Most Yearly Precipitation in Kotzebue History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Kotzebue, Alaska history from 1897–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Kotzebue History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Kotzebue, Alaska has ever received in a single calendar year is 17.5 inches which occurred in 2023.

Year to date though April 29, 2024: 3.8 inches

Kotzebue Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	91	3.8
2023	1	17.5
2022	18	12.2
2021	3	16.5
2020	39	10.0
2019	10	13.7
2018	26	10.8
2017	6	14.3
2016	52	8.9
2015	31	10.5
2014	45	9.6
2013	21	12.1
2012	14	13.3
2011	4	15.0
2010	37	10.1
2009	2	16.6
2008	40	10.0
2007	68	7.6
2006	28	10.7
2005	30	10.5
2004	33	10.3
2003	17	12.6
2002	32	10.4
2001	38	10.1
2000	22	12.0
1999	58	8.4
1998	7	14.2
1997	9	13.7
1996	35	10.3
1995	48	9.4
1994	12	13.6
1993	13	13.4
1992	44	9.8
1991	54	8.7
1990	5	14.8
1989	11	13.7
1988	53	8.8
1987	61	8.1
1986	41	10.0
1985	27	10.7
1984	36	10.3
1983	25	11.3
1982	29	10.6
1981	50	9.3
1980	69	7.4
1979	43	9.9
1978	67	7.7
1977	55	8.6
1976	82	6.6
1975	63	8.0
1974	77	6.9
1973	16	12.8
1972	78	6.8
1971	74	7.0
1970	83	6.0
1969	87	5.1
1968	79	6.7
1967	72	7.3
1966	85	5.5
1965	20	12.1
1964	80	6.6
1963	8	14.1
1962	49	9.3
1961	73	7.0
1960	23	11.9
1959	64	7.9
1958	51	9.2
1957	66	7.9
1956	76	6.9
1955	46	9.6
1954	24	11.9
1953	62	8.0
1952	60	8.2
1951	15	13.2
1950	34	10.3
1949	57	8.4
1948	47	9.5
1947	59	8.3
1946	19	12.1
1945	65	7.9
1944	42	10.0
1943	75	6.9
1942	71	7.4
1941	86	5.4
1940	70	7.4
1939	95	1.7
1938	88	4.9
1937	89	4.7
1936	93	2.5
1935	92	2.7
1934	97	1.4
1933	98	0.8
1932	94	1.7
1931	56	8.4
1930	90	3.8
1929	84	5.8
1928	99	0.0
1927	99	0.0
1926	99	0.0
1925	99	0.0
1924	99	0.0
1923	99	0.0
1922	99	0.0
1921	99	0.0
1920	99	0.0
1919	99	0.0
1918	99	0.0
1917	99	0.0
1916	99	0.0
1915	99	0.0
1914	99	0.0
1913	99	0.0
1912	99	0.0
1911	99	0.0
1910	99	0.0
1909	99	0.0
1908	99	0.0
1907	99	0.0
1906	99	0.0
1905	99	0.0
1904	99	0.0
1903	81	6.6
1902	96	1.4
1901	99	0.0
1900	99	0.0
1899	99	0.0
1898	99	0.0
1897	99	0.0