Most Yearly Precipitation in Elko History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Elko, Nevada history from 1888–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Elko History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Elko, Nevada has ever received in a single calendar year is 18.3 inches which occurred in 1983.

Year to date though April 26, 2024: 7.0 inches

Elko Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	104	7.0
2023	26	11.7
2022	57	9.6
2021	43	10.4
2020	122	5.5
2019	8	14.8
2018	55	9.6
2017	28	11.6
2016	13	14.4
2015	29	11.5
2014	46	10.3
2013	114	6.5
2012	84	7.8
2011	96	7.4
2010	26	11.7
2009	33	11.2
2008	77	8.1
2007	119	5.7
2006	31	11.4
2005	4	15.4
2004	35	11.2
2003	38	10.9
2002	95	7.5
2001	70	8.6
2000	64	9.0
1999	92	7.6
1998	21	12.4
1997	37	11.0
1996	6	15.2
1995	30	11.5
1994	74	8.3
1993	89	7.6
1992	91	7.6
1991	82	7.9
1990	61	9.4
1989	81	7.9
1988	107	6.7
1987	69	8.6
1986	117	6.1
1985	97	7.3
1984	44	10.4
1983	1	18.3
1982	16	13.7
1981	66	8.8
1980	19	12.9
1979	88	7.7
1978	36	11.1
1977	113	6.5
1976	102	7.1
1975	32	11.3
1974	128	4.8
1973	63	9.1
1972	73	8.5
1971	17	13.7
1970	12	14.6
1969	54	9.7
1968	9	14.6
1967	68	8.6
1966	112	6.5
1965	34	11.2
1964	24	12.1
1963	7	15.1
1962	75	8.2
1961	90	7.6
1960	83	7.8
1959	121	5.5
1958	115	6.4
1957	49	10.1
1956	50	10.0
1955	60	9.5
1954	110	6.6
1953	103	7.0
1952	97	7.3
1951	80	8.0
1950	10	14.6
1949	101	7.1
1948	94	7.5
1947	99	7.2
1946	47	10.2
1945	20	12.6
1944	58	9.6
1943	59	9.6
1942	23	12.2
1941	2	16.2
1940	39	10.7
1939	86	7.8
1938	53	9.8
1937	100	7.1
1936	42	10.5
1935	76	8.2
1934	108	6.7
1933	109	6.7
1932	22	12.2
1931	118	6.1
1930	18	13.3
1929	106	6.8
1928	125	5.2
1927	87	7.8
1926	93	7.5
1925	41	10.6
1924	127	4.8
1923	116	6.3
1922	71	8.5
1921	56	9.6
1920	105	7.0
1919	131	4.4
1918	67	8.7
1917	62	9.2
1916	79	8.0
1915	111	6.5
1914	51	10.0
1913	40	10.6
1912	72	8.5
1911	134	1.5
1910	129	4.6
1909	133	2.4
1908	136	0.0
1907	136	0.0
1906	135	1.5
1905	132	4.1
1904	14	14.1
1903	65	8.8
1902	44	10.4
1901	5	15.4
1900	3	15.6
1899	15	14.1
1898	48	10.1
1897	120	5.7
1896	124	5.3
1895	78	8.0
1894	52	9.8
1893	126	5.0
1892	130	4.5
1891	84	7.8
1890	11	14.6
1889	25	11.9
1888	123	5.4