Most Yearly Precipitation in Fairfield History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Fairfield, Illinois history from 1895–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Fairfield History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Fairfield, Illinois has ever received in a single calendar year is 68.8 inches which occurred in 2019.

Year to date though April 28, 2024: 15.1 inches

Fairfield Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	130	15.1
2023	128	20.7
2022	111	33.0
2021	53	44.6
2020	16	53.0
2019	1	68.8
2018	15	53.1
2017	112	32.7
2016	40	46.6
2015	18	52.9
2014	51	44.9
2013	14	54.0
2012	114	31.7
2011	2	63.3
2010	113	32.1
2009	21	51.6
2008	31	48.6
2007	73	39.6
2006	29	49.4
2005	84	38.1
2004	20	51.8
2003	75	39.0
2002	35	47.8
2001	74	39.5
2000	56	44.2
1999	43	46.0
1998	61	42.6
1997	62	42.4
1996	26	50.1
1995	63	42.4
1994	85	38.0
1993	19	52.5
1992	109	33.2
1991	102	35.3
1990	27	50.1
1989	36	47.8
1988	91	36.7
1987	98	35.7
1986	83	38.2
1985	22	51.5
1984	25	50.2
1983	7	57.3
1982	30	48.7
1981	70	40.2
1980	101	35.3
1979	12	54.5
1978	49	45.1
1977	11	54.6
1976	108	33.8
1975	28	49.7
1974	32	48.6
1973	9	55.0
1972	41	46.5
1971	95	36.3
1970	79	38.4
1969	6	57.5
1968	55	44.3
1967	52	44.7
1966	69	40.3
1965	81	38.3
1964	104	35.1
1963	121	30.2
1962	59	43.0
1961	13	54.2
1960	96	35.7
1959	38	47.2
1958	65	41.5
1957	4	61.1
1956	99	35.4
1955	58	43.5
1954	94	36.3
1953	119	30.5
1952	93	36.4
1951	42	46.1
1950	71	40.1
1949	10	54.6
1948	57	44.0
1947	50	45.0
1946	34	47.9
1945	5	58.6
1944	117	30.8
1943	86	38.0
1942	78	38.5
1941	100	35.4
1940	115	31.7
1939	80	38.4
1938	90	36.7
1937	37	47.7
1936	124	29.9
1935	33	48.2
1934	103	35.1
1933	77	38.7
1932	64	41.9
1931	67	40.6
1930	122	30.2
1929	47	45.4
1928	120	30.5
1927	3	62.6
1926	125	29.0
1925	118	30.8
1924	116	31.4
1923	54	44.5
1922	87	37.9
1921	66	40.9
1920	88	37.3
1919	17	52.9
1918	46	45.4
1917	82	38.2
1916	72	40.0
1915	110	33.1
1914	107	34.3
1913	23	51.0
1912	39	46.9
1911	105	34.6
1910	92	36.5
1909	48	45.4
1908	127	24.3
1907	45	45.8
1906	76	38.9
1905	68	40.3
1904	44	45.9
1903	97	35.7
1902	123	30.2
1901	126	28.3
1900	89	36.8
1899	106	34.6
1898	8	56.6
1897	24	50.9
1896	60	42.9
1895	129	16.8