Most Yearly Precipitation in Kona History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Kona, Hawaii history from 1949–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Kona History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Kona, Hawaii has ever received in a single calendar year is 34.4 inches which occurred in 1963.

Year to date though April 24, 2024: 3.5 inches

Kona 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	3.5
2023	55	8.7
2022	46	10.4
2021	34	13.6
2020	42	11.2
2019	53	8.9
2018	37	12.3
2017	48	9.9
2016	56	8.6
2015	44	10.7
2014	35	13.1
2013	65	6.4
2012	69	3.8
2011	59	8.1
2010	63	7.0
2009	68	4.5
2008	66	6.1
2007	28	15.9
2006	60	7.7
2005	24	18.8
2004	17	21.8
2003	51	9.5
2002	39	12.3
2001	54	8.8
2000	49	9.8
1999	67	5.5
1998	71	3.0
1997	26	17.4
1996	21	19.1
1995	61	7.7
1994	64	6.7
1993	58	8.1
1992	43	11.0
1991	52	9.1
1990	23	18.8
1989	18	21.1
1988	50	9.7
1987	38	12.3
1986	40	11.3
1985	41	11.2
1984	47	10.3
1983	72	2.5
1982	25	18.2
1981	74	0.3
1980	75	0.0
1979	75	0.0
1978	45	10.7
1977	57	8.4
1976	36	12.6
1975	31	14.1
1974	11	24.6
1973	62	7.1
1972	29	15.6
1971	22	19.1
1970	33	13.7
1969	8	27.1
1968	5	31.5
1967	16	22.6
1966	13	23.7
1965	7	29.6
1964	19	21.0
1963	1	34.4
1962	30	15.2
1961	10	24.7
1960	27	17.1
1959	6	30.9
1958	14	23.5
1957	32	14.0
1956	3	33.5
1955	15	23.2
1954	9	24.7
1953	12	24.0
1952	20	19.1
1951	2	34.1
1950	4	32.6
1949	73	0.9