Most Yearly Precipitation in El Cajon History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in El Cajon, California history from 1899–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in El Cajon History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that El Cajon, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 28.1 inches which occurred in 1941.

Year to date though March 19, 2024: 6.6 inches

El Cajon Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	90	6.6
2023	13	19.7
2022	76	8.0
2021	59	10.9
2020	55	11.2
2019	10	20.8
2018	66	9.6
2017	57	11.0
2016	44	12.7
2015	80	7.8
2014	92	6.2
2013	89	6.8
2012	69	9.4
2011	45	12.5
2010	11	20.4
2009	81	7.7
2008	36	14.4
2007	93	6.2
2006	98	5.2
2005	50	11.8
2004	47	12.2
2003	87	7.2
2002	103	4.8
2001	56	11.2
2000	100	5.0
1999	104	4.7
1998	23	16.8
1997	101	4.9
1996	61	10.3
1995	9	20.8
1994	91	6.3
1993	12	20.4
1992	79	7.9
1991	33	14.8
1990	82	7.6
1989	106	1.3
1988	78	8.0
1987	63	10.2
1986	54	11.3
1985	53	11.7
1984	85	7.3
1983	5	23.2
1982	18	18.4
1981	51	11.7
1980	6	22.2
1979	107	0.4
1959	96	5.6
1958	27	16.0
1957	19	17.6
1956	102	4.8
1955	65	10.0
1954	52	11.7
1953	99	5.2
1952	32	14.8
1951	34	14.7
1950	88	7.1
1949	48	12.0
1948	77	8.0
1947	86	7.3
1946	67	9.5
1945	42	13.1
1944	40	13.2
1943	20	17.4
1942	83	7.6
1941	1	28.1
1940	15	18.8
1939	31	15.1
1938	16	18.6
1937	26	16.1
1936	21	17.1
1935	39	13.3
1934	71	9.3
1933	58	11.0
1932	29	15.9
1931	17	18.4
1930	24	16.3
1929	84	7.4
1928	72	8.3
1927	2	24.6
1926	22	17.0
1925	37	14.3
1924	62	10.2
1923	68	9.5
1922	30	15.6
1921	7	22.1
1920	41	13.1
1919	64	10.1
1918	28	16.0
1917	70	9.4
1916	3	24.1
1915	8	21.1
1914	25	16.2
1913	60	10.6
1912	35	14.6
1911	94	6.2
1910	75	8.2
1909	14	19.3
1908	38	14.2
1907	46	12.4
1906	49	11.9
1905	4	23.8
1904	73	8.3
1903	95	6.1
1902	43	12.7
1901	105	3.6
1900	74	8.2
1899	97	5.3