Most Yearly Precipitation in Hot Springs History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Hot Springs, South Dakota history from 1894–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Hot Springs History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Hot Springs, South Dakota has ever received in a single calendar year is 32.0 inches which occurred in 1915.

Year to date though April 23, 2024: 2.6 inches

Hot Springs Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	121	2.6
2023	17	21.9
2022	106	12.3
2021	57	17.3
2020	115	10.6
2019	29	20.6
2018	30	20.4
2017	70	15.7
2016	72	15.3
2015	9	23.7
2014	13	22.3
2013	7	25.5
2012	108	11.8
2011	51	17.7
2010	6	25.6
2009	27	20.8
2008	112	11.5
2007	94	13.1
2006	95	13.1
2005	42	18.6
2004	102	12.7
2003	43	18.2
2002	84	14.0
2001	105	12.4
2000	66	16.2
1999	24	21.0
1998	4	26.8
1997	10	23.6
1996	28	20.7
1995	34	20.0
1994	100	12.8
1993	5	25.7
1992	46	18.0
1991	49	17.7
1990	41	18.6
1989	99	12.9
1988	97	12.9
1987	90	13.3
1986	58	17.3
1985	111	11.5
1984	68	16.1
1983	74	15.0
1982	15	22.0
1981	64	16.3
1980	87	13.7
1979	91	13.3
1978	48	17.9
1977	31	20.1
1976	55	17.4
1975	83	14.1
1974	88	13.6
1973	38	19.1
1972	89	13.5
1971	44	18.2
1970	82	14.3
1969	109	11.8
1968	62	16.8
1967	52	17.7
1966	78	14.7
1965	54	17.4
1964	96	13.1
1963	36	19.3
1962	37	19.2
1961	93	13.2
1960	120	6.2
1959	86	13.8
1958	76	14.9
1957	39	19.0
1956	110	11.6
1955	65	16.2
1954	101	12.7
1953	103	12.7
1952	107	11.9
1951	79	14.6
1950	81	14.4
1949	50	17.7
1948	47	18.0
1947	21	21.3
1946	16	22.0
1945	73	15.1
1944	33	20.0
1943	53	17.5
1942	23	21.0
1941	18	21.5
1940	85	13.9
1939	114	11.4
1938	60	17.0
1937	61	16.9
1936	116	10.1
1935	14	22.3
1934	113	11.5
1933	12	22.8
1932	25	20.9
1931	104	12.7
1930	22	21.3
1929	26	20.8
1928	77	14.8
1927	2	28.6
1926	69	16.0
1925	19	21.3
1924	63	16.4
1923	11	23.6
1922	3	27.8
1921	40	18.7
1920	20	21.3
1919	80	14.6
1918	8	25.2
1917	117	10.1
1916	75	14.9
1915	1	32.0
1914	98	12.9
1913	59	17.1
1912	71	15.7
1911	45	18.2
1910	67	16.2
1909	32	20.1
1908	35	19.4
1907	124	0.0
1906	124	0.0
1905	124	0.0
1904	124	0.0
1903	124	0.0
1902	124	0.0
1901	124	0.0
1900	56	17.3
1899	91	13.3
1898	119	8.6
1897	118	9.6
1896	124	0.0
1895	123	0.3
1894	122	1.5