Most Yearly Precipitation in Indianapolis History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Indianapolis History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Indianapolis, Indiana has ever received in a single calendar year is 56.8 inches which occurred in 1996.

Year to date though April 30, 2024: 16.8 inches

Indianapolis Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	124	16.8
2023	99	34.4
2022	95	34.9
2021	12	49.8
2020	31	44.9
2019	21	47.2
2018	37	44.1
2017	20	47.5
2016	28	45.9
2015	18	48.2
2014	51	41.6
2013	29	45.9
2012	73	38.0
2011	13	49.6
2010	101	33.9
2009	16	48.7
2008	14	49.0
2007	86	36.7
2006	5	51.0
2005	38	43.7
2004	15	48.9
2003	4	52.6
2002	62	39.7
2001	50	41.9
2000	58	40.5
1999	112	32.4
1998	23	47.0
1997	109	32.9
1996	1	56.8
1995	93	35.5
1994	114	31.6
1993	6	50.8
1992	34	44.2
1991	78	37.5
1990	8	50.4
1989	7	50.6
1988	116	31.3
1987	103	33.5
1986	27	46.4
1985	22	47.0
1984	48	42.1
1983	89	36.2
1982	49	42.0
1981	79	37.5
1980	96	34.9
1979	32	44.6
1978	42	42.9
1977	72	38.1
1976	102	33.8
1975	24	46.7
1974	53	41.3
1973	47	42.3
1972	59	40.3
1971	81	37.5
1970	108	33.0
1969	45	42.8
1968	55	41.1
1967	97	34.8
1966	111	32.7
1965	71	38.1
1964	88	36.4
1963	110	32.8
1962	54	41.3
1961	25	46.6
1960	105	33.4
1959	63	39.6
1958	70	38.1
1957	2	55.7
1956	98	34.6
1955	74	37.9
1954	121	27.9
1953	68	38.3
1952	40	43.3
1951	44	42.8
1950	3	55.3
1949	41	43.1
1948	65	39.2
1947	83	37.2
1946	61	39.9
1945	17	48.6
1944	115	31.5
1943	100	34.1
1942	67	38.8
1941	119	29.3
1940	122	27.4
1939	90	36.1
1938	36	44.1
1937	39	43.5
1936	113	32.3
1935	87	36.7
1934	123	27.3
1933	107	33.1
1932	57	40.7
1931	91	36.1
1930	104	33.4
1929	11	49.9
1928	52	41.5
1927	19	47.9
1926	10	50.3
1925	85	36.8
1924	64	39.4
1923	26	46.4
1922	35	44.1
1921	43	42.9
1920	92	35.5
1919	75	37.9
1918	46	42.3
1917	56	40.9
1916	82	37.5
1915	30	45.9
1914	118	30.3
1913	33	44.5
1912	76	37.8
1911	69	38.1
1910	94	34.9
1909	9	50.3
1908	120	29.0
1907	80	37.5
1906	66	38.9
1905	60	40.2
1904	77	37.6
1903	84	37.1
1902	106	33.3
1901	117	30.3