Most Yearly Precipitation in Galveston History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Galveston, Texas history from 1897–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Galveston History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Galveston, Texas has ever received in a single calendar year is 65.6 inches which occurred in 1997.

Year to date though April 29, 2024: 17.9 inches

Galveston Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	81	17.9
2023	71	30.8
2022	47	38.3
2021	30	43.7
2020	40	40.5
2019	10	59.2
2018	6	61.2
2017	7	60.6
2016	13	56.5
2015	5	61.5
2014	70	31.9
2013	44	39.2
2012	26	47.2
2011	76	23.0
2010	67	33.2
2009	59	34.8
2008	56	35.4
2007	19	50.9
2006	23	48.4
2005	74	28.1
2004	25	47.5
2003	45	39.0
2002	2	64.2
2001	12	58.8
2000	38	40.9
1999	58	34.8
1998	4	61.7
1997	1	65.6
1996	48	38.2
1995	14	55.6
1994	77	22.8
1993	27	47.1
1992	17	52.6
1991	11	59.1
1990	49	38.2
1989	39	40.6
1988	42	39.9
1987	51	36.8
1986	52	36.3
1985	37	41.2
1984	55	35.6
1983	15	53.9
1982	64	34.3
1981	29	46.8
1980	62	34.6
1979	9	59.4
1978	73	29.3
1977	34	42.1
1976	35	42.1
1975	21	48.5
1974	32	43.3
1973	8	60.5
1972	41	40.0
1971	54	36.0
1970	22	48.5
1969	36	41.8
1968	18	51.2
1967	57	35.2
1966	16	53.1
1965	61	34.7
1964	46	38.9
1963	72	30.3
1962	68	32.1
1961	3	64.0
1960	69	31.9
1959	33	42.5
1958	60	34.7
1957	50	37.3
1956	79	21.8
1955	65	34.1
1954	78	22.3
1953	31	43.5
1952	43	39.7
1951	66	33.5
1950	53	36.1
1949	24	48.0
1948	80	21.4
1947	63	34.3
1946	75	25.6
1945	84	0.0
1944	84	0.0
1943	84	0.0
1942	84	0.0
1941	84	0.0
1940	84	0.0
1939	84	0.0
1938	84	0.0
1937	84	0.0
1936	84	0.0
1935	84	0.0
1934	84	0.0
1933	84	0.0
1932	84	0.0
1931	84	0.0
1930	84	0.0
1929	84	0.0
1928	84	0.0
1927	84	0.0
1926	84	0.0
1925	84	0.0
1924	84	0.0
1923	84	0.0
1922	84	0.0
1921	84	0.0
1920	84	0.0
1919	84	0.0
1918	84	0.0
1917	84	0.0
1916	84	0.0
1915	84	0.0
1914	84	0.0
1913	84	0.0
1912	83	4.3
1911	82	7.7
1910	20	48.7
1909	84	0.0
1908	84	0.0
1907	84	0.0
1906	84	0.0
1905	84	0.0
1904	84	0.0
1903	84	0.0
1902	84	0.0
1901	84	0.0
1900	28	47.1
1899	84	0.0
1898	84	0.0
1897	84	0.0