Most Yearly Precipitation in Highlands History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Highlands, North Carolina history from 1877–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Highlands History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Highlands, North Carolina has ever received in a single calendar year is 136.5 inches which occurred in 2020.

Year to date though April 26, 2024: 36.4 inches

Highlands Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	129	36.4
2023	91	70.0
2022	13	104.9
2021	18	100.8
2020	1	136.5
2019	5	109.6
2018	2	122.8
2017	62	81.1
2016	123	56.3
2015	35	92.1
2014	108	65.5
2013	6	109.3
2012	70	77.0
2011	38	91.2
2010	68	78.2
2009	25	97.4
2008	105	66.8
2007	120	59.2
2006	100	68.1
2005	74	75.7
2004	14	104.8
2003	49	84.2
2002	61	81.5
2001	117	59.8
2000	116	60.1
1999	59	81.6
1998	36	91.3
1997	45	86.8
1996	24	97.4
1995	22	97.7
1994	16	101.1
1993	88	71.3
1992	9	106.2
1991	15	102.3
1990	26	97.2
1989	7	108.6
1988	103	67.3
1987	76	75.0
1986	98	68.4
1985	80	74.4
1984	48	84.8
1983	29	96.4
1982	27	96.6
1981	109	64.8
1980	102	67.4
1979	3	112.6
1978	99	68.2
1977	101	67.6
1976	28	96.4
1975	81	73.9
1974	87	72.5
1973	33	94.2
1972	64	80.5
1971	69	77.2
1970	110	64.7
1969	46	85.5
1968	112	62.1
1967	44	87.3
1966	52	83.1
1965	96	69.0
1964	17	101.0
1963	86	72.8
1962	90	70.1
1961	47	85.3
1960	65	79.8
1959	23	97.7
1958	97	68.7
1957	34	93.0
1956	84	73.4
1955	95	69.1
1954	113	61.2
1953	56	82.0
1952	82	73.7
1951	71	76.7
1950	78	74.8
1949	8	106.3
1948	19	100.4
1947	83	73.5
1946	54	82.8
1945	63	80.9
1944	73	76.0
1943	77	75.0
1942	39	91.1
1941	107	65.8
1940	66	79.8
1939	79	74.7
1938	85	72.9
1937	50	84.1
1936	55	82.6
1935	94	69.4
1934	42	88.0
1933	121	58.4
1932	21	97.8
1931	93	69.9
1930	126	55.4
1929	119	59.4
1928	51	83.3
1927	89	70.6
1926	72	76.6
1925	127	53.4
1924	58	81.9
1923	118	59.6
1922	125	55.6
1921	133	19.8
1920	20	98.4
1919	41	89.5
1918	30	96.2
1917	60	81.6
1916	12	105.1
1915	4	111.2
1914	67	79.5
1913	31	95.8
1912	40	89.7
1911	106	66.5
1910	104	67.0
1909	134	11.0
1908	135	0.0
1907	135	0.0
1906	135	0.0
1905	135	0.0
1904	130	33.6
1903	32	94.9
1902	115	60.3
1901	10	106.2
1900	37	91.3
1899	53	83.0
1898	11	105.2
1897	111	63.3
1896	122	58.3
1895	92	69.9
1894	114	60.5
1893	43	87.5
1892	135	0.0
1891	135	0.0
1890	135	0.0
1889	135	0.0
1888	135	0.0
1887	135	0.0
1886	135	0.0
1885	135	0.0
1884	128	45.5
1883	132	28.6
1882	131	33.2
1881	124	55.9
1880	57	82.0
1879	75	75.0
1878	135	0.0
1877	135	0.0