38	41.3
2020	50	40.2
2019	28	43.0
2018	10	49.0
2017	6	50.8
2016	83	35.8
2015	41	41.1
2014	78	36.0
2013	75	36.5
2012	98	32.6
2011	2	56.7
2010	93	33.6
2009	85	35.6
2008	21	45.3
2007	44	40.9
2006	19	45.3
2005	20	45.3
2004	35	41.7
2003	26	43.5
2002	56	39.1
2001	32	42.2
2000	90	34.3
1999	106	29.9
1998	54	39.2
1997	104	30.6
1996	3	54.7
1995	5	51.3
1994	88	34.8
1993	4	52.2
1992	47	40.6
1991	70	37.2
1990	1	59.8
1989	8	49.4
1988	74	36.6
1987	118	24.7
1986	29	42.9
1985	81	35.8
1984	77	36.0
1983	65	37.9
1982	30	42.7
1981	23	43.7
1980	43	41.0
1979	27	43.3
1978	57	39.0
1977	84	35.6
1976	115	25.6
1975	42	41.1
1974	48	40.4
1973	62	38.5
1972	82	35.8
1971	95	33.2
1970	111	27.2
1969	87	34.9
1968	89	34.4
1967	94	33.4
1966	99	32.3
1965	105	30.5
1964	100	31.6
1963	119	24.2
1962	109	27.7
1961	53	40.1
1960	113	26.2
1959	51	40.2
1958	39	41.3
1957	52	40.1
1956	97	32.9
1955	59	38.7
1954	107	29.4
1953	110	27.6
1952	63	38.0
1951	67	37.5
1950	9	49.0
1949	64	37.9
1948	37	41.3
1947	15	46.9
1946	69	37.3
1945	14	46.9
1944	103	30.8
1943	102	30.9
1942	71	36.9
1941	96	32.9
1940	72	36.9
1939	73	36.8
1938	17	46.1
1937	7	49.7
1936	101	31.3
1935	80	36.0
1934	120	23.7
1933	123	10.7
1932	125	0.0
1931	125	0.0
1930	125	0.0
1929	125	0.0
1928	125	0.0
1927	125	0.0
1926	125	0.0
1925	125	0.0
1924	124	3.2
1923	40	41.2
1922	33	42.1
1921	25	43.6
1920	58	39.0
1919	18	45.6
1918	31	42.5
1917	49	40.4
1916	34	42.0
1915	22	45.0
1914	112	26.7
1913	11	48.6
1912	46	40.7
1911	59	38.7
1910	92	33.8
1909	16	46.8
1908	76	36.3
1907	13	47.2
1906	55	39.1
1905	24	43.7
1904	66	37.7
1903	61	38.7
1902	78	36.0
1901	114	26.0
1900	91	33.9
1899	108	28.6
1898	12	47.5
1897	36	41.4
1896	45	40.9
1895	117	25.0
1894	116	25.5
1893	121	17.0