Most Yearly Precipitation in Ely History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Ely History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Ely, Nevada has ever received in a single calendar year is 17.2 inches which occurred in 1897.

Year to date though April 26, 2024: 5.5 inches

Ely Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	96	5.5
2023	11	13.8
2022	45	9.9
2021	52	9.4
2020	100	5.0
2019	9	14.6
2018	72	7.8
2017	48	9.7
2016	30	11.0
2015	44	9.9
2014	54	9.3
2013	66	8.5
2012	19	12.2
2011	22	12.0
2010	29	11.1
2009	40	10.0
2008	95	5.5
2007	84	6.8
2006	56	9.2
2005	14	13.0
2004	60	9.0
2003	66	8.5
2002	102	4.5
2001	82	6.9
2000	38	10.1
1999	86	6.7
1998	20	12.2
1997	50	9.6
1996	77	7.3
1995	21	12.1
1994	55	9.2
1993	39	10.1
1992	46	9.8
1991	42	10.0
1990	61	8.8
1989	87	6.6
1988	64	8.7
1987	18	12.3
1986	65	8.6
1985	43	9.9
1984	5	14.8
1983	6	14.8
1982	3	15.5
1981	37	10.3
1980	15	12.8
1979	75	7.4
1978	17	12.5
1977	57	9.2
1976	69	8.3
1975	47	9.8
1974	103	4.2
1973	27	11.2
1972	88	6.6
1971	53	9.4
1970	34	10.7
1969	26	11.5
1968	41	10.0
1967	8	14.7
1966	90	6.1
1965	33	10.8
1964	16	12.7
1963	28	11.1
1962	76	7.4
1961	78	7.3
1960	70	7.9
1959	93	6.0
1958	73	7.6
1957	58	9.1
1956	89	6.4
1955	61	8.8
1954	71	7.9
1953	98	5.2
1952	31	11.0
1951	79	7.3
1950	92	6.0
1949	83	6.9
1948	97	5.3
1947	81	6.9
1946	51	9.6
1945	13	13.2
1944	74	7.5
1943	68	8.3
1942	101	4.6
1941	12	13.5
1940	63	8.7
1939	35	10.6
1938	106	2.1
1937	108	0.0
1936	108	0.0
1935	108	0.0
1934	108	0.0
1933	108	0.0
1932	108	0.0
1931	108	0.0
1930	108	0.0
1929	108	0.0
1928	108	0.0
1927	108	0.0
1926	108	0.0
1925	108	0.0
1924	108	0.0
1923	108	0.0
1922	108	0.0
1921	108	0.0
1920	108	0.0
1919	108	0.0
1918	108	0.0
1917	108	0.0
1916	108	0.0
1915	108	0.0
1914	108	0.0
1913	108	0.0
1912	104	4.0
1911	99	5.1
1910	85	6.7
1909	24	11.6
1908	94	5.6
1907	105	2.5
1906	91	6.0
1905	108	0.0
1904	49	9.7
1903	80	7.0
1902	32	10.9
1901	25	11.5
1900	36	10.5
1899	10	14.4
1898	4	15.1
1897	1	17.2
1896	23	11.8
1895	7	14.8
1894	2	17.0
1893	58	9.1
1892	108	0.0
1891	108	0.0
1890	108	0.0
1889	108	0.0
1888	107	1.1