Most Yearly Precipitation in Kearney History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Kearney, Nebraska history from 1894–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Kearney History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Kearney, Nebraska has ever received in a single calendar year is 40.1 inches which occurred in 1915.

Year to date though April 29, 2024: 7.2 inches

Kearney Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	130	7.2
2023	38	27.0
2022	120	16.2
2021	44	26.2
2020	117	17.0
2019	3	39.0
2018	18	31.0
2017	52	24.9
2016	91	20.2
2015	46	26.1
2014	50	25.3
2013	42	26.3
2012	123	13.8
2011	15	31.5
2010	51	24.9
2009	82	21.7
2008	5	36.5
2007	22	30.4
2006	14	31.7
2005	72	22.8
2004	53	24.9
2003	102	18.7
2002	125	12.4
2001	41	26.5
2000	84	21.6
1999	25	29.4
1998	26	29.3
1997	71	22.8
1996	17	31.3
1995	59	24.0
1994	57	24.1
1993	10	34.6
1992	70	22.9
1991	103	18.7
1990	69	22.9
1989	31	28.1
1988	110	17.8
1987	29	28.5
1986	80	22.0
1985	37	27.0
1984	34	27.7
1983	76	22.3
1982	43	26.3
1981	85	21.5
1980	119	16.7
1979	32	27.9
1978	58	24.0
1977	6	35.5
1976	93	20.1
1975	54	24.9
1974	122	14.2
1973	9	34.6
1972	62	23.7
1971	64	23.5
1970	106	18.4
1969	28	29.0
1968	55	24.4
1967	16	31.3
1966	107	18.3
1965	8	35.0
1964	97	19.3
1963	121	15.5
1962	24	29.4
1961	39	26.8
1960	30	28.3
1959	63	23.6
1958	75	22.4
1957	13	32.0
1956	115	17.2
1955	83	21.6
1954	100	19.3
1953	65	23.2
1952	49	25.3
1951	45	26.1
1950	60	24.0
1949	36	27.4
1948	77	22.3
1947	61	23.8
1946	21	30.4
1945	67	23.0
1944	47	25.7
1943	109	18.1
1942	12	32.2
1941	79	22.1
1940	127	11.7
1939	113	17.4
1938	95	19.9
1937	92	20.2
1936	124	13.2
1935	56	24.1
1934	128	11.2
1933	48	25.4
1932	81	21.8
1931	74	22.6
1930	11	33.6
1929	116	17.0
1928	78	22.3
1927	90	20.3
1926	107	18.3
1925	114	17.3
1924	87	21.2
1923	33	27.8
1922	99	19.3
1921	112	17.4
1920	86	21.2
1919	19	30.9
1918	88	21.1
1917	94	20.1
1916	66	23.1
1915	1	40.1
1914	98	19.3
1913	89	20.6
1912	104	18.6
1911	96	19.8
1910	111	17.6
1909	101	19.1
1908	73	22.6
1907	129	10.0
1906	20	30.5
1905	2	39.0
1904	40	26.8
1903	4	36.5
1902	7	35.2
1901	68	23.0
1900	118	16.7
1899	35	27.7
1898	105	18.6
1897	27	29.2
1896	23	29.8
1895	126	11.8
1894	131	0.7