Most Yearly Precipitation in Independence History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Independence, Kansas history from 1893–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Independence History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Independence, Kansas has ever received in a single calendar year is 61.8 inches which occurred in 2019.

Year to date though April 29, 2024: 10.6 inches

Independence Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	132	10.6
2023	120	28.7
2022	106	32.0
2021	71	38.2
2020	17	49.7
2019	1	61.8
2018	20	49.6
2017	24	47.5
2016	47	42.0
2015	26	47.3
2014	52	41.4
2013	3	59.7
2012	76	37.6
2011	75	37.6
2010	38	43.1
2009	5	57.9
2008	7	57.5
2007	8	57.4
2006	114	31.0
2005	59	41.1
2004	50	41.8
2003	32	45.6
2002	28	47.0
2001	98	33.5
2000	58	41.1
1999	13	51.6
1998	12	51.8
1997	56	41.2
1996	93	34.1
1995	46	42.2
1994	35	44.5
1993	25	47.5
1992	54	41.4
1991	91	34.3
1990	44	42.4
1989	53	41.4
1988	74	38.0
1987	22	47.9
1986	4	58.1
1985	6	57.8
1984	10	53.7
1983	34	44.5
1982	83	36.0
1981	113	31.1
1980	125	26.9
1979	43	42.6
1978	99	33.5
1977	18	49.6
1976	89	34.6
1975	37	43.9
1974	15	50.5
1973	9	56.7
1972	80	36.2
1971	42	42.7
1970	48	41.9
1969	66	39.0
1968	57	41.1
1967	64	40.0
1966	128	21.8
1965	86	35.0
1964	107	31.9
1963	129	20.8
1962	121	28.3
1961	16	50.0
1960	101	33.3
1959	61	41.0
1958	85	35.7
1957	36	44.1
1956	130	20.4
1955	97	33.7
1954	116	29.9
1953	108	31.8
1952	131	18.3
1951	55	41.3
1950	79	37.1
1949	14	51.0
1948	21	48.3
1947	103	33.0
1946	122	28.2
1945	39	43.0
1944	31	46.1
1943	33	45.4
1942	27	47.3
1941	29	46.5
1940	69	38.4
1939	123	28.0
1938	72	38.1
1937	67	39.0
1936	117	29.5
1935	63	40.0
1934	95	33.8
1933	87	35.0
1932	115	30.5
1931	100	33.4
1930	68	38.9
1929	62	40.5
1928	73	38.1
1927	30	46.2
1926	78	37.2
1925	118	29.4
1924	23	47.9
1923	51	41.6
1922	45	42.4
1921	110	31.7
1920	94	34.0
1919	81	36.2
1918	96	33.7
1917	127	23.9
1916	112	31.6
1915	11	52.7
1914	109	31.8
1913	82	36.1
1912	60	41.0
1911	105	32.2
1910	126	24.3
1909	84	35.7
1908	2	60.3
1907	70	38.4
1906	102	33.0
1905	65	39.2
1904	41	42.9
1903	77	37.3
1902	19	49.6
1901	119	28.8
1900	92	34.2
1899	49	41.9
1898	40	43.0
1897	111	31.7
1896	104	32.9
1895	90	34.3
1894	88	34.8
1893	124	27.4