Most Yearly Precipitation in Fresno History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Fresno, California history from 1948–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Fresno History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Fresno, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 21.6 inches which occurred in 1983.

Year to date though April 23, 2024: 8.8 inches

Fresno Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	51	8.8
2023	18	13.6
2022	71	6.4
2021	34	10.4
2020	74	6.2
2019	23	12.4
2018	53	8.7
2017	19	13.2
2016	17	13.7
2015	50	9.0
2014	60	7.5
2013	77	3.0
2012	39	10.0
2011	29	10.9
2010	7	16.5
2009	49	9.1
2008	54	8.5
2007	62	7.0
2006	15	13.9
2005	27	11.7
2004	30	10.6
2003	48	9.1
2002	67	6.8
2001	25	12.0
2000	11	15.2
1999	73	6.2
1998	4	17.7
1997	57	7.7
1996	6	17.0
1995	5	17.3
1994	37	10.1
1993	16	13.8
1992	14	14.1
1991	32	10.5
1990	52	8.7
1989	65	6.9
1988	45	9.4
1987	47	9.2
1986	22	12.4
1985	56	8.4
1984	66	6.8
1983	1	21.6
1982	9	16.1
1981	38	10.0
1980	36	10.3
1979	40	10.0
1978	3	17.7
1977	70	6.6
1976	28	11.0
1975	72	6.3
1974	46	9.3
1973	21	12.7
1972	59	7.5
1971	63	7.0
1970	26	11.9
1969	2	19.1
1968	31	10.5
1967	20	13.0
1966	76	6.1
1965	35	10.3
1964	55	8.4
1963	13	14.3
1962	43	9.6
1961	64	7.0
1960	44	9.6
1959	61	7.2
1958	8	16.5
1957	33	10.4
1956	68	6.6
1955	12	15.2
1954	41	9.8
1953	75	6.1
1952	10	15.5
1951	42	9.7
1950	24	12.4
1949	69	6.6
1948	58	7.6