Most Yearly Precipitation in Detroit History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Detroit, Michigan history from 1896–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Detroit History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Detroit, Michigan has ever received in a single calendar year is 47.7 inches which occurred in 2011.

Year to date though April 29, 2024: 11.7 inches

Detroit Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	126	11.7
2023	27	36.7
2022	104	24.3
2021	6	40.0
2020	12	38.7
2019	28	36.4
2018	2	43.8
2017	29	35.5
2016	32	34.7
2015	65	30.3
2014	17	37.6
2013	7	39.9
2012	91	27.1
2011	1	47.7
2010	54	32.3
2009	40	34.1
2008	42	34.0
2007	53	32.7
2006	10	39.2
2005	85	28.3
2004	45	33.6
2003	59	31.4
2002	64	30.5
2001	34	34.5
2000	4	42.2
1999	55	32.2
1998	39	34.1
1997	49	33.2
1996	89	27.4
1995	78	28.8
1994	60	31.0
1993	63	30.6
1992	22	37.3
1991	70	29.6
1990	3	42.6
1989	75	29.3
1988	93	26.9
1987	13	38.3
1986	16	37.6
1985	5	40.1
1984	95	26.3
1983	15	37.7
1982	36	34.2
1981	46	33.5
1980	25	37.2
1979	50	33.0
1978	87	27.7
1977	51	32.9
1976	76	29.1
1975	33	34.6
1974	56	31.9
1973	41	34.1
1972	57	31.7
1971	112	22.8
1970	79	28.8
1969	74	29.3
1968	30	35.2
1967	43	33.8
1966	34	34.5
1965	11	39.1
1964	80	28.7
1963	116	21.0
1962	77	29.0
1961	23	37.3
1960	99	25.9
1959	26	36.7
1958	113	21.7
1957	8	39.8
1956	52	32.8
1955	96	26.2
1954	48	33.5
1953	109	23.9
1952	73	29.3
1951	14	37.8
1950	9	39.5
1949	24	37.3
1948	58	31.4
1947	18	37.6
1946	69	30.0
1945	37	34.2
1944	105	24.1
1943	67	30.2
1942	44	33.6
1941	114	21.7
1940	20	37.5
1939	102	24.6
1938	100	24.7
1937	115	21.7
1936	110	23.8
1935	108	23.9
1934	118	19.6
1933	101	24.6
1932	38	34.2
1931	107	23.9
1930	111	23.3
1929	120	18.9
1928	129	1.6
1927	123	13.7
1926	125	11.9
1925	31	34.8
1924	90	27.4
1923	103	24.3
1922	98	25.9
1921	81	28.7
1920	82	28.6
1919	72	29.6
1918	97	26.2
1917	62	30.7
1916	66	30.3
1915	71	29.6
1914	88	27.5
1913	61	30.9
1912	19	37.5
1911	21	37.4
1910	106	24.0
1909	68	30.2
1908	92	27.0
1907	84	28.5
1906	83	28.5
1905	127	2.5
1904	121	18.1
1903	128	2.5
1902	119	19.5
1901	122	16.6
1900	117	20.7
1899	94	26.5
1898	47	33.5
1897	86	27.7
1896	124	12.3