Most Yearly Precipitation in Galesburg History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Galesburg History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Galesburg, Illinois has ever received in a single calendar year is 54.3 inches which occurred in 2009.

Year to date though April 29, 2024: 14.7 inches

Galesburg Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	113	14.7
2023	47	38.0
2022	56	36.1
2021	21	42.3
2020	65	35.0
2019	6	50.1
2018	29	40.3
2017	81	32.5
2016	37	39.1
2015	24	40.6
2014	19	43.3
2013	16	44.7
2012	94	29.4
2011	52	36.9
2010	7	49.3
2009	1	54.3
2008	15	45.1
2007	32	39.8
2006	45	38.0
2005	107	25.7
2004	58	36.0
2003	57	36.1
2002	73	33.6
2001	50	37.3
2000	70	34.3
1999	74	33.5
1998	14	45.4
1997	28	40.4
1996	76	33.4
1995	23	40.7
1994	90	30.2
1993	5	50.4
1992	60	35.7
1991	77	33.2
1990	9	48.0
1989	93	29.5
1988	109	24.0
1987	102	27.6
1986	41	38.8
1985	27	40.5
1984	39	38.9
1983	75	33.4
1982	4	51.2
1981	55	36.2
1980	31	39.9
1979	82	32.4
1978	86	31.4
1977	26	40.5
1976	79	33.0
1975	46	38.0
1974	18	43.5
1973	11	47.3
1972	51	37.1
1971	108	24.4
1970	10	47.8
1969	33	39.6
1968	89	30.5
1967	40	38.8
1966	97	28.5
1965	8	48.3
1964	105	26.8
1963	99	28.1
1962	100	27.9
1961	36	39.3
1960	69	34.4
1959	48	37.6
1958	103	27.1
1957	59	35.9
1956	80	32.9
1955	64	35.3
1954	34	39.6
1953	104	26.9
1952	72	33.6
1951	13	46.1
1950	44	38.0
1949	88	30.7
1948	62	35.5
1947	42	38.3
1946	78	33.1
1945	53	36.8
1944	61	35.6
1943	85	31.4
1942	43	38.1
1941	2	53.6
1940	110	23.8
1939	98	28.5
1938	25	40.6
1937	92	29.8
1936	95	29.2
1935	17	44.0
1934	30	40.1
1933	91	29.9
1932	22	41.0
1931	63	35.4
1930	106	26.5
1929	38	39.0
1928	54	36.3
1927	35	39.5
1926	114	5.7
1925	115	0.0
1924	115	0.0
1923	115	0.0
1922	115	0.0
1921	115	0.0
1920	115	0.0
1919	115	0.0
1918	115	0.0
1917	115	0.0
1916	115	0.0
1915	115	0.0
1914	115	0.0
1913	115	0.0
1912	115	0.0
1911	115	0.0
1910	115	0.0
1909	20	42.4
1908	66	35.0
1907	112	17.7
1906	83	32.0
1905	71	34.1
1904	68	34.6
1903	87	31.1
1902	12	47.2
1901	111	18.8
1900	101	27.7
1899	96	28.9
1898	3	52.7
1897	84	31.7
1896	49	37.6
1895	67	34.7