Most Yearly Precipitation in Imperial History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Imperial, California history from 1901–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Imperial History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Imperial, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 9.8 inches which occurred in 1905.

Year to date though February 29, 2024: 1.9 inches

Imperial Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	70	1.9
2023	43	2.8
2022	59	2.3
2021	64	2.0
2020	44	2.8
2019	34	3.4
2018	56	2.3
2017	24	4.1
2016	71	1.9
2015	76	1.7
2014	63	2.1
2013	25	4.0
2012	58	2.3
2011	77	1.7
2010	6	6.0
2009	95	0.8
2008	60	2.2
2007	64	2.0
2006	102	0.4
2005	27	3.8
2004	12	5.1
2003	45	2.7
2002	98	0.7
2001	80	1.7
2000	93	1.0
1999	64	2.0
1998	37	3.3
1997	30	3.6
1996	96	0.8
1995	62	2.2
1994	41	3.1
1993	8	5.3
1992	9	5.3
1991	19	4.6
1990	84	1.5
1989	97	0.8
1988	86	1.3
1987	48	2.6
1986	29	3.7
1985	28	3.7
1984	35	3.4
1983	7	5.7
1982	15	4.8
1981	50	2.5
1980	22	4.4
1979	55	2.4
1978	21	4.4
1977	10	5.2
1976	11	5.1
1975	91	1.2
1974	68	2.0
1973	89	1.3
1972	61	2.2
1971	88	1.3
1970	79	1.7
1969	32	3.5
1968	67	2.0
1967	23	4.3
1966	82	1.6
1965	38	3.2
1964	94	0.9
1963	52	2.4
1962	74	1.9
1961	73	1.9
1960	75	1.7
1959	69	2.0
1958	46	2.7
1957	36	3.4
1956	107	0.2
1955	49	2.5
1954	99	0.7
1953	106	0.2
1952	47	2.6
1951	40	3.1
1950	101	0.5
1949	57	2.3
1948	85	1.3
1947	102	0.4
1946	39	3.2
1945	42	2.8
1944	31	3.6
1943	20	4.5
1942	51	2.5
1941	4	6.6
1940	13	5.1
1939	2	8.7
1938	26	3.8
1937	78	1.7
1936	83	1.6
1935	14	4.9
1934	100	0.6
1933	54	2.4
1932	18	4.6
1931	16	4.7
1930	72	1.9
1929	81	1.6
1928	105	0.3
1927	17	4.7
1926	5	6.5
1925	53	2.4
1924	108	0.0
1923	108	0.0
1922	108	0.0
1921	108	0.0
1920	108	0.0
1919	108	0.0
1918	108	0.0
1917	108	0.0
1916	108	0.0
1915	108	0.0
1914	108	0.0
1913	108	0.0
1912	108	0.0
1911	108	0.0
1910	108	0.0
1909	108	0.0
1908	90	1.2
1907	92	1.1
1906	3	7.1
1905	1	9.8
1904	87	1.3
1903	104	0.3
1902	33	3.5
1901	108	0.0